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Purple cauliflower in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes
Posted on October 13th, 2018 No commentsSuch an awesome purple theme in our Cornish veg boxes this week! Purple cauliflower, turnips, beetroot…
In all the boxes: –
*turnips
*tomatoes
*black Tuscan or curly kale (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*apples (Mark)
purple cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
leeks (Restharrow)
beetroot (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed salad leaves – lettuce, rocket, red mustard, baby chard
*French beans / runner beans (CSA / Mark)
*tomatillos (Ann Smith, Burlawn)*= grown to organic principles.
Please wash all produce thoroughly.
All veg grown by Camel CSA unless stated otherwise.Try these cauliflower recipes on the recipes page on our website + nearly 400 more veg recipes to try!
Cauliflower and chickpea curry
Roasted cauliflower gigli with pine nuts and currants -
Wild garlic and radishes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes
Posted on April 15th, 2018 No commentsSpring has finally sprung! Our volunteer picking and packing team have been foraging wild garlic leaves to go in this week’s veg boxes.
In all the boxes:-
*wild garlic (foraged locally)
*radish bunch
*spring onions
*bean sprouts
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)Standard boxes also have:-
*parsley
*rainbow chard
leeks (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principles.
Please wash all veg carefully.Try these ways of using wild garlic leaves on the recipes page on our website:-
Wild garlic pesto
Wild garlic risotto
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Everything you need for Christmas in our festive vegetable boxes
Posted on December 24th, 2017 No commentsChristmas greetings from the volunteer picking and packing team at Camel CSA! Our double-value boxes have everything you need over the festive season, including a jar each of our own green tomato chutney and Cornish honey. Regular weekly veg boxes resume on Friday 5 January, 2018.
In all the bumper boxes:-
*winter salad leaves (Camel CSA)
*squash ‘Crown Prince’ (Camel CSA)
*baby carrots (Camel CSA)
*parsley (Camel CSA)
green tomato chutney (Camel CSA)
jar of honey (James family, Bodmin)
onions (Restharrow Farm,Trebetherick)
savoy cabbage (Restharrow)
Brussels sprouts stalk (Restharrow)
parsnips (Total Produce)
potatoes ‘Electra’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)
Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*chard (Camel CSA)
swede (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all vegetables carefully
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Winter vegetables in this week’s boxes
Posted on December 2nd, 2017 No commentsChilly weather! Fortunately Friday was sunny and dry for our volunteer picking and packing team, who wrapped up warm against the cold wind to harvest the kale.
In all our weekly boxes:-
kale (*Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
Brussels sprout stalk (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
swede (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
‘Maris Peer’ potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:-
*green pepper (the last ones, sadly)
beetroot (Restharrow)
Jerusalem artichokes (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principlesAll produce cultivated by Camel CSA unless stated otherwise. Please wash all fruit and vegTry more than 350 delicious ways of serving vegetables on the recipes page on our website -
Crown Prince squash in our wonderful weekly veg boxes
Posted on November 25th, 2017 No commentsNO imports! Our boxes contain a selection of seasonal winter vegetables locally grown in north Cornwall.
In all the boxes this week:-
*salad leaves – mixed winter lettuce, red mustard, mizuma, rocket, coriander
*Parisian carrots
*chillies
*flat-leaved parsley
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
squash ‘Crown Prince’ (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Maris Peer’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*rainbow chard or spinach
*swede
red cabbage (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principles
Produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please ensure you wash all fruit and vegTry out more than 350 ways of serving vegetables on Camel CSA’s recipe pages
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Last of this season’s tomatoes in our Cornish veg boxes
Posted on October 28th, 2017 No commentsSadly we’ve harvested the very last of the ripe tomatoes in the polytunnel. Luckily we have enough unripe ones to make the famous green tomato chutney we share out at Christmas.
In all the boxes this week:-
*frisee/curly green endive
*rainbow chard or kale
*turnips or beetroot
*onions
russet apples (Haywood Farm Cider, St Mabyn)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Maris Peer’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
*green pepper
*cucumbers
*tomatoes – red and yellow* = grown to organic principles
All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables and fruit.Try out these ways of roasting cauliflower on Camel CSA’s recipe pages:-
Felicity’s perfect roasted whole cauliflower
Roasted curried cauliflower -
Seasonal local food recipe No.349 – Jerusalem artichokes a la provencale
Posted on January 29th, 2017 No commentsThis quick and easy recipe was given to me by Joan, an ex-colleague who was very fond of Jerusalem artichokes. We’ve got plenty in our veg boxes this week thanks to the Hoare family at Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick in north Cornwall. I have no idea where she got the idea from, possibly Elizabeth David.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20-30 minutesIngredients
500 g Jerusalem artichokes
olive oil
2-3 tomatoes, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
parsley
chivesMethod
Boil the artichokes in salted water, straining them before they are quite cooked. Cut them in halves and sauté them gently in a little olive oil with the tomatoes, garlic, and chives and parsley. -
Tenderstem in Camel CSA’s vegetable boxes
Posted on July 1st, 2016 No commentsWe have tenderstem in our boxes this week, cultivated by our external grower Richard Hoare at Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick. Tenderstem is exactly that – a cross between calabrese and Chinese kale that doesn’t need trimming and can be cooked and eaten in its entirety. So no waste!
In all the boxes this week:-
*carrots
*Swiss chard
*green onions
*Cornish new potatoes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
tenderstem (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
spring greens (Restharrow)
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)Standard boxes also have:-
extra new potatoes
*French beans OR cucumbers
*mixed lettuce bag – oak leaf, ‘Freckles’
*courgettes (Mark Norman)* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all vegetables and fruit. All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicatedTry these yummy dishes on Camel CSA’s recipes page: –
Misticanza (sauteed mixed greens)
Spring greens with lemon dressing -
Crisp and crunchy pak choi in our weekly veg boxes
Posted on December 4th, 2015 No commentsIn all our boxes this week: –
*pak choi
*carrots
*kale ‘red Russian’
*onions
*parsley
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:-
extra potatoes
red cabbage (Restharrow)
parsnips (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all vegetables and fruit.
All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated.Try these winter warmers on Camel CSA’s recipe pages: –
Homity bake
Stilton, onion and potato pie -
Celeriac and spring onions in our vegetable boxes
Posted on February 12th, 2015 No commentsThe first snowdrops are a sign that the outdoor veg growing season is approaching rapidly. There’s so much more to look forward to! Our seed order has come through and we’ve already planted radishes and a bed of broad beans in the polytunnel.In all the boxes this week: –
*spring onions
*spring greens
celeriac (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow)
red cabbage (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have: –
extra potatoes
*golden ball turnips
cauliflower (Restharrow)
Jerusalem artichokes (Restharrow)
* = grown organic principles
All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables carefullyThis week we recommend these recipes from our website recipe collection:-
Nigel’s celeriac and potato cake
Celeriac and Lancashire cheese bread (no yeast, no kneading, also includes spring onions)