Yes Peas - show your support for UK growers
It's Great British Pea Week (10 – 16th July) giving everyone a reason to celebrate peas this harvesting season.
The National Awareness Week, dedicated to peas, has been launched by the Yes Peas! campaign and the British pea vining industry.
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The UK is the largest producer and consumer of frozen peas in Europe, with the average person in Britain eating nearly 9,000 peas per year. This July, approximately 700 pea growers will harvest 2 billion portions of peas to feed Britain for the year.
Great British Pea Week aims to inform the public about the grower and industry dedication to get billions of peas from field to fork.
Watch Stephen's challenge to harvest peas in incredibly difficult conditions, on #farmercam
The hi-tech machinery and exact precision needed during harvesting requires growers to collaborate to produce the crop. There are currently 18 farmer groups along the east coast of the UK, from Essex to North of Dundee who produce the wonderful pea. The east-facing seaboard and maritime climate is the perfect environment for growing superior quality peas.
Versatile and nutritious, frozen peas are a popular freezer essential and the Yes Peas! campaign is asking everyone to get involved this Great British Pea Week and get cooking with peas. TV chef and Yes Peas! ambassador, Rachel Green has created some recipes to inspire everyone this Great British Pea Week, available at www.peas.org.
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Find out more on the Yes Peas website and show your support for British growers
