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Incredibly, mushrooms constitute approximately 14,000 different plant species.   This beneficial fungus is high in selenium, copper and vitamin...

At Lee Greens, we aim to provide our local area with seasonal, organic vegetables from small local farms. What does "local" mean, though, and why...

'ROY G. BIV’? Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet – the seven colours of the rainbow, the seven-chakra points of the body and the...

This month Lee Greens celebrates its 2nd birthday!  We started back in May 2015 with the help of a loan from Growing Communities, they've...

What’s under that vegetable skin?  Vitamins and micro minerals!  I love the synergy of vegetables and fruit – that it’s possible and...

Monday was the Spring Equinox, Nature’s energetic shift of season that we see in blooming gardens, bluer skies and colourful seasonal vegetables and...

A new year, a new you!  But is the ‘January Detox’ the right approach to January?  After an exciting and indulgent December we often like...

I love Christmas. The smells, the wrapping, the unwrapping, the telephone calls around the world and the food with all the trimmings.  ...

Lee Greens is a small local scheme, and we rely on the help of a group of loyal volunteers to help bag up your bags each week.  Truth, you...

Jerusalem artichokes do not derive from the artichoke family nor do they originate from Jerusalem.  Instead they are a sunflower tuber, often...

The Greenhouse Deptford Earlier this Autumn, the Greenhouse in Deptford became Lee Greens’ 6th drop off point.  We headed over there to meet...

Organic cauliflower comes into it’s own at this time of year, delicious as a side dish or a main, the humble cauliflower has many uses.  Not a...