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Fresh seasonal recipes and ingredient boxes, sourced from local producers around Lincoln. Healthy, affordable, and good for the planet.
Eat Local Lincoln is a community food project built on a simple idea: eating what's grown nearby, in season, is better for you, better for your wallet and better for the planet.
Every month, we bring together the vegetables and fruit in season in the area around Lincoln with simple, healthy recipes that any family can cook — guided by the Planetary Health Diet, the EAT-Lancet Commission's evidence-based framework for sustainable eating.
We are not asking anyone to go vegan. We are simply saying that eating more plants, more of the time, using what is grown locally and in season, is one of the most powerful things any of us can do for our health and for the health of the planet.
All 12 months now available — four recipes per week, veg box lists and cupboard essentials included
Every recipe uses what's actually in season locally that month
Fresh produce, minimal ultra-processed ingredients, maximum nutrition
Designed to feed a family well without breaking the household budget
Mostly plant-based, aligned with the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet
Built with and for the communities of Lincoln and Lincolnshire
We are building a logistical solution to encourage and enable agro-ecological production on the most local scale possible. Will you support us, as we support more and more local growers, in and around Lincoln?
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Here's what's in season around Lincoln right now, along with this month's recipe highlights.
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Select the Veg Box, the Cupboard Essentials Box, or both — and choose collection or delivery.
Your weekly Veg Box is packed with exactly the seasonal produce for that week's four recipes. Your Cupboard Essentials Box arrives once a month.
Follow the simple recipes in your monthly meal plan. Everything is ready — just cook and enjoy.
Eat Local Lincoln removes all the effort from seasonal eating. We work with a local greengrocer and a local Eco Pantry to put together everything you need for the month.
Both boxes are available for collection or delivery. Prices shown are a sample for a household of 2.
Fresh seasonal produce for that week's four recipes, sourced from our local greengrocer — plus seasonal fruit for the week.
Sourced from our local greengrocer. Contents follow your monthly meal plan — no surprises, no waste.
All the store cupboard ingredients you need for the whole month — sourced from our local Eco Pantry. Order once, cook all month.
Sourced from our local Eco Pantry. Contents are tailored to each month's recipes.
Select any month to see what's available — prime time, from storage, or just arriving.
Browse recipe highlights from all 12 months. Download the full meal plans below for complete ingredients and instructions.
These are highlights only — download the full monthly meal plans for all 48 weekly recipes.
Follow us @eatlocallincoln for weekly recipe photos and seasonal inspiration.
Search across all 192 recipes by ingredient, month or diet. Great for checking which recipes include a specific vegetable.
All 12 months are available, in versions for both 2 people and 4 people. Each plan includes four weekly recipes, a seasonal veg box list, and a monthly cupboard essentials list.
* Each month links to its own Google Drive folder containing a recipe list, with ingredients listed for any household size from 2 to 6 people. All plans are free to download. If you have any trouble accessing a plan, please get in touch.
We know there are real barriers to eating fresh, seasonal food. Here we address the most common ones honestly.
Choose the Veg Box (delivered weekly), the Cupboard Essentials Box (once a month), or both.
Select collection or delivery for each.
Click here to Order →Whether you're a local family, a school, a community organisation or a local food producer — there's a place for you in this project.
Download our monthly meal plans and cook along with your household this month
New to cooking? Our plain-English glossary explains every term — from chop and simmer to sauté and bain-marie
Tried a recipe? Tell us what you thought — your feedback shapes the whole project
Bring Eat Local Lincoln into your classroom, community group or workplace kitchen
Are you a local food producer or farm? We would love to work with you