Local and seasonal produce in this week’s boxes

This week everyone will have: -
*  mixed salad – lettuce, curly endive (Camel CSA)
* spinach and swiss chard (Camel CSA)
* sprouted mung beans (Mark Norman/Camel CSA)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)
rhubarb (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
spring greens (Newquay Fruit Sales)
cauliflower (Newquay Fruit Sales)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes and rhubarb plus:
wild garlic (foraged by Charlotte Barry)
bay leaves (Bridget Gould)
purple sprouting broccoli (Tom Corbishley)

* = grown to organic principles

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Rhubarb and seasonal veg in this week’s boxes

We have the first of the season’s rhubarb in all 50 (yes 50!) of Camel CSA’s vegetable boxes this week.

Everyone will have:
* salad bags – curly endive (frisée) /mixed lettuce (Camel CSA)
* swiss chard/perpetual spinach (Camel CSA/Mark Norman)
* parsley (Camel CSA)
rhubarb (Camel CSA/Mark Norman/Growfair)
potatoes (St Lawrence’s Farm, Bodmin)
carrots (Growfair)
cauliflower (Growfair, Devon)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes and rhubarb plus:
* purple sprouting broccoli (Tom Corbishley, Trevia)
swede (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

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Camel CSA’s own kohlrabi and cabbage in this week’s boxes

This week everyone will have:
* kohlrabi (Camel CSA)
* cabbage – whole tundra/spring greens (Camel CSA)
* perpetual spinach and swiss chard (Camel CSA)
* salad leaves (Camel CSA)
* radish bunch (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Growfair, Devon)
potatoes (St Lawrence Farm, Bodmin)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* sprouted mung beans (Mark Norman/Camel CSA)
* curly parsley (Camel CSA)
leeks (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

Recipes for kohlrabi + tips on what to do with it

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Camel CSA-grown parsley and salad in veg boxes

This week everyone will be getting:
* salad bags (csa)
* parsley (csa)
leeks (Growfair, Cornwall)
cauliflower (Growfair, Cornwall)
tundra cabbage (Growfair)
carrots (Growfair)
potatoes (Buttons, Michaelstow)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* purple sprouting broccoli (Tom Corbishley, Trevia, Camelford)
* kohl rabi (csa)
* oriental greens (csa)

* = grown to organic principles

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From field to fork – this week’s veg from Camel CSA

Everyone’s seasonal vegetable boxes have the following:
* bunched radishes (Camel CSA)
* mixed salad – rocket, endive, assorted lettuce  (Camel CSA)
* swiss chard/perpetual spinach (Camel CSA)
potatoes (Button, Michaelstow)
leeks (Growfair, Cornwall)
swede (Growfair, Cornwall)
carrots (Growfair)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* kohl rabi (Camel CSA)
* parsley (Camel CSA)
cabbage (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

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Polytunnel-grown radishes in this week’s boxes

This week everyone will have:
* radishes (Camel CSA)
* salad bags (Camel CSA)
* swiss chard/perpetual spinach (Camel CSA)
* parsley (Camel CSA)
leeks (Growfair, Cornwall)
carrots (Growfair)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* kale (Camel CSA)
* kohl rabi (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

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Seasonal local food recipe No.180 – Cauliflower with fennel and mustard seeds

Or Baghari phool gobi – from Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery (the book of the BBC series). This is delicious on its own with rice or jacket potatoes, or served as a side dish with pretty much anything.

Serves 6

Preparation time: 40 minutes (including 30 minutes soaking time)
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients
1 large cauliflower
7 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp whole fennel seeds
1 tbsp whole black mustard seeds
1 tbsp very finely chopped garlic
¼ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1½ tsp salt
4 tbsp water

Method
Cut the cauliflower into delicate flowerets – no longer than 5cm, no wider at the head than 2cm inch and about 1cm thick. Put them into a bowl of water for at least half an hour. Drain them just before you get ready to cook.

Heat the oil in a large 25-30cm frying pan over a medium flame. When hot, put in the fennel and mustard seeds. As soon as the mustard seeds start to pop, put in the finely chopped garlic. Stir and fry until the garlic is lightly browned. Add the turmeric and cayenne. Stir once and quickly put in the cauliflower, salt, and about 4 tbsp water. Stir and cook on medium heat for 6-7 minutes or until cauliflower is just done. It should retain its crispness and there should be no liquid left. If the water evaporates before the cauliflower is done, add a little more.

If your frying pan is smaller than the suggested size, the cauliflower will take longer to cook. In that case, it might be a good idea to cover it for 5 minutes.

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Local seasonal veg in this week’s boxes

Everyone will have:
* chard/perpetual spinach (Camel CSA)
* leeklets (Camel CSA)
* sprouted mung beans (Camel CSA/Mark Norman)
* salad bags (Camel CSA)
* chillies (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Growfair)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* rocket (Camel CSA)
* kohl rabi (Camel CSA)
savoy cabbage (Growfair)

* = grown to organic principles

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Stir-fry oriental leaves in this week’s seasonal veg boxes

Everyone will be having:
* mixed oriental stir-fry leaves – mizuna and mibuna (Camel CSA)
* parsnips (Camel CSA)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)
lettuce (Growfair, Cornwall)
leeks (Growfair, Cornwall)
carrots (Growfair)
swede (Growfair, Cornwall)

Standard boxes will have extra potatoes plus:
* kale (Camel CSA)
* cabbage (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

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This week’s seasonal veg

Everyone’s boxes will have:
* salad leaves – little gem, oakleaf, rocket, baby chard (Camel CSA)
* parsley (Camel CSA)
* parsnips (Camel CSA)
* leeklets (Camel CSA)
* chillies (Camel CSA)
potatoes (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)
sprouts (Growfair)

Standard boxes will also have extra potatoes plus:
* perpetual spinach (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Growfair, Cornwall)
swede (Growfair, Cornwall)

* = grown to organic principles

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