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

It’s lucky dip time! There’s a melon for some in the veg boxes this week. We really do try to share them out fairly so nearly everyone gets one.

The melons are ripening very late but they’re just as juicy as in previous seasons.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*melon or *aubergine or *green pepper
*black Spanish radishes
*salad leaf mix
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*onions
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*calabrese or *rhubarb chard
*sweetcorn
*French beans

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

We’re growing this exotic-looking radish for the first time this season. Spicy long black Spanish radishes have a bright white flesh. They’re delicious sliced thinly or grated into salads and can be roasted too.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*black Spanish radishes
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*red Russian kale
*green pepper and/or *aubergine and/or *courgettes and/or *sweetcorn
potatoes ‘Manitou’ (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

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


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

It’s simply the best time of year to eat tasty homegrown tomatoes. We love them so many ways – raw in salads or roasted in sauces and soups, ideally with our own freshly-picked basil.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*salad leaf mix
*parsley
*calabrese or sprouting broccoli or pakchoi
*potatoes
*green pepper or aubergine (Camel CSA) or *courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

Also in the standard boxes:
*green onions
*radishes
*peas (Camel CSA) or *French beans (Mark Norman)


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

All the protected summer crops in our four large polytunnels are doing really well – notably green peppers. basil, tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, and melons.

As a special bonus for all their hard work, our Thursday volunteer team enjoyed sharing the first of the ripe juicy melons for ‘crib‘ – their mid-morning break.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*salad leaf mix
*beetroot or *turnips
*potatoes
*green pepper or *courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*calabrese (Camel CSA) or sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*basil
*red Russian kale
*French beans (Mark Norman)


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

We regularly donate extra produce to the café at Concern Wadebridge – The John Betjeman Centre. Angie, the centre’s cook, was delighted to be handed a box of surplus sprouting broccoli this week. The kitchen also received the contents of two veg bags gifted by Camel CSA members who are on holiday.

All our surplus produce is given away, or made into delicious homemade preserves to go in the veg boxes. Green waste is turned into compost to enrich the soil in the no-dig vegetable beds

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*salad leaf mix
*potatoes
*sprouting broccoli (Camel CSA) or calabrese (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Trerair)

Also in the standard boxes:
*basil
*green onions
*aubergine (Camel CSA) or *French beans (Mark Norman, Bodmin)


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

Community volunteers are vital to our success – they support our paid growers and get the opportunity to learn about cultivating 50 varieties of vegetables. Have you ever considered joining our team? Find out more at camel-csa.org.uk/volunteer.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*spring onions
*tomatoes
*cucumbers
*seasonal salad leaf mix
*potatoes ‘Colleen’
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*French beans (Mark Norman) or broad beans (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*basil
*calabrese or *beetroot
Devon strawberries (Continental Wholesale Fruits)


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

The cucumbers are cropping madly this week as they top another marvellous selection of our seasonal summer produce in this week’s veg boxes.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*cucumbers
*chard
*seasonal salad leaf mix
*potatoes ‘Colleen’
*courgettes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
beetroot (*Camel CSA / Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)

Also in the standard boxes:
*basil
*tomatoes or *calabrese
broad beans (Trerair Farm)


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

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