Contains 3 packets of heritage pea seeds

Irish Green Pea - rescued from Ireland by the Vavilov institute, and re-instated by the Irish Seed Savers Association.

Golden Sweet - A Yellow podded mange-tout or soup pea, ossibly one of the ones used by Mendel

Douce de Provence -a good French petit-pois

Lettuce Wonder of Four Seasons (Mervielle de Quatre Saisons)
Leek Solaise Bleu
Tomato St. Pierre

Seeds of Peas, Spinach, Carrots and Beetroot.

It is very exciting when babies first start to eat solid food. They love the sensation of putting novel foods in their mouths and are delighted with new flavours and textures. There is a lot of controversy about whether a baby’s first meal should be cereals, meat fruit or vegetables, but most authorities agree that a baby can benefit from fresh vegetables from around 6 months of age. Iron is an important part of a baby’s diet at this point, as the store of iron they are born with has been depleted and there isn’t enough in milk. The vegetables we have chosen are good sources of iron and vitamins. It is probably best to cook vegetables for babies, as it makes them easier to digest. However over-cooking will destroy some of the vitamins. It is not necessary to puree them, as picking up pieces of food themselves helps baby’s coordination, and many believe they are capable of balancing their diets by choosing food that suits them.

4 Packets of Seeds

Tipperary Turnip (swede), Winter Roscoff Cauliflower, Irish Green Pea, Gortahork Cabbage

Four of our real favourites,

Mortgage Lifter Big and juicy, the perfect salad tomato.

Japanese Black Trifele, Rich sweet flavour, great for salads and cooking.

Gardeners Delight Tiny treats, bit taste, great for small people and toppings.

Yellow Perfection, Super sweet, low acid, globes of sunshine.

Contains 4 packets of seeds

Gortahork Cabbage

Mino Early Daikon (white radish)

Giant Red Carrot

Shiraz Tall Top Beetroot

Well for a start they look cool, but the amazing thing about them is that the colour is caused by the presence of anthocyanins, which are plant compounds associated with a myriad of health benefits. They have a role in improving night vision, the reduction of cancer cell proliferation, improving memory, cardiovascular disease protection, healthy aging and have been shown to aid in the prevention of diabetes and obesity (in mice), on a high fat diet.Anthocyanins are notoriously difficult to study as there are lots of them, and they are easily broken down or transformed into other things as soon as you start to interfere with them. The purple colour in beets comes from betalain compounds, which are also powerful antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and really good for you.