Fruit Guide
The Art of the Perfect Mango
A guide to choosing, ripening and enjoying mangoes at their best.
6 min read
THE FRUIT
JOURNAL
Stories, recipes and ideas from the world of fresh fruit.
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Right now · Summer 2026
Mangoes are reaching
their peak.
The window is short and the reward is real. This month the orchard is giving us its most fragrant Alphonso fruit of the year.
From the kitchen
Cook with the season.
10 min
Mango & Lime Salad
Ten minutes, four ingredients, and the taste of peak summer.
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8 min
Strawberry Breakfast Bowl
A soft, quick breakfast that lets the berries do the talking.
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25 min
Roasted Stone Fruit with Honey
Warm, caramelised fruit that turns a box of cherries into dessert.
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Learn your fruit
Small guides, better fruit.
6 min read
The Art of the Perfect Mango
Mango ripeness
- Green
- Firm
- Ripe
- Very ripe
4 min read
How to Tell When a Mango Is Ripe
3 min read
How to Store Fresh Berries
People behind the fruit
Hands that know the harvest.
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The stories everyone saves.
The seasonal note
September
The orchard is changing again.
The first apples are arriving, the evenings are cooling, and the mangoes are stepping aside for the next season.
Read this month's noteThe fruit letter
The Fruit Letter
Seasonal fruit. Recipes. Stories from the orchard. Delivered occasionally.
No daily emails. Just good fruit stories.
READ SOMETHING.EAT SOMETHING.
Now that you know more about fruit… taste it.