NEVER mind handmade chocolates or smoked salmon, North Yorkshire people love their veggies.

Of 700 exotic products available through the Deli on the Doorstep scheme launched by Pickering-based Moorsfresh six months ago, there have been more sales of seasonal vegetable boxes, standard and organic, than anything else.

Tony Cooke, managing director of Moorsfresh said that as a result of his survey he has taken on board two new suppliers of fruit and vegetable boxes, The Balloon Tree at Stamford Bridge, and Low Leases Organic Farm in Bedale.

Updated: 12:40 Wednesday, August 17, 2005