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Our bid for Lottery funding
Posted on July 28th, 2009 No commentsCamel Community Supported Agriculture is making good progress in putting together the information needed to bid for additional funding. The money we get will help us make the St Kew Highway site fully productive over the next three years.
We will be submitting applications to the Lottery’s Local Food programme and East Cornwall Local Action Group (part of the South West Regional Development Agency). A fully-costed business plan is being prepared with the help of our team of expert growers. This will form the basis on which the CSA goes forward.If our bids are successful we will begin to realise our aims of achieving full sustainability, building partnerships with the local community and creating employment opportunities.
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Jobs for Sunday
Posted on May 8th, 2009 No commentsA message for anyone planning to volunteer this weekend from Jane Mellowship, one of Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s expert growers.
“Just to let you know the jobs for this Sunday.
“There are lettuce and leeks to sow in the potting shed and out in the field we need to transplant brassicas and chard.
“A second sowing of beetroot can be made and, as long as the weather is good and a bed can be formed with the tractor, a second sowing of carrots. Other than that, weeding the onion beds and probably the peas.
“See you Sunday.”
Last Sunday a bunch of around 10 volunteers got a lot more weeding done, but had to replant a row of brassica seedlings that had been devastated by another predator. We should probably blame the resident pheasant this time, as it left tell-tale beak marks and foot prints!
The second sowing of peas that replaced the 30-metre row eaten by slugs is now emerging safely under a protective fleece.
Many thanks to volunteers Beverley, Cath, Charlotte, Mark N, Mike H, Mike S, Jane, Jeremy B, John and Kitty.
This Sunday turn up any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Remember to bring strong shoes or wellies, waterproofs, gardening gloves, drinks and a snack. Also tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, forks and rakes. If the weather’s good you might need suncream and a hat!
Click here for directions to the site. If you have any questions call Antonina at St Kew Harvest Farm Shop on 01208 841818.
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We’re growing our own food
Posted on April 30th, 2009 No commentsA big thank you to the 17 volunteers who turned up last Sunday to work on the Camel Community Supported Agriculture project.
In three short hours our community food growing group achieved what one person working alone would have managed in a week! That’s one of the big advantages of belonging to a co-operative.
Grateful thanks to the three volunteer expert growers – Jane, Jeremy B and Mark N - and to volunteer members Alex, Cath, Charlotte, Diana, Fiona, Ian, Jeremy S, Jerry, John, Kitty, Mike H, Mike S, Mark M and Yvonne.
Together we spread compost, hoed weeds, tended the broad beans, shallots and onions, planted out cauliflowers and cabbages, sowed radishes and dug up yet more dock leaves. More seeds were also sown in the polytunnel.
Unfortunately a whole row of peas had been eaten by predators, but our enthusiastic volunteers got some new seeds planted in just a few minutes. It would have taken an allotment holder most of the morning.
Jeremy B, one of our expert growing team, thinks we should blame slugs rather than our resident cock pheasant. Fortunately the rabbit netting has proved secure so far.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you again this Sunday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. We’ll be preparing additional beds, spreading compost, planting out more brassicas, and sowing calabrese and leeks.
Remember to bring strong shoes or wellies, waterproofs, gardening gloves, drinks and a snack. Also tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, forks and rakes. If the weather’s good you might need suncream and a hat!
Click here for directions to the site. If you have any questions call Antonina at St Kew Harvest Farm Shop on 01208 841818.
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Fresh shoots
Posted on April 13th, 2009 No commentsBroad beans, early potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and onions are beginning to show above the ground on the field being cultivated by Camel Community Supported Agriculture at St Kew Highway.We shifted a mountain of compost in glorious sunshine on Easter Sunday. Beetroot seed and red onion sets were sown in the new growing beds.
Special thanks to our three expert growers – Jane, Jeremy and Mark – and to volunteers Antonina, Catherine, Charlotte, Danni, Mike H and Mike S.
We hope to see even more of you between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m next Sunday.
Camel CSA - why we got involved
Watch our latest video to find out why some of us decided to get involved.
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Camel CSA sows the first seeds of success
Posted on March 12th, 2009 No commentsWe’ve started to get stuck in! Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s first vegetables are now in the ground. We’ve planted several rows of broad beans and Jerusalem artichokes, guided by our team of expert growers. Parsley, cabbage and calabrese seeds are all germinating in the poly tunnel.
We’re inviting volunteers to come along and get involved every Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on our site behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop at St Kew Highway.
Remember to bring wellies, waterproofs, drinks and a snack. And don’t forget a pair of gardening gloves! Also bring any tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovel, spades, forks and rakes. You’ll be made very welcome.
Find out more from Alex at alex@olivetreeevents.co.uk or Antonina at St Kew Harvest on 01208 841818.
Click here for directions to the site.
