It’s a wrap! A grand bunch of growers and volunteers got the bumper Christmas vegetable shares ready for collection and delivery on Friday from our site at Treraven Farm, Wadebridge.

As usual, it was a fantastic team effort. Thank you so much to everyone involved – all the people who turn up week in, week out in all weathers to grow and share climate-friendly veg with our local community in north Cornwall.

In all the festive veg boxes:
*carrots
*Crown Prince squash
*leeks
*bunch of fresh herbs (sage, rosemary, bay)
green tomato chutney (made by Camel CSA volunteers)
jar of Cornish honey (Wadebridge Beekeepers Association)
sprouts stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
cauliflower (Trerair)
Cornish parsnips (Continental Wholesale Fruits)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have :
*elephant garlic
swede (Trerair)
golden beetroot (Continental)

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

We’re very fortunate to have a very good squash harvest this year and they’re storing well.

We grow lots of different varieties and Crown Prince has always been our first choice, with Uchiki Kuri a close second.

Now we’re wondering whether gorgeous blush pink Kabocha will become a firm favourite too!

In this week’s veg shares:
*squash – ‘Kabocha’
*leafy kalette tops
*elephant garlic
*can of fava beans (Hodmedod’s)
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
red onions – Cornwall (Continental Wholesale Fruits)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair)

Also in the standard boxes:
*rhubarb chard
*beetroot
*kalettes

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

The kalettes have surpassed themselves this year. They just keep on coming. They’re a wonderful cross between kale and Brussels sprouts and are highly nutritious.

There’s a wider selection from elsewhere in this week’s veg boxes. Organic field-grown vegetables are in short supply in Cornwall. Rather than source organic vegetables from much further afield, we choose to support other trusted local suppliers

In this week’s veg shares:
*kalettes
*bean sprouts
*bay leaves
purple sprouting broccoli(Trerair Farm, St Eval)
leeks – Cornwall (Continental Wholesale Fruits)
parsnips – Devon (Continental)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair)

Also in the standard boxes:
*coriander or salad leaves
*kale
white cabbage (Trerair)

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

One of our staple crops is kale as it’s so resistant to Cornish wind and rain. We grow several varieties throughout the year – Cottager’s, curly, red Russian, and black Tuscan (cavolo nero).

In this week’s veg shares:
*Cottager’s kale or calabrese
*butternut squash
*garlic
*Jerusalem artichokes
*can of carlin peas (Hodmedod’s)
Romanesco cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm)

Also in the standard boxes:
*onions
*swede
*beetroot (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

Brrrr – what a change! The first frost of the winter was visible on the kalette tops in the early morning as we harvested veg for the weekly veg shares.

At the same time we have the last of the green peppers in all the boxes and the remaining cucumbers in the standard boxes. It’s been a very strange season.

In this week’s veg shares:
*kale – ‘Cottager’s’
*green pepper
*onions
*beetroot
*Jerusalem artichokes
savoy cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm)

Also in the standard boxes:
*cucumbers
*salad leaves or parsley
*squash

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

It’s such a mild autumn in Cornwall our Friday picking and packing team can still enjoy their break outside once the veg boxes are ready to go.

The kalettes are already being harvested although it’s only November and we still have a few cucumbers and green peppers in the polytunnels as well.

In this week’s veg shares:
*kalettes
*salad leaves or parsley
*cucumber or *green pepper
*tenderstem broccoli
*Bramley apples (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm)

Also in the standard boxes:
*elephant garlic
*rhubarb chard
*green pepper or *cucumber

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

We have an interesting seasonal mix in this week’s veg boxes – ranging from radishes to red Russian kale..

In this week’s veg shares:
*radishes
*butternut squash
*green chillies
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
leeks (Trerair Farm)
swede (Trerair Farm)
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm)

Also in the standard boxes:
*green pepper or cucumber
*beetroot
*Bramley apples (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

We have a vacancy for an experienced vegetable grower to join our dynamic and friendly team at Camel Community Supported Agriculture in Wadebridge, Cornwall. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and committed person who has a passion for producing local food agroecologically, connecting with people, and promoting community values. 

Camel CSA supplies a weekly veg share throughout the year to a membership of 70 local households. We were among the very first few CSAs in the UK and have been running since 2009. 

The ideal candidate will be an experienced grower who understands and is committed to organic and agroecological farming principles and is able to manage the growing team and to support volunteers. You will be a compassionate and professional communicator and have good organisational skills.

Closing date for applications: 17 November 2024. Please share with anyone you know who might be interested.

The full job description can be viewed and downloaded below.

We LOVE autumn – especially when it’s the right moment to bring in the Halloween pumpkins and winter squashes.

Our growers and Thursday volunteer team had great fun picking them and laying them out to ‘cure’ under cover. The pumpkins will go in the Halloween veg boxes, and the squash will be put in the cool store for winter use.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*green chillies
*aubergines or *green peppers
*tenderstem broccoli or *red Russian kale
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*melon ‘Blenheim Orange’
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*beetroot
*French beans or *white turnips
*salad leaf mix

* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

We’re almost at the end of our summer crops grown in the protection of the polytunnels. Tomatoes, basil, aubergines, cucumbers, and sweet peppers will soon be a sweet memory as we begin harvesting our selection of winter brassicas.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*cottager’s kale
*fennel or *beetroot
*black Spanish or *red English radishes
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*French beans or *basil
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*aubergines
*melon or *green peppers
*salad leaf mix


* = grown to organic principles.  Please wash all veg thoroughly  
Produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise indicated

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