- You get to eat fresh, healthy and nutritious local food
- You know where your vegetables come from and the people who grow them
- You get to enjoy fresh air and fun (and exercise!) by sharing in the work and the harvest
- You have a say in how your food is produced
- You get the chance to take advice and learn from professional growers
- You contribute to making your community a better, healthier place
Camel Community Supported Agriculture
We’re growing our own food!
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About us
Who are we? We’re a group of people in Cornwall growing our own food using organic farming principles.
Where? We’re based at St Kew Highway near Wadebridge in north Cornwall, UK, on land behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop. We welcome new members living within a 10-mile radius. What are we doing? We’re working with experienced growers to produce our own vegetables. We’re doing this on two acres of land we’ve rented from the Brown family, who run St Kew Harvest Farm Shop.
How does it work? Each member has an equal say in how the project is organised. We encourage our members to get involved in a choice of voluntary activities. However, this is not compulsory.
Our elected core management group deals with the day-to-day administration. The volunteer picking and packing team prepares the vegetable boxes. The volunteer growing team works with our expert growers to produce the vegetables.
An entirely volunteer workforce began the growing process in March 2009. If we’re successful with our funding bids, we’ll employ local professional growers to cultivate the site and to provide advice and assistance to our voluntary helpers.
Camel CSA is non-profit taking so all money is ploughed back into our project.
What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s all about connecting people with the land where their food is grown.
It’s a partnership between farmers, producers and members of the local community. The economic risks and benefits are shared between those who grow the food and the people who consume it. It’s committed to the community as it provides employment, education and recreation.
What are the benefits?
How much does it cost to join? The membership fee is £24 per year. The concessionary fee is £12 for people in receipt of means-tested benefits.
Veg boxes A weekly share in the vegetable harvest is available to all members. Vegetable boxes are available every Friday. Small box (feeds 1-2) – £5; Medium box (feeds 2-4) – £8; Large box (feeds 4+) – £15.
Extra vegetables needed for the boxes are bought in from local growers. At certain times of the year, the bulk of the boxes are filled this way.
Find out about becoming a member
Discover how you can order a veg box
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