April 19, 2009
The next six weeks are crucial for Camel Community Supported Agriculture as we have so much work to do on our two-acre site at St Kew Highway.
We’re holding an additional volunteer session this Thursday 23 April from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Our usual weekend session is next Sunday 26 April from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Please make an extra special effort to come and help out at one of these times. We need to prepare a number of vegetable beds, sow more seeds and plant out cauliflower and cabbage seedlings.
Remember to bring strong shoes or wellies, waterproofs, gardening gloves, drinks and a snack. Also bring tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, forks and rakes. If the weather’s still good you might need suncream and a hat!
Click here for directions to the site. If you have any questions call Antonina at St Kew Harvest Farm Shop on 01208 841818.
Mark Norman, one of our three-strong team of expert growers, has this stark message for us:
“If we don’t get all the planting done in the next six weeks we won’t have enough vegetables later in the year to fill our boxes .
“We need as much volunteer help from members as we can get at this stage so we make the most of the planting season.”
Today we spread another 30-metre-long bed with compost and planted kohl rabi, turnips and radishes. We hoed between broad beans and onions to get rid of annual weeds, and earthed up the early potatoes.
Grateful thanks to expert grower Mark and volunteers Cath, Charlotte, John and Mike S.
April 13, 2009
Broad beans, early potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and onions are beginning to show above the ground on the field being cultivated by Camel Community Supported Agriculture at St Kew Highway.
We shifted a mountain of compost in glorious sunshine on Easter Sunday. Beetroot seed and red onion sets were sown in the new growing beds.
Special thanks to our three expert growers – Jane, Jeremy and Mark – and to volunteers Antonina, Catherine, Charlotte, Danni, Mike H and Mike S.
We hope to see even more of you between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m next Sunday.
Watch our latest video to find out why some of us decided to get involved.
April 10, 2009
It’s time to flex those muscles!
We’re hoping for a good turnout from Camel Community Supported Agriculture members on Easter Sunday to get more seeds into the ground. We also need strong people to put in some hard labour spreading compost on the beds.
Jane Mellowship, one of our team of expert growers, looks forward to meeting you on the field.
“Jobs include planting second early potatoes, preparing beds and sowing red onion sets, beetroot and turnip. We’ll probably be sowing in the polytunnel as well.”
Join us this Sunday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the site behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop. It’s going to be sunny, so do come!
Please bring strong shoes or wellies, waterproofs, gardening gloves, drinks and a snack. Also bring any tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, forks and rakes.
If you would like more information or have any questions call Antonina at St Kew Harvest on 01208 841818.
Click here for directions to the site.
April 2, 2009
There are lots of reasons why members of Cornwall’s first community-led agriculture project decided to get involved.
Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s latest video features different people explaining what inspired them to join in.
Click here to watch an earlier video about our first volunteer day in March.
Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s spring planting programme continues apace. We’re relying on volunteers to tackle a whole lot more jobs this Sunday 5 April.
Expert grower Jane Mellowship says:
“There’s lots of sowing to be done and more compost to put on beds. We plan to do carrots, parsnips, turnips, swiss chard and plant another bed of onion sets. Also dock leaf removal for the willing!
“A new seed order is being prepared. It includes broccoli, fennel and sweetcorn.”
We would love it if you could join us this Sunday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Our expert growers will be waiting for you at the site behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop.
Do come and help out. You will learn what’s involved in preparing a vegetable plot, what’s on the planting schedule and also work up a good appetite for Sunday lunch.
Please bring strong shoes or wellies, waterproofs, drinks and a snack. And don’t forget some gardening gloves! Also bring any tools, ideally wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, forks and rakes.
If you would like more information or have any questions call Antonina at St Kew Harvest on 01208 841818.
Click here for directions to the site.
April 1, 2009
Camel Community Supported Agriculture is featured in this week’s Cornish Guardian – Group sows the seeds of first community plot.
March 31, 2009
Above you can see some of our growing team regulars (left to right) Gav, Jane, Diana, Kitty, Charlotte, Jeremy
We feel we’re starting to get somewhere!
There was a good turnout on the field on Sunday. The Camel Community Supported Agriculture team worked hard to create additional seed beds, spread loads of compost, and get broad beans, peas and onions into the ground.
More seeds were planted in the polytunnel. Some of us tackled the remaining dock leaves with a vengeance.
Many thanks to Kitty, Ian, Mike, Jane, Gav, Jeremy, Charlotte, Frank, Mark and Diana.
March 29, 2009
We now have a new minute taker for Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s core group meetings. Many thanks to Mike Sadler for coming forward.
March 28, 2009
Signs of new life are evident within our group, not just on the vegetable patch.
Alex Harris, Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s minutes secretary, is about to go on maternity leave. So we are seeking a volunteer to take her place.
We need someone to take the minutes at meetings of our core management group, write them up and distribute them. This is not an onerous job as we share out correspondence tasks among the group. You just need to have some basic computer literacy and an ability to keep things short!
Meetings take place every two to three weeks, normally on a Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. in St Mabyn.
We’d be so grateful if someone could come forward. If you’d like to volunteer, please get in touch with us at camelcsa@btinternet.com or phone our chairman Ron Muckleston on 01840 230127.
March 25, 2009
All this hard work is starting to make a difference!
A big thank you to all Camel Community Supported Agriculture members who turned out in the sunshine last Sunday to plant potatoes, onions and shallots.
Please come and help out again this Sunday 29 March between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to get more seeds in the ground.
Mark Norman, one of our team of expert growers, says:
“There’s another bed of onions to plant together with broad beans and peas. We need to prepare another bed for sowing carrots and parsnips. Look out for broad beans and Jeruselem artichokes just peeking through.
“We have more seeds to sow in the polytunnel. Seeds sown in the tunnel three weekends ago are doing well. Some have been moved into the greenhouse for slightly cooler and less humid conditions with maximum light.”
Remember to bring wellies and waterproofs (just in case) as well as drinks and snacks. And don’t forget a pair of gardening gloves! If possible, bring a selection of tools – wheelbarrows, rakes, spades, forks and trowels.
We look forward to seeing you. You’ll be sure to get a warm and friendly welcome.
Watch this video of our first volunteer day.
If you would like more information or have any questions email Alex at alex@olivetreeevents.co.uk or call Antonina at St Kew Harvest on 01208 841818.
Click here for directions to the site.
