4-week veg bag trial
You can sign up for a 4-week bag trial if you live or work in or around Wadebridge, Bodmin, Delabole and the various places in between, or along the north Cornwall coast from St Teath to Port Isaac and Polzeath.
Choose your veg bag
Two sizes of vegetable bag, standard and small, are ready every Friday. We grow most of the fresh, seasonal contents ourselves. Other named local growers supply us with a range of extra local fruit and veg to give all-year-round variety.
Monthly subscription costs
A small weekly bag (feeds 1-2) is £65 a month paid in advance; a standard weekly box (feeds 2-4) is £84.50 a month. Prices include delivery to your home or workplace every Friday.
Save food miles and get a discount
A small bag costs £58.50 and a standard costs £78 per month if you collect your box yourself from a pick-up point in either Wadebridge or West Downs, Delabole.
Support for households in need
When you are away we offer to divert your veg bag to a household in need. We do this in partnership with the health and wellbeing teams at local GP surgeries in Wadebridge and Port Isaac. We can also donate your veg bag to Wadebridge Foodbank.
How our social enterprise works
Camel CSA is a community interest company (CIC), so any profits are fed back into the business. Members of our subscription scheme get a share in the produce, have an equal say in how we’re organised and are invited to take part in our volunteering activities. Some do, some don’t; it’s not compulsory!
Paid workers and volunteers
Camel CSA was set up in late 2008, began growing veg in early 2009 and became financially self-sustaining in 2013. There are now more than 40 regular volunteers and six part-time workers: two Lead Growers, a Seasonal Grower, an overall Coordinator, a Membership Secretary and a delivery driver.
The elected core management group make the day-to-day decisions.
Vulnerable adults
We also welcome vulnerable adults and young people who want to volunteer and share in the growing experience. Some come to us via local charities and support agencies. Others arrange to take part on an independent basis.
What are the benefits of joining us?
- You get to eat fresh, healthy and nutritious local food
- You know where your vegetables come from and the people who grow them
- You contribute directly to the local economy and reduce your food miles
- You have a say in how your food is produced
- You can enjoy fresh air and fun (and exercise!) by sharing in the work and the harvest and joining in social activities
- You get the chance to take advice and learn from professional growers
- You help make your community a better, healthier, more nature-friendly place
What is a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA schemes are all about promoting agroecological farming practices while mitigating climate change, providing local food, improving food security and connecting people with the land where their food is grown.
It’s a partnership between food producers and members of the local community. The economic risks and benefits are shared between those who grow the food and the people who consume it. A CSA is committed to community values as it provides work, education, recreation, health and well-being.
