How Camel CSA is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

Camel CSA coronavirus contingency plan

Camel CSA has taken immediate action to minimise the risks to our members, staff growers and volunteers from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. We’re continuing to produce a regular supply of seasonal local food for our veg box members.

We are currently experiencing very high demand and Camel CSA’s subscription list is full. If you’d like to join the waiting list for trial membership please go to our sign-up page.

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Crispy crunchy radishes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

We have the first of the new season radishes in the boxes this week, cultivated by our lead grower Mark Norman on his own smallholding on the outskirts of Bodmin.

What’s in all the boxes this week: –
*mixed winter salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
*radishes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
beetroot (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*purple sprouting broccoli
red cabbage (Restharrow)
extra onions (Restharrow)

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

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Browse our A-Z page of vegetable recipes – nearly 400 for you to try.

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Purple sprouting broccoli in our Cornish veg boxes

What’s in all the boxes this week: –
*purple sprouting broccoli
*kale – curly or Red Russian
*Parisian carrots
*sprouted alfalfa seeds
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*flat-leaved parsley
*mixed winter salad leaves
jar of *crab apple and *chilli jelly or *green tomato chutney

*= grown to organic principles.  Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise

Need some cooking inspiration?
Browse our A-Z page of vegetable recipes – nearly 400 for you to try.

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Red Russian kale in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes

Our picking and packing team endured terribly wet and muddy conditions when they harvested the brassicas this week.

What’s in all the boxes this week: –
*kale – curly or Red Russian
*sprouted alfalfa seeds
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
beetroot (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
red haricot beans – British grown (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*purple sprouting broccoli
*mixed winter salad leaves
red cabbage (Restharrow)

* = grown to organic principles

Produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated.
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Need some cooking inspiration?
Browse our A-Z page of vegetable recipes – nearly 400 for you to try.

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Like to volunteer with us at Camel CSA?

Love fresh air and exercise? Support our sustainable growing practices? We have varied volunteering opportunities every Thursday on our beautiful relocation site at Treraven Farm, Wadebridge.

Camel CSA’s sustainable veg packed in fairtrade bags

We use fairtrade bags from GoJute in St Austell to transport our veggies and we’re proud to support Fairtrade Fortnight 2020.

In the veg boxes this week:
*purple-sprouting broccoli (*Camel CSA or Total Produce, Bodmin)
*sprouted mung beans
*kale – curly or Red Russian
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
parsnips (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Treesmill)

Standard boxes also have:
*spring cabbage
*flat-leaved parsley
*beetroot

* = grown to organic principles

Produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated.
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Need some cooking inspiration?
Browse our A-Z page of vegetable recipes – nearly 400 for you to try.

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Leafy salad mix in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

The longer days at the end of such a dreary winter are really encouraging our polytunnel crops to put on extra growth. The salad leaves in particular have put on a welcome spurt, meaning there’s enough for everyone to have a share this week.

In all the veg boxes:-
*mixed winter salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
tub of sea salt (Cornish Sea Salt Co)
leeks (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
parsnips (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*spring onions
*chard

Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated

* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

Need some cooking inspiration?
Have a look at our A-Z page of vegetable recipes on our website – nearly 400 for you to try.

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Kale, kale and more kale in the veg boxes

This week our own homegrown sprouted fenugreek seeds also join the super-nutritious line-up!

In all the veg boxes:-
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
*kale – cavelo nero or red Russian or curly
*onions
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
red cabbage (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Cornish caulis in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

We’ve also got healthy alfalfa sprouts this week to scatter on salads, sandwiches and stir fries.

In all the veg boxes:-
*alfalfa sprouts
*onions
*Celtic or savoy cabbage (Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
leeks (Restharrow) /
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
parsnips
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Succulent spring greens in this week’s share of the harvest

In all the veg boxes:-
*sprouted mung beans
*onions
beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
leeks (Restharrow)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
can of British-grown fava beans (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)