Lucky dip in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes

The unusual climate conditions in the UK during May have confused every living creature and plant – including our vegetables. Polytunnel crops have had to cope with the sunniest May on record (and one of the warmest) while outdoor crops have suffered from the severe lack of rain that followed the wettest February. Some of our vegetables have been held back, others have put on unexpected growth spurts.

It’s proving extremely challenging for our growers. So we have a lot of ‘lucky dips’ (either / or) in the weekly share-out to ensure zero waste. All we can say: we hope it adds excitement to veg box Friday!

What’s in all the boxes this week:
*peas or broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*green onions or spring onions 
*cabbage or calabrese (CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
tin of British red haricot beans (Hodmedod’s)
*new potatoes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Standard boxes also have:-
*courgettes or cucumber or parsley
*carrots or beetroot or rainbow chard
*wet green garlic (Mark Norman)

*= grown to organic principles.
Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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Peas or broad beans in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

There’s so much to much to harvest and share out at the moment. We’re so grateful to our volunteer picking and packing team.

Once again in the veg boxes we have some vegetables grown exclusively for us by our lead grower Mark Norman on his own smallholding outside Bodmin.

What’s in all the boxes this week:
*peas or broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*turnips or chard
*kohlrabi or spring onions or beetroot
*spring greens (CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*wet green garlic (Mark Norman)
*new potatoes ‘Rocket’ (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Standard boxes also have:-
*carrots
*gooseberries
*wet green elephant garlic (Ann Smith, Burlawn)

*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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What’s in our weekly veg boxes?

What’s in all the boxes this week:
*mixed salad leaves
*parsley
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
rhubarb (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
asparagus bunch (St Enodoc Asparagus)
maincrop potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*broad beans or spring cabbage or radishes or chard
*tin of black carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
*onions (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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First of the new potatoes in our weekly veg boxes

It may be the ‘hungry gap‘ for seasonal produce in the UK but our Cornish veg boxes are still full of spring goodies. We have the first of our early potatoes this week plus more St Enodoc Asparagus.

What’s in all the boxes this week:
*new potatoes ‘Rocket’
*mixed salad leaves
*spring cabbage
asparagus bunch (St Enodoc Asparagus)
dried split peas (Hodmedod’s)
maincrop potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*broad beans
*Swiss chard
*onions (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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New-season broad beans in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

To die for! It must be spring as we have the first pick of our broad beans this week plus more St Enodoc asparagus.

What’s in all the boxes this week:
*broad beans
*radish bunch
*mixed salad leaves
asparagus spears (St Enodoc Asparagus)
onions (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*Swiss chard
*alfalfa sprouts
*spring cabbage or cauliflower or sprouting broccoli

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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Fresh Cornish produce in this week’s veg boxes

What’s in all the boxes this week: –
*mixed salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
*radishes
onions (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
leeks (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*purple sprouting broccoli
*spinach leaves
swede (Trerair)

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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Camel CSA’s sustainable veg packed in fairtrade bags

We use fairtrade bags from GoJute in St Austell to transport our veggies and we’re proud to support Fairtrade Fortnight 2020.

In the veg boxes this week:
*purple-sprouting broccoli (*Camel CSA or Total Produce, Bodmin)
*sprouted mung beans
*kale – curly or Red Russian
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
parsnips (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Treesmill)

Standard boxes also have:
*spring cabbage
*flat-leaved parsley
*beetroot

* = grown to organic principles

Produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated.
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Leafy salad mix in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

The longer days at the end of such a dreary winter are really encouraging our polytunnel crops to put on extra growth. The salad leaves in particular have put on a welcome spurt, meaning there’s enough for everyone to have a share this week.

In all the veg boxes:-
*mixed winter salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
tub of sea salt (Cornish Sea Salt Co)
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
parsnips (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*spring onions
*chard

Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated

* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Kale, kale and more kale in the veg boxes

This week our own homegrown sprouted fenugreek seeds also join the super-nutritious line-up!

In all the veg boxes:-
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
*kale – cavelo nero or red Russian or curly
*onions
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
red cabbage (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Borlotti beans in our weekly veg boxes

What do you think of the seasonal variety in our share of the produce this week?

In all the boxes: –
*dried borlotti beans
*alfalfa sprouts
*kale – lucky dip! Red Russian or black Tuscan or curly or Cottagers
*Brussels sprouts
*onions
beetroot  (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick
potatoes – Wilja (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*parsnips
*leeks (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
red cabbage (Restharrow

* = grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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