She Grows Veg

 

She Grows Veg was launched in November 2023 and was created by female founders Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill.

The launchpad for the company stemmed from Lucy’s @shegrowsveg instagram account. Lucy has shared her heirloom growing exploits on Instagram for 7 years. With Kate’s business brain on board, the two started She Grows Veg Heirloom seed company to help bring all of the unusual heirloom varieties Lucy had been growing to the wider growing community in the UK.

Until today this company had flown under my radar it was only I saw a short on Facebook about Mangelwarzel that I have found them, and then this video above that gives you the companies background. I'm currently poking around their website, Facebook Page and YouTube Channel, I don't do TikToc, x or Instagram and have not been to the London Press Event since loosing my mobility to cancer and my autoimmune disease in 2023    

I would have loved to add their video here on the Mangelwarzel but as I say I don't do instagram and it's not on their YouTube Channel.

She Grows Veg think "this forgotten heirloom that looks rather like Harry Potter’s mandrakes!"  I thought it looked like a giant mutant cross between Radish and a Beetroot. 

She Grows Veg continue with "Halfway between sugar beet and beetroot this easy to grow, giant veg is delicious mashed, roasted or pickled. Sweeter and less earthy than a beetroot it will sit for a long time in the field where it will also provide abundant greens."  

She Grows Veg has a range of over 250 seed varieties and it is growing all the time as Kate and Lucy source fascinating heirloom varieties from around the world. 

I've signed up for their newsletter and offered to become one of their trial growers, and have added them to the seed companies list in the left margin of the page when viewed on a computer or tablet. 

SheGrowsVeg Website, Facebook Group & YouTube Channel