June 12, 2019
The best place to be this Friday was in the polytunnels out of the torrential rain! Work placement University of Exeter Cornwall student Finn and grower Bridget kept warm and dry while picking broad beans.
In all the boxes:-
*broad beans
*spring onions
*parsley
*mixed salad leaves
*white turnips or beetroot
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
Cornish new potatoes (Total Produce Local)
Standard boxes also have:-
*kohlrabi
*calabrese or green onions
*spring greens
All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles Please wash all produce thoroughly
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June 2, 2019
There are lots and lots of outdoor-grown goodies in our veg share this week.
In all the boxes:-
*spring onions
*spring greens
*peas or broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*white turnips or beetroot
*new potatoes ‘Rocket’ (Mark Norman, |Bodmin)
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)
Standard boxes also have:-
*chard
*calabrese
All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles Please wash all produce thoroughly
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May 26, 2019
So much to harvest on picking and packing day! While Bridget, Jane and Spencer picked the peas, Mark and Tony tackled the salad leaves.
In all this week’s boxes:-
*peas or broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*parsley
*green onions
*new potatoes ‘Rocket’ (Mark Norman, |Bodmin)
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)
Standard boxes also have:-
*kohlrabi
*white turnips or beetroot
*spring greens (Mark Norman)
All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
* = grown to organic principles Please wash all produce thoroughly
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April 28, 2019
More ways of beating the ‘hungry gap’ in our weekly veg boxes – parsley plants in a pot, sprouted mung beans and British-grown red haricot beans from Hodmedods.
In all the boxes this week: –
*whole lettuce (Camel CSA)
*potted parsley plants (Camel CSA)
*mung bean sprouts (Camel CSA)
*turnips (Camel CSA)
*spring greens (Camel CSA)
rhubarb (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
can of red haricot beans (Hodmedods)
cauliflower (Total Produce)
leeks (Total Produce)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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March 31, 2019
We’re continuing to offer a wide selection of vegetables in our Cornish veg boxes despite the ‘hungry gap’. Our 70 CSA members particularly value the early polytunnel crops that include ‘Freckles’ lettuce, spring onions and radishes.
In all the boxes this week: –
*mixed salad leaves
*radishes
*mung bean sprouts
*foraged wild garlic (Camel CSA)
spring greens (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
parsnips (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
purple sprouting broccoli (*Camel CSA / Restharrow)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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March 17, 2019
Our volunteer packing and packing team keep going in all weathers. This Friday they battled against a Cornish spring gale to get the weekly veg boxes out on time.
In all this week’s veg boxes: –
*radishes (Camel CSA)
*spring onions (Camel CSA)
*mixed salad leaves (Camel CSA)
celeriac (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
spring cabbage (Restharrow)
purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*parsley or green coriander (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
onions (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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March 10, 2019
It’s that time of year again! We’re absolutely loving the first of the foraged wild garlic leaves in our veg boxes. Stuck for ideas? Go to the recipes page on our website and look under ‘G’ for garlic.
In all this week’s veg boxes: –
*foraged wild garlic (Camel CSA)
*mung bean sprouts (Camel CSA)
*spinach or chard (Camel CSA)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
red cabbage (Restharrow)
beetroot (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*mixed winter salad leaves (Camel CSA)
*parsnip (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
Jerusalem artichokes (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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March 4, 2019
For the first time ever we’ve got fenugreek sprouts in our weekly veg boxes. Our inventive growers Mark and Bridget produce various sprouted beans and seeds to keep us going during the ‘hungry gap‘. This happens in spring when last season’s over-wintered crops are running out and this year’s veg, which are only just being sown, won’t be ready to harvest till May.
*sprouted fenugreek seeds (Camel CSA)
*spring onions (Camel CSA)
*mixed winter salad leaves (Camel CSA)
*purple sprouting broccoli or kale (*Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*savoy cabbage (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
celeriac (Restharrow)
kale or *purple sprouting broccoli (Restharrow / *Camel CSA)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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February 25, 2019
A grand mix of local produce in our veg boxes this week. Thanks to growers Mark and Bridget and volunteer picking & packing team members Charlotte, Danny, Jane, Janet and Max.
We’ve all got a jar of crab apple and chilli jelly as a special treat. An extra big thanks to Camel CSA volunteer Jane Indge who made it for us. We produce preserves like this in the autumn to store and put in the boxes during the ‘hungry gap’.
In all the boxes:-
*baby carrots (Camel CSA)
*crab apple and chilli jelly (Camel CSA)
kale (*Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick) Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
purple sprouting broccoli (Total Produce)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*spinach (Camel CSA)
*heritage beetroot (Camel CSA)
*Jerusalem artichokes (Restharrow)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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February 18, 2019
Camel CSA members love our winter salad leaves, grown in the polytunnels to organic principles. They contain a mixture of ‘Freckles’ lettuce leaves, rocket, red mustard, mibuna, mizuna and baby chard.
In all the boxes:-
*bean sprouts (Camel CSA)
*mixed winter salad bag
*chard or spinach (Camel CSA / Mark Norman, Bodmin)
red cabbage (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Restharrow)
leeks (Restharrow)
potatoes – ‘Wilja‘ (Colwith Farm, Lanlivery)
Standard boxes also have:-
*parsley (Camel CSA)
*turnips (Camel CSA)
*swede (Camel CSA)
*= grown to organic principles. Please wash all produce thoroughly.
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