About Country Fresh
Our Company & History
Growing since 1952 – JC’s Country Fresh Produce is a family run business providing fresh, quality produce to local supermarket chains and to leading provincial markets around the UK.
Our Farm
The Best Farming Land in Lancashire
Country Fresh Produce has expanded substantially in recent years, and now has in excess of 18 acres of glasshouse on site.
Each glasshouse is equipped with the latest irrigation technology and frost protection heating systems allow for continued cropping 12 months of the year.
In recent years, we have seen issues impacting the import market, whether it be regarding security at the Channel Tunnel or outbreaks of Salmonella or E-coli from fresh produce exporting countries have a dramatic affect on price and supply here in the UK during the winter cropping season November – April.
The vast size of the farm now allows for easy continuity of supply even during the winter months and more importantly the holiday season – where large volume and steady supply of high quality local produce is what our customers can depend on.
What We Grow
Providing fresh, quality produce to local supermarket chains and leading provincial markets throughout the UK
Protected Little Gem Lettuce
Available All Year Round
Grown under glass this baby lettuce comes with a crisp and sweet flavour, much cleaner and sweeter than traditional outdoor grown gem.
Protected Flat Lettuce
Available All Year Round
Grown under glass with large green leaves on the outside and a lighter colour towards its heart, this provides a soft texture with a mild, watery fresh taste.
Iceberg Lettuce
Available from May – October
Grown outside and produces a tight heart, comprised of thick walled leaves which provide a great texture and exceptional crunch.
Sweet Romaine
Available from May – October
Grown outside and produces a tall long head of sturdy leaves with a firm rib down the centre.
Celery
Available from June – November
Grown under glass for early crops and then outdoors for the remainder of the growing season. Celery is a green vegetable grown for its stalks.
Cooked Beetroot
Available All Year Round
Beetroot is a root vegetable with dark, purple skin and pink/purple flesh. Its earthy, rich and sweet flavor and vibrant colour lends itself to a variety of both sweet and savoury dishes.
Savoy Cabbage
Available from September – March
Distinguished by its heavily textured, crinkled leaves. Its outer leaves are its toughest as they protect the plant from the elements during the winter season.
White Cabbage
Available from September – March
Dense, heavy cabbage, with pale green leaves on the outside but then turning to a white colour at its centre.
Leeks
Available from August – April
Long white cylindrical stalk comprised of many layers that flows into green, tightly wrapped flat leaves. They feature a fragrant flavor that is reminiscent of shallots but sweeter and more subtle.
Protected Pak Choi
Available All Year Round
Grown under glass and kept clean, pak choi leaves are soft and succulent, with crunchy white or green stalks. The whole plant is edible.
Protected Curly Lettuce
Available All Year Round
Grown under glass this is a great alternative to iceberg in the winter months. It provides a crunchy texture with a nice decorative leaf shape.
Protected Choy Sum
Available All Year Round
Grown under glass Choy Sum has a broader stalk with an appearance that looks the similar to Bok Choy, except it contains smaller flowering stalks in the center of the green which are edible.
Contact Us
Get in Touch, We’d Love to Hear From You
Where to Find Us
Greenfields, Parker Lane, Whitestake
Preston, Lancashire PR4 4JX
01772 612055
01772 617200
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