Asparagus wars [www.QinSen.com]
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It goes without saying that all competitors want the largest piece of the pie, and they want it before anyone else In this case the competitors are the UK supermarkets - Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco - and the pie is the first homegrown asparagus. Asparagus may seem like an unlikely contender to spark a race among Britain's major commercial food suppliers but this is big business in an increasingly popular new food trend. [www.QinSen.com]
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Although we live in a society where we can buy all manner of vegetables no matter what the season, there is a growing movement to buy homegrown local foods. As well as supporting home industries, eating local food is environmentally beneficial. Less energy is spent on transporting food which means less pollution. [www.QinSen.com]
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June fruits [www.QinSen.com]
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The sour green gooseberry is highly unlikely to command the attention of the asparagus but it is nonetheless a popular June fruit. Small, green and slightly hairy, they are best used in pies, crumbles and chutneys and need sweetening with generous amounts of sugar The tayberry is native to Scotland and is a hybrid of a blackberry and a raspberry. Conical in shape and a deep red-purple, the fruit is used in summer puddings, jams and sorbets. Elderflowers, redcurrants, cherries and strawberries are also in season. The strawberry still epitomises the British summer, conjuring up images of tennis and outdoor picnics.

June vegetables

The broad bean is quite versatile. It can be eaten whole in its pod or the beans can be removed and cooked. They are at their best at the beginning of the season when the pods are pale and the beans still small. Courgettes, both green and yellow, are available from June and are used in many kinds of dishes. Lettuce, aubergines and peas and new earlies potatoes are also popular June crops.

Producing fruit and vegetables in the garden at home or down the allotment is an activity that is seeing a comeback. People are realising the health benefits and are enjoying the satisfaction of growing their own produce. There is also a sense of being grounded and appreciating the natural order of things in a chaotic world where strawberries can be purchased the whole year round. Who knows, maybe the supermarkets will be offering large incentives for the first homegrown peapod; the race is on.

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