January 29, 2023
Succulent pak choi is over-wintered in our polytunnels – a real pick-up at this gloomy time of year.
In this week’s veg box shares:-
*pak choi
parsnips (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick
beetroot (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
Brussels sprouts stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
*can of carlin peas ( (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*mixed oriental salad leaves
*sprouted fenugreek seeds
swede (Trerair)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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January 22, 2023
We love sweet and nutty-tasting kalettes that grow so well in Cornwall.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*coriander
*curly kale
*kalettes (Camel CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*grey oyster mushrooms (Forest Fungi, Dawlish)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*mixed oriental salad leaves
*carrots
squash – ‘Crown Prince’ or ‘Harlequin’ (Trerair)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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January 13, 2023
Chard is such a useful staple in our veg boxes at this time of year.
One of Camel CSA’s oldest members has been making lots of different jams and jellies for us from hedgerow fruits and surplus fruit in people’s gardens including blackberries, damsons, quinces, pears and apples. Everyone has a jar this week. It’s a wonderful way of ensuring nothing goes to waste.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*rhubarb chard
jar of ‘waste not, want not’ jam or jelly
parsnips (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick
beetroot (Restharrow)
Brussels sprouts stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
leeks (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*parsley
*mixed oriental salad leaves
*dried olive green lentils (Hodmedods)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 17, 2022
This prolonged freezing cold spell has to be the longest we’ve ever endured at Camel CSA. It’s been a tough two weeks but we’ve still managed to fill the veg boxes!
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*carrots
*daikon radish (mooli) or *beetroot
*cavolo nero (black Tuscan kale)
*dried olive green lentils (Hodmedods)
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
onions (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*coriander bunch
*mung bean sprouts
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 10, 2022
Frozen! For the second Friday running our leafy brassicas were frozen hard and temperatures in the polytunnels fell to below -4.5C overnight. Polytunnel 1 was the warmest least cold place for our picking and packing volunteers to have their morning crib.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*daikon radish (mooli)
*pakchoi
*parsnips (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
red cabbage (Trerair)
leeks (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*carrots
*celeriac
*mung bean sprouts
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 5, 2022
The sudden hard frost on Friday morning came as a sharp reminder that it now really is winter. We were unable to harvest the frozen kale and had to leave it out of the boxes. Fortunately the salad leaves in the polytunnels were unaffected.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*Jerusalem artichokes
*mixed salad leaves
beetroot (*Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
carrots (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
Brussels sprout stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*can of fava beans (Hodmedod’s)
celery (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 28, 2022
We have a selection of veg this week that are ideal for putting into a speedy and fragrant stir fry. It includes a stalwart at this time of year – polytunnel-grown pakchoi.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*pakchoi
*spring onions
*coriander
*kalettes (CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*squash – ‘Bonbon’ (CSA) or ‘Butternut’ (Mark Norman)
parsnip (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
Standard shares also have:-
*sprouted mung beans
leeks (Trerair)
swede (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 20, 2022
You should never be fazed by this unappetising-looking vegetable – celeriac’s ugly exterior conceals beauty and versatility! Find out how to prepare and cook it here, including celeriac mash (an all-time fave) and celeriac and apple slaw.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*celeriac
*mixed salad leaves
*kale ‘Red Russian’
*can of carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
Standard shares also have:-
*garlic
celery (Restharrow)
red cabbage (Trerair)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 13, 2022
The butternut squash in the boxes this week are cultivated by Camel CSA member Mark Norman, who produces veg on his own smallholding just outside Bodmin. Most butternuts in the UK supermarkets come either from southern Europe or the southern hemisphere, as they need a long hot summer to mature. They thrived in the heatwave in Cornwall this year.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*mixed salad leaves or *cucumbers
*rhubarb chard or *cavolo nero
*jar of spiced pears
*butternut squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
beetroot (*Camel CSA / (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
leeks (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
Standard shares also have:-
*carrots
*spring onions
cauliflower ‘Romanesco’ (Trerair)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 6, 2022
We love pakchoi. It’s such a useful crop as it grows so quickly and there are so many delicious ways to prepare it. Ours have a few holes in the leaves nibbled by caterpillars which have flourished in this mild autumn weather (we don’t use pesticides, remember?!) The wriggly critters have now moved on after ignoring the tasty, crunchy stalks – the best part in our humble opinion.
In the weekly veg box shares:-
*pak choi
*kalettes or *bulb fennel
*radish bunch
*mixed salad leaves
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
onions (Restharrow)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
Standard shares also have:-
*kale ‘Curly Winterbor’
*turnips or *cucumber
parsnips (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all veg thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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