May 25, 2014
We’ve had a fun visit from Class 1 at St Mabyn School. The children named the vegetables and soft fruit in the field and spotted lots of minibugs. They also searched for worms, slugs and snails (plenty of those!) They all tasted peas from the polytunnel and planted a red onion to carry on growing at home.
May 23, 2014
Not good timing when Camel CSA’s growing team have so much more sowing and planting to do!
January 3, 2014
Congratulations to Camel CSA’s pickers and packers who made sure the veg boxes were ready on time this morning despite the water-logged conditions on our site.
Many thanks to expert growers Bridget and Mark N and to the volunteer team – Anne, Charlotte, Janet, Mike, Penny, Robert, Simon, Toby and Trish.
November 17, 2013
Spot the difference between Camel CSA’s veg box and IKEA’s. You can even peel off the lettuce leaves!
April 10, 2013
Camel CSA’s growers joined forces with the growing team from Trevalon CSA on our vegetable-growing site in north Cornwall to share skills, ideas and challenges.
A big thank you to the Trevalon team – Mark, Rod, Tom, Zulu, Peot and Emma for coming to visit us on one of the last bitterly cold days of our Cornish “spring”.
In the space of three hours we managed to fork over a couple of our long, narrow growing beds, remove most of the couch grass, spread a topping of compost and sow the first of the onion sets.
We also swapped experiences, ate cake and talked a great deal!
Thanks as well to our own growers – Mark N, Jane, Mike S, Mark M and Charlotte.
February 10, 2013
Great news if you live in north Cornwall – we can now deliver a weekly veg box to your doorstep.
Expert grower Mark Norman is delivering the boxes – a choice of standard or small – in his van every Friday afternoon to homes and workplaces.
You can join the veg box scheme if you live within a 10-mile radius of our site at St Kew Highway, near Wadebridge.
We grow much of the fresh seasonal box contents ourselves, using organic farming principles. Other local growers supply us with an extended range of vegetables to give the boxes all-year-round variety.
A small box (feeds 1-2) costs £8.15. The standard box (feeds 3-4) is £11.50.
You get a £2 discount if you pick up the box yourself from our vegetable-growing plot. We have a lease on two acres of land behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop.
Camel Community Supported Agriculture is a community interest company, so any profits are ploughed back into the project. Volunteers work with paid growers to produce, pick and pack the vegetables.
If you’re interested in a one-month trial or want to sign up for a regular weekly or fortnightly vegetable box please ring Cath Simmons on 01208 812685 or email her cath@camel-csa.org.uk
August 6, 2012
We’re holding an exciting programme of fun-filled summer holiday workshops for children. Three different sets of activities aimed at 4-11-year-olds start on Wednesday 15 August.
The action-packed sessions are led by workshop leader Diana Barry, also Camel CSA’s treasurer.
Diana says: “We’re aiming to help children understand exactly where their food comes from in a fun way. They’ll get to touch, smell and taste a variety of vegetables on our plot. They’ll learn how to recognise them, how to sow and grow and also how compost is made.”
Each workshop will run from 11am – 2pm (including break) on our vegetable-growing site at St Kew Highway. The cost for each child is £4, which includes art materials, squash/water and fruit/snacks.
Wednesday 15 August – COOL AS A CUCUMBER
Tickle your taste buds! Try a variety of vegetables while blindfolded. Explore the site and discover about our environment during more hands-on fun activities
Thursday 23 August – WHAT’S ROTTING?
Compost, marvellous compost! Examine it very closely and meet our specialists – the earthworms. Find out about the growth cycle of plants and how long it take for different things to decompose
• Friday 24 August – READY, STEADY, GROW
Touch, feel and smell plants! Discover how to sow and grow. Learn how to take care of plants to make them grow strong and tall. Take your own plant home
Please note: parents and guardians must remain on site. Tea, coffee and other refreshments will be available for sale next door at St Kew Harvest farm shop.
Booking for the workshops is essential, please e-mail: info@camel-csa.org.uk. If you have any queries, please e-mail dbarry2904@gmail.com or phone Danny on 01208 895083
