This Week At Farm Direct....

It's Easter week, so our service is 24 hours earlier than usual (Thursday to Saturday, not Friday to Sunday) - hence the Tuesday newsletter.

The first of our Gill Wing organic salads are now ready - we have baby spinach, 'bright lights' chard, butterhead lettuce, land cress and lambs lettuce from our Sussex poly-tunnels.

Last month's sunshine has given us two new varieties of tomatoes, beefsteak and golden plum. With high levels of light on the Isle of Wight, expect a particularly sweet picking this week.

We also have rape tips for the first time, over-wintered rainbow chard from Ripple Farm and jonnagold apples from Jacobs Farm. Hungry gap? What hungry gap!

If you've still not tried our nettles from Wild Fields or are struggling for inspiration, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has some great ideas on how to use them in Friday's Guardian.

Lent ends this Sunday, the traditional time to feast on the best of British seasonal produce. If you are looking for something to feed the family this bank holiday weekend, I highly recommend our excellent value organic lamb legs, whole grey mullet (caught today!) or an Organic Duck from Gill Wing Farm.

Please note, we are likely to be short on pork this week so please get your orders in as soon as possible to guarantee your preferred cut.

And finally, don't forget about our revised order deadlines for this week. Our deadline for orders with meat is now Thursday 7am (not Friday), while all bread needs to be ordered 24 hours in advance.

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Pip's Tip - Preserving Your Duck

This week Philip offers some practical advise on how to re-stock your larder for the less than inspiring winter months. He uses our organic farmed ducks to make duck confit, storing both the legs and breasts in the ducks fat, ready for a quick meal or special occasion. While the weather remains dreary, give this recipe a go, you will have more confit and stock then you know what to do with. See Pip's tip here.
We have a special offer on our organic ducks this week, from £8.12/kg to £5.99/kg, surely an offer too good to miss.