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Who Are We & Why Do We Do This?

VegBox-Recipes.co.uk was launched by Clare Josa two years ago and has grown into a thriving website for people who want recipes that work with veg boxes, farm shops, farmers' markets and allotments . We now get over 125,000 unique visitors a month!


Picutre Gallery - Find a mystery veggieFind a recipe In addition to the recipes, we also have a free seasonal food guide, a picture gallery, to help you work out which veggie you're hunting for, and plenty of tips on how to store and cook them, once you've identified them!



Find a veg box scheme

You can find your nearest veg box provider.



Get involved with the blog or forum
There's a blog, for the latest green news, and a forum, where you can ask all your burning questions.



Kids' Box!
We've even got a kids' corner, to keep the little ones amused and help them learn more about fruit and veg.



Veg Box Recipes' aim has always been to make it easier to enjoy your veg box or farmers' market, branching out into using vegetables that you maybe haven't chosen before.

And if you've got a favourite recipe you'd like to share (one of your own), please send it to us, to help keep the site growing.

Thank you!

Clare
Contact Clare

P.S. I'm often asked this one - VegBox Recipes is completely independent of any veg box scheme or farm.

... And why do I do this? 'Cos I love it! It's fun! And I get to meet loads of interesting people, as well as cook great food. Thank you!



Support Us

If you have enjoyed VegBox Recipes, you can help in the following ways:

Get involved - help keep the community growing

  • You could post in the forums

  • You could comment on a blog

  • You could suggest a blog or even write one - or an article - contact Clare

  • You could send us a recipe

  • You could sign up for our newsletter

  • You could make a donation to our fundraising campaign for Action Against Hunger

  • If you run an ethical business, you could consider advertising with us. VegBox-Recipes is run on a not-for-profit basis and advertising helps us keep the site running.


Tell your friends

  • Email them about the site

  • Bookmark us on Delicious or Furl



Tell even more people

  • Put up a poster in your nearest farm shop or leaflets in with veg boxes (contact Clare)

  • Put a link to us from your website

  • Mention us in your online or print newsletter

  • If you know anyone involved with a magazine or newspaper, you could ask them to feature us - see our media info.


All of this helps spread the word, so more people can enjoy cooking with veg box food!



Veg Box Recipes is run by Clare Josa
Clare Jaques I'm a part time managment trainer & freelance food writer, as well as being full-time mum to Louis (3 1/2 and he's very proud of the 1/2) & Theo (1).

We signed up for our local organic box scheme when we first weaned Louis and I quickly realised that I didn't know what to do with some of the random, unidentified vegetables that arrived each week!

If they were covered in my array of recipe books, chances were I wouldn't have the other ingredients in stock.

So we had to get creative.

And we soon discovered how many other people were in the same position.

That's why I launched VegBox-Recipes.co.uk.

It's packed full of tried and tested recipes, specifically designed for UK-grown, seasonal ingredients.

Yes, you'll also find recipes with non-UK ingredients, because it's nice to treat yourself. But our main aim is to help you make the most of your veg box / farmers' market / allotment and inspire you to try out some fresh ideas.

If you'd like to have your say, please email us a recipe!

If you'd like to get in touch, send me an email via the contact us page. I'd love to hear from you.