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Giant parsnips in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes
Posted on February 20th, 2021 No commentsWe’ve grown some enormous parsnips this year. Grower Jane was still smiling after digging up and cleaning a big pile of them!
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*parsnips
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
*kalettes (Padstow Kitchen Garden)
*can of British red haricot beans (Hodmedod’s)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed winter salad leaves
leeks (Restharrow)
*savoy cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Jerusalem artichokes in this week’s veg boxes
Posted on February 13th, 2021 No commentsWe have these surprisingly delicious knobbly Jerualem artichokes in the veg boxes for the first time this winter. They come from our seasonal grower Ann Smith who has a smallholding at Burlawn. If you’re not sure how to cook them we recommend these ideas on our recipes page.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*leeks
*sprouted alfalfa seeds
*Jerusalem artichokes (Ann Smith, Burlawn)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
beetroot (Restharrow)
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
curly kale (Restharrow)
Brussels sprouts (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Savoy cabbage and kalettes in the weekly veg boxes
Posted on February 7th, 2021 No comments
Our eco-deliveries are done by grower Mark in his electric van and cycle couriers Damian & Mike at Pedal My Cargo.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*savoy cabbage
*leeks
*winter salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
kalettes (Padstow Kitchen Garden)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*spring onions
*squash ‘Crown Prince’
swede (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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roduce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwiseNeed some cooking inspiration?
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Crown Prince and Bon Bon squash in our veg boxes
Posted on January 31st, 2021 No commentsWhat a shame! We’ve now used up almost all the beautiful squashes stored since the autumn harvest.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*squash – Bon Bon or Crown Prince
*kale – red Russian or cavolo nero
*sprouted mung beans
*dried British lentils (Hodmedod’s)
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*leafy stir fry mix (spinach/chard/beetroot tops)
*turnips or parsnip
*green coriander*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Kalettes in Camel CSA’s winter veg boxes
Posted on January 23rd, 2021 No commentsOur CSA members love kalettes – a crisp, nutty-tasting brassica that’s a highly-nutrituous cross between kale and Brussels sprouts. In this week’s veg boxes we’ve topped up the very last of our crop with some from Ross Geach at Padstow Kitchen Garden. Next year we’ll definitely be growing much more of our own!
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*swede (for Burns’ Night)
*leeks
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
kalettes (*Camel CSA / Padstow Kitchen Garden)
red cabbage (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*cavolo nero
*mixed winter salad leaves
*chillies (last of)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Lots of leeks in this week’s Cornish veg boxes
Posted on January 16th, 2021 No commentsIt’s all about leeks this week, now they’ve thawed out.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*leeks
*sprouted alfalfa seeds
*parsnips
celery (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
savoy cabbage (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*’Uhiki Kuri’ squash
beetroot (Restharrow
onions (Restharrow)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Leeks frozen into the ground at Camel CSA
Posted on January 10th, 2021 No commentsWell, we have had some fun in this unusually cold weather! The leeks are frozen into the ground, the kale didn’t thaw out till midday and the polytunnel temperature plummeted to -5C one night.
It means this week’s veg list has undergone quite a few last-minute revisions. Fortunately our friends the Hore family at Restharrow Farm in Trebetherick on the Camel estuary have been able to supply us with the first of the purple sprouting broccoli crop this week as well as some celery for the standard boxes.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*kale – curly or Red Russian
*mung bean sprouts
*mixed winter salad leaves
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow Farm)
beetroot (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*carrots or parsnips
*can of British fava or red haricot beans (Hodmedod’s)
celery (Restharrow)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
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Happy new year from Camel CSA!
Posted on January 2nd, 2021 No commentsHappy new year to all our members and friends! Our wonderful pickers and packers braved hail storms to fill the first veg boxes in 2021.
What’s in all the veg boxes: –
*squash ‘Uchiki Kuri’
*cavolo nero
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
*jar of chilli crab apple jelly
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*leeks
*swede
*green coriander*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwiseNeed some cooking inspiration?
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Awesome veggies in Camel CSA’s Christmas boxes
Posted on December 22nd, 2020 No commentsOur brilliant support team always pitch up on veg box Fridays – even when it’s stormy! Growers Mark, Bridget and Jane filled 70 bumper Christmas boxes assisted by volunteer picking and packing team Alex, Charlotte, Claire, Dan, David, Jane, Kate and Nat.
Bike couriers Damian and Mike of Pedal My Cargo delivered in Wadebridge while lead grower Mark braved the flooded lanes in his electric van.
What’s in all the bumper Christmas boxes: –
*leeks
*carrots
*giant parsnip
*squash ‘Crown Prince’
*chillies
*garlic
*sprouted mung beans
*bay leaves
*jar of green tomato chutney
Cornish honey (James family, Bodmin)
Brussels sprouts stalk (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed winter salad leaves
*onions
red cabbage (Restharrow)*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwiseNeed some cooking inspiration?
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Seasonal winter selection in Camel CSA’s veg boxes
Posted on December 13th, 2020 No commentsWhat’s in everyone’s weekly veg share:
*curly kale
*onions or sprouted alfalfa seeds
leeks
cauliflower
beetroot*can of carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)* = grown to organic principles
Veg grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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