Frozen! Heavy frost creates winter wonderlamd

All our vegetables – both indoors and out – were frozen into the ground on picking and packing day. That’s unusual for North Cornwall! So NO salad leaves in the veg boxes this week. Fortunately we’d got most of the harvesting done early.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*cabbage
*leeks
*celeriac
jar of homemade apple chutney
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
Brussels sprouts (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*carrots
*onions

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Winter squash in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

Don’t you love the subtle skin shades of Harlequin and Crown Prince squash? They’re such a contrast to the bright orange flesh.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*pakchoi
*spring onions
*parsnips
*sprouted mung beans
kalettes (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
squash – *Crown Prince (Camel CSA) or Harlequin (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*coriander
*onions
beetroot (Restharrow)

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

First Cornish veg boxes of the New Year

Healthy mixed oriental leaves are brightening up our veg shares on January’s short, dull days.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*mixed oriental str fry leaves
leeks  (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
Brussels sprouts (Trerair)
swede (Trerair)
*dried olive green lentils (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*kale – Cottagers or Red Russian
*onions
*daikon (mooli) or white turnips

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Seasonal treats in Camel CSA’s bumper Christmas boxes

Festive greetings from Camel CSA! Every year we have lots of homegrown goodies in our bumper Christmas veg boxes.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*squash ‘Crown Prince’
*kalettes
*carrots
*spring onions
*sprouted mung beans
*bay leaves
*homemade green tomato chutney
*parsnips (Camel CSA/Mark Norman, Bodmin
sprout stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
jar of Cornish honey (James family, Bodmin
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*mixed oriental stir fry/salad leaves
*onions
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Jerusalem artichokes in our veg boxes

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*Jerusalem artichokes or beetroot
*can of fava beans (Hodmedod’s)
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
swede (Camel CSA / Trerair)
cauliflower (Trerair)
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*green coriander
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
cavolo nero (Restharrow)

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Harvesting cavolo nero in a cold nor’westerly

Our marvellous growers and volunteers braved icy winds and hail showers to bring in the harvest.

In all the veg boxes:-
*parsnips
*sprouted mung beans
*leeks
*onions
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
savoy cabbage (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*cavolo nero
*dried olive green lentils (Hodmedod’s)
*squash (Camel CSA) or daikon (Camel CSA) or Brussels sprouts (Trerair)

*  = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Squash in the veg boxes give us brightness in the gloom

The bright colours of Autumn Crown and Uchiki Kuri squash help cheer us up on these dark and soggy December days. We keep healthy in winter by consuming plenty of kale – a nutrient-rich “superfood”.

In all the veg boxes:-
*carrots
*kale – Red Russian or Cottagers
*leeks
*elephant garlic
*can of carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*squash – Autumn Crown or Uchiki Kuri
*Jerusalem artichokes
Brussels sprouts (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Cornish vegetable crops battered by Storm Arwen

Our growers and volunteers managed to get most of the harvesting done by the time Storm Arwen struck Cornwall. Our outdoor veg crops took a bit of a battering; fortunately our polytunnels survived in the lee of the hedge.

In all the veg boxes:-
*rainbow chard
*leeks
*spring (!) cabbage
*parsnips
*sprouted mung beans
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*coriander
*calabrese or mixed salad leaves
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Camel CSA hosts the team from Newquay Orchard

We had a brilliant fact-finding visit from the growing gang at Newquay Orchard, who are setting up a new community supported agriculture scheme. Like all best guests they helped us with the harvesting.

In all the veg boxes:-
*curly kale
*carrots
*onions
*Jerusalem artichokes
*dried cannellini beans (Camel CSA) or dried olive green lentils ((Hodmedod’s)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*elephant garlic
*calabrese or daikon or turnips or mixed salad leaves
cauliflower (Restharrow)

New cargo bike for veg box deliveries

Pedalling up those pesky hills in our home town of Wadebridge has suddenly got easier. Bicycle courier Mike Boucher of Wadebridge Coasters Cycling Club is the proud new owner of an electric cargo bike for delivering our veg boxes.