Camel Community Supported Agriculture » Jerusalem artichokes http://camel-csa.org.uk We're growing our own food! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 First signs of spring in North Cornwall http://camel-csa.org.uk/2010/01/24/first-signs-of-spring-in-north-cornwall/ http://camel-csa.org.uk/2010/01/24/first-signs-of-spring-in-north-cornwall/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:47:03 +0000 charlotte http://camel-csa.org.uk/?p=5117 snowdrops-Dinham's-Bridge-camel-csa 24-01-10What a relief to see snowdrops emerging in the woods between St Mabyn and St Kew Highway.

The ground is far too cold and saturated with melted ice and snow for us to start work yet on Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s vegetable plot.

Once the earth warms up in late February / early March our volunteer growing team can begin preparing the ground, spreading compost and planting seed into cells to go in the polytunnel. 

In the meantime we’re continuing to harvest our own parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes and carrots as well as the remaining onions and shallots in store.  The rest of the weekly veg box contents are being sourced locally from growers in the immediate area.

]]> http://camel-csa.org.uk/2010/01/24/first-signs-of-spring-in-north-cornwall/feed/ 0 In this week’s veg boxes … http://camel-csa.org.uk/2009/11/12/in-this-weeks-boxes/ http://camel-csa.org.uk/2009/11/12/in-this-weeks-boxes/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:54:30 +0000 Trish http://camel-csa.org.uk/?p=4552 A first appearance for our own Camel CSA Jerusalem artichokes.  Contrarily, they’re neither artichoke nor from Jerusalem but a sunflower, originally named girasole after the Italian for sunflower and that name morphed into Jerusalem. Their supposed similarity in taste to artichoke gave them the rest of their name.

In the small boxes:

* onions (Camel CSA)
* Jerusalem artichokes (Camel CSA)
* carrots (Camel CSA)
* swiss chard (Camel CSA)
potatoes (Burlerrow, St Mabyn)
cauliflower (Rest Harrow Farm, Trebetherick)
swede (Rest Harrow Farm)

Medium boxes also have:

* parsnips
ball-headed cabbage (Rest Harrow Farm)
leeks (Rest Harrow Farm)

* = grown to organic principles

]]> http://camel-csa.org.uk/2009/11/12/in-this-weeks-boxes/feed/ 0 Fresh shoots http://camel-csa.org.uk/2009/04/13/fresh-shoots/ http://camel-csa.org.uk/2009/04/13/fresh-shoots/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:52:49 +0000 charlotte http://camel-csa.org.uk/?p=328 Broad 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

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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