Gourmet Bonbon squash in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

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September 30, 2019

Such autumn bounty in this week’s veg boxes. Bonbon squash has thick orange flesh with a sweet ‘bonbon’ flavour and creamy texture full of vitamin A. Yum!

In all the veg boxes:-
*’Bonbon’ squash
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*peppers – red and green
*garlic
*red onions
*red Russian kale
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed salad leaves
*runner beans
*beetroot

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Parisian carrots in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

September 20, 2019

Parisian carrots are a miniature heritage variety shaped like golf balls, which are a gourmet treat in France. They’re best scrubbed gently and eaten raw. Children love them!

We also have the last of the sweetcorn in our boxes and the very last of the courgettes and patty pan squash grown for us all season by our head grower Mark Norman on his smallholding at Bodmin.

In all the veg boxes:-
*Parisian carrots
*sweetcorn
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*fennel bulb
*parsley
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed salad leaves
*French beans or runner beans
*calabrese or red Russian kale

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Bountiful harvest in our weekly veg boxes

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September 13, 2019

There was a fabulous volunteer turnout to assist growers Mark and Bridget with picking and packing veg boxes on Friday. Big thanks to Anna, Charlotte, Craig, Darren, Fiona, Jane, Janet and Toby.

In all the veg boxes this week:-
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*parsley
*chard / spinach
*red onions
*mixed salad leaves
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*carrot bunch
*French beans or runner beans
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Extraordinary tomato and aubergine harvest

September 6, 2019

In all the veg boxes:-
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*basil
*sweetcorn
*French beans or runner beans
red or green cabbage (Camel CSA / (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*beetroot – chioggia
*red onions
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Sweetcorn in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

August 30, 2019

Fresh, seasonal, local… such a wonderful veg harvest to share among our CSA members this week including the first of the sweetcorn.

sweetcorn-camelcsa-300819In all the veg boxes:-
*sweetcorn
*tomatoes – red and yellow
*aubergines
*red onions
*French beans or runner beans
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

mixed-salad-leaves-camelcsa-300819Standard boxes also have:-
*fennel bulb
*green peppers
*mixed salad leaves

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Awesome abundance in our weekly veg boxes

August 18, 2019

We’re overflowing with veg this week, so everyone’s getting a bonus item – eight or 11 veg varieties in each box instead of the usual seven or 10. It’s exactly how community supported agriculture works – we share the feasts as well as the famines!

In all the veg boxes:-
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*aubergines
*French beans
*basil
*fennel bulb
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin|)
*green pepper
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*cucumber
*runner beans
*baby carrots

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Loads of tomatoes in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

August 11, 2019

So many lovely tomatoes to share among our veg box members this week – a whole kilo each!

In all the veg boxes this week:-
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*aubergines
*courgettes or patty pan squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin|)
*cucumber
*runner beans
*calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*French beans
*green peppers
*mixed salad leaves

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Patty pan squash in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

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August 4, 2019

These delightful flying saucer-shaped ‘White Custard’ patty pan squash are a free bonus item in the veg boxes again this week. Our lead grower Mark Norman cultivates them on his No Dig plot outside Bodmin.

In all the veg boxes this week:-
*aubergine and tomatoes
*basil
*cucumber
*mixed salad leaves
*spring onions
*calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*French beans or runner beans
*green peppers
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Stupendous summer veg in our weekly boxes

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July 27, 2019

In all the veg boxes this week:-
*aubergine
*green pepper or tomatoes
*cucumbers
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*French beans or runner beans or peas in pod
*mixed salad leaves
*red onions
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*carrots
*calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
*chard

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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Basil in Camel CSA’s veg boxes

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July 20, 2019

In all the veg boxes this week:-
*basil
*tomatoes or aubergine (Camel CSA) or courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin / Ann Smith, Burlawn)
*French beans or peas in pod
*mixed salad leaves
*green onions
*calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA / Mark Norman)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)

Standard boxes also have:-
*cucumbers
*French beans – green or purple
*kohlrabi

All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all produce thoroughly

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