A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley
Origin: Mexico OrganicLea Heat Rating: 1 Named for the town of Jalapa/Xalapa, this “bullet shaped”, 3-4 cm long pepper is mild and with great flavour, perfect raw in salsas or pickled. Sometimes it shows a trademark netting/corkiness on the skin. Photo by …
Origin: Central African Republic OrganicLea Heat Rating: 10+ Eye catching, bright yellow 6-8cm fruit with pointed pods were developed from chillies brought home by returning slaves. Very hot, and high in dihydrocapsaicin, causing a “double whammy” of delayed heat sensation. …
Origin: Croatia via Spain OrganicLea Heat Rating: 2 This is a pretty, round (4cm height and width), fleshy “Cherry” type that ripens early. The seed was brought back from a seed swap in Andalucia, Spain, by Aimee, an OrganicLea apprentice …
