Superb fresh produce from Finsbury Park's social enterprise Green Routes

I was in Crouch End yesterday and noticed that the community stall outside Budgens was occupied by an organisation with its roots firmly in our hood.

Mahmoud was selling some just-out-of-the-ground fresh produce from Green Routes. The range  included kale, bok choi, salad greens, nasturtium flowers and chive flowers. It all looked so fresh I could have gathered the whole lot up, bit instead we opted for the bok choi. Sadly we couldn't do its freshness justice last night as we were out, but I look forward to it tonight.

Green Routes is a social enterprise running gardening projects from its site within Finsbury Park (by Manor House gate). It aims to provide real work experience for local residents.

Jeremy Hague, Regional Employment Officer for the Metropolitan Support Trust who are involved in the project, said “At Green Routes we have a real drive to provide volunteering opportunities and linking with local green initiatives and the local community."

Here's their pitch as far as their veg and herbs for gardens is concerned:

Our tasty herbs and delicious veg are all organic and grown on site, ready for you to take home and plant in your garden!

Prices start from just £1

Our many herbs include:

• thai basil
• red basil
• sage
• italian parsley
• thyme
• lemon coriander

Vegetables include:

• courgettes
• beef cherry and yellow plum tomatoes
• cayenne peppers
• capsicum
• beans
• broccoli
• aubergine
• green globe artichokes
• cucumbers
• cavala nero (Tuscan black kale - great for salads, and very posh!)
• and many more!!

We also have a large selection of succulent cacti and beautiful flowers such as geraniums, dragon cactus and shrubs including sloe, hawthorn and holly to name but a few.

If you have any enquiries,you can contact us on: 020 8809 4832