Phew! What a scorcher

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August 12, 2022

Spare a thought for the efforts of our growers and volunteers as they carried on working outfoors and in the polytunnels during the heatwave.

In all the veg boxes:-
*tomatoes
*cucumber
*French beans or *peas in pod
*green pepper or *aubergine
*spring onions or carrots
*mixed salad leaves / microgreens
potatoes (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*mixed beetroot
*fennel bulb
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

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

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Fennel in Camel CSA’s weekly boxes

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August 7, 2022

Also basil and tomatoes – what a cracking combination! All grown by us at Treraven Farm.

In all the veg shares:-
*basil
*tomatoes
*cucumber
*fennel bulb or *aubergine
*new potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
*mixed lettuce leaves / microgreens
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*summer carrots
*Red Russian kale
*French beans or *fennel bulb

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

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First of the tomatoes in this week’s veg boxes

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July 31, 2022

Such summer plenty!

In all the veg shares:-
*tomatoes
*cucumber
*rainbow chard
*beetroot
*new potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
*mixed lettuce leaves / microgreens
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*aubergines
*spring onions
*French beans or *broad beans

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Microgreens in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

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July 23, 2022

Our volunteer pickers and packers are getting very nifty with the scissors! Microgreens are simply the seedlings of a variety of vegetables and herbs. They’re loaded with nutrients and full of intense flavours and textures.

In all this week’s veg shares:-
*French beans
*spring onions
*radishes
*new potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
*mixed lettuce leaves / microgreens
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*cucumber (Camel CSA) or *calabrese (Mark Norman)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*tomatoes
*peas in pod or *broad beans
*garlic

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Heads down to pick veg and beat the heatwave

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July 17, 2022

Our growers and volunteers are starting at the crack of dawn to cope with the heat and harvest all the delicious produce for our weekly veg boxes.

In all this week’s veg shares:-
*French beans
*cucumbers
*spring onions
*summer carrots
*new potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
*mixed lettuce leaves or *radish bunch
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*basil
*peas in pod or *broad beans
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval) or *calabrese (Mark Norman)

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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What’s not to like in our Cornish veg boxes?!

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July 9, 2022

We reckon Camel CSA’s vegetable box delivery round in north Cornwall is one of the most beautiful in the UK! It takes in coast and countryside from surf mecca Polzeath to Rough Tor on Bodmin Moor.

In all this week’s veg shares:-
*basil
*new potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
*spring onions or *green onion(s)
*kohlrabi or *summer turnips (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*broad beans or *podded peas or *can of carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
strawberries ((Mitchell Fruit Garden)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*beetroot – ‘Chioggia’ / ‘Golden Boldor’
*cucumber or *courgettes (Mark Norman)
cavolo nero – black Tuscan kale (Trerair)

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Broad beans and peas in our Cornish veg boxes

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June 26, 2022

There are bees everywhere. We like to grow lots of pollinator-friendly annual flowers close to our vegetables as they encourage the right kind of insects. This year’s selection includes viper’s bugloss, English marigolds, feverfew, borage, cornflowers and foxgloves.

In all this week’s veg shares:-
*broad beans or *peas in pod (Camel CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*new season beetroot
*rhubarb (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
*green onion(s)
*second early potatoes – ‘Kestrel’
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)

Standard veg shares also have:-
*radishes – ‘French breakfast’
*summer turnips or *kohlrabi
*wet green garlic or *cucumber

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Such summer bounty in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes

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June 18, 2022

Glowing colours amid shades of red dominate the veg shares this week – radishes, rainbow chard, beetroot, strawberries. We have the very first of the cucumbers too.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*radishes – ‘French breakfast’
*broad beans or *peas in pod or *calabrese
*bag of salad leaves
*summer turnips or *kohlrabi
*new potatoes – ‘Casablanca’ or ‘Kestrel’
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*rhubarb chard or *cucumber
*beetroot
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Tender summer turnips in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

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June 12, 2022

Newly-harvested summer turnips are so delicious cooked or thinly sliced raw. They’re very underrated.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*summer turnips
*broad beans or *peas in pod or *spring onions
*whole lettuce
*new potatoes ‘Casablanca’
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*rhubarb chard
*wet garlic
*fenugreek sprouts

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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Super-sized spring onions in our veg boxes

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June 4, 2022

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*spring onions
*whole lettuce
*new-season turnips or *beetroot or *kohrabi
*broad beans or *can of fava beans (Hodmedod’s)
*new potatoes ‘Casablanca’ (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)

Standard veg boxes also have:-
*spring greens or *carrots
*parsley
*green onion(s)

*  = grown to organic principles

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

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