December 24, 2021
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
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 17, 2021
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
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 12, 2021
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
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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December 5, 2021
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)
* = grown to organic principles
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Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 29, 2021
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)
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 21, 2021
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)
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 12, 2021
Kalettes are a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale with a sweet and nutty flavour. We’ve discovered they’re much easier to grow in Cornwall than Brussels sprouts. Although a little bit fiddly to pick they’ve fast become a favourite in our veg boxes.
Several of our volunteers make traditional chutneys and pickles for us every year from gluts of various fruits and vegetables. First up this autumn are spiced pears and piccalilli.
In all the veg boxes:-
*kalettes
*jar of spiced pears or piccallili
*cavolo nero
*leeks
*beetroot
*squash (Fowey River Veg))
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*rainbow chard
*tomatoes (last of)
*daikon or turnips or mixed salad leaves
* = grown to organic principles
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Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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November 6, 2021
Our growers and volunteers soon got the job done. The new-season parsnips are tender, tasty and easy to get out of the ground.
The mung bean sprouts in this week’s veg boxes are home produced. We’ll be providing other types of sprouted beans and seeds to add variety over the winter months.
In all the veg boxes:-
*parsnips
*carrots
*oni0ns
*sprouted mung beans
*kale – curly or Cottagers
*butternut squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*salad leaves (including oriental varieties)
*rainbow chard
*Bramley apples (Mark Norman / Jonathan Collins, Trelights)
* = grown to organic principles
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Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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October 31, 2021
No, it’s not a joke. Our ‘April’ variety spring greens, both indoors and outside, are maturing now – in October! We blame climate change which is causing increasingly unpredictable and challenging weather conditions for growers across the UK.
During the winter months we periodically put tinned or dried beans and lentils in the veg boxes. We do this because we’re supporting Hodmedod’s, a trend-setting young company that’s encouraging more British farmers to grow pulses and grains and cultivate them in a sustainable manner.
In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*spring greens
*leeks
*carrots
*tomatoes
*pak choi or *radish bunch or *salad leaves (including oriental varieties)
dried olive green lentils (Hodmedod’s)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*cucumbers (last of)
*turnips or *daikon (mooli)
*red cabbage (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
* = grown to organic principles
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Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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October 23, 2021
It’s half term so there’s plenty of time to carve our #halloween lanterns!
In all the veg boxes:-
*Jack-o’-Lantern pumpkin
*kalettes
*mixed oriental salad leaves
*spring onions
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*beetroot
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*pakchoi
*garlic
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless indicated otherwise
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