Seasonality

Growing vegetables here year-round we are heavily reliant on what the weather may bring and in Ireland this is not always so predictable.

As the seasons revolve, we look forward to the changes this brings.  As we say goodbye for the season to certain crops, sometimes with sadness, sometimes relief we are always excited by the beginning of a new crop – Tomatoes and Courgettes in Summer or Savoys and Purple Sprouting Broccoli at the back end of the year.

Growing food seasonally brings its own challenges but also huge rewards. Our backs may be thankful by late April when the last of the Purple Sprouting Broccoli are picked but we do it with a tinge of sadness and always questioning whether there are things to be done differently next season.

At Riversfield we grow with flavour and taste in mind and so go in search of varieties that offer these qualities ahead of the uniformity synonymous with modern day mass production.

By appreciating, cultivating  and nurturing the natural environment at Riversfield with a more gentle approach we are rewarded with great tasting vegetables.