Smart step-by-step: growing lettuce in containers

Salads are a real summer joy – crisp, fresh and healthy – and growing your own has masses of advantages over buying your crops from a shop. Homegrown salads are way more delicious, fresh and nutritiou

Succulent summer leaves are nutritious and easy to grow

GROWING your own salad crops is a low-effort, small-space activity that anyone can enjoy. Whether you start them from seed or buy young plants, they can be grown in containers of all sizes, and are we

The UK is far from self-sufficient in lettuce, but still produces good volumes of a crop that plays a vital role in the nation’s food landscape, writes Michael Barker

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Here at GBF, we’ve long championed the importance of using good quality produce in your cooking. After all, how can you expect to create something delicious if you’re not using the very best ingredien