Your questions answered

WHAT’S UNBELEAFABLE?

It’s an incorrectly spelled word. Oh, and it’s the name of our bags of fresh, zingy and crisp salad leaves. Your plate will love it. Your autocorrect won’t.

WHY DO YOUR LEAVES LAST LONGER?

We grow our leaves in clean, climate controlled conditions in our indoor farm in Kent. Unlike other bagged salad out there, we don’t need to wash ours in chlorine. Our leaves stay dry, keeping them fresh for longer. As our leaves are grown in Kent all year round, they get to the shops quicker and you get your hands on them fresher.

DO YOU USE PESTICIDES?

Nope. We grow our leaves in a clean and controlled environment in our vertical farm in Kent, so there’s no need for pesticides.

DO I HAVE TO WASH THE LEAVES?

No you don’t. They’re grown in a clean environment without pesticides or chlorine, so there’s nothing to wash off. Great news for you. Terrible news for salad spinners.

WHAT’S THE LARGEST LETTUCE EVER GROWN?

According to the always completely 100% factual internet, the tallest lettuce plant in the world is called Lucy and stands at 47 inches tall (that’s almost 4 feet of lettuce). According to the Guinness World Records, the largest salad ever made was a Greek salad weighing over 20,000kg. But as it didn’t have any leaves, we wouldn’t technically classify it as a salad anyway.

WHERE ARE THE LEAVES GROWN?

In our vertical farm in Pepperness, Kent. We know Pepperness sounds like a made up place, but we promise it’s real.

HOW DO I STORE MY LEAVES?

Keep your leaves in the fridge between +1°C and +5°C. Once you’ve opened the bag, roll it down and keep it in the fridge. Try to avoid having the bag pushed against anything else in the fridge (like other fruit and veg, or the sides of the fridge), as this could cause condensation.

WHY DO YOU USE PLASTIC BAGS IF YOU CARE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY?

Plastic isn’t perfect, but it’s the best option we have for now to keep our leaves fresh and safe. We use 30 PP plastic for our bags, which can be recycled in shops. It’s one of the thinnest and most efficient plastics out there, helping keep our leaves fresh and food waste low. We grow our leaves locally to reduce our food miles, and we’ll always be working to make our packaging as sustainable as possible.

HOW DO I RECYCLE MY EMPTY BAG?

Take it to the plastic bag recycling in your local supermarket. Pick up another bag of salad. Take it home. And repeat.

DO YOU EMPLOY SEASONAL LABOUR?

Our farm runs all year, so we don’t have seasons. All our people have permanent work, we’re an accredited Living Wage Employer, and we listen to Christmas music whenever we feel like it. Bublé’s for life, not just for Christmas.

GET IN TOUCH

Write to us. About leaves. About life. About anything.
Pepperness, 2 Montagu Road, Sandwich, Kent. CT13 9FA

For customer services, please email: lettuceknow@growupfarms.co.uk

Email: contact@unbeleafable.co.uk

Press contact email: loudbirdprandcomms@gmail.com

SO MUCH MORE THAN A BIT ON THE SIDE

People are queuing around the block to get their hands on our leaves. Okay fine, they’re not. But they definitely should be.