Nadelik Lowen! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from everyone at Camel CSA.

Our volunteer growing, picking and packing teams have been spending a mad couple of days preparing the bumper seasonal veg boxes for delivery all over Wadebridge and the surrounding area in north Cornwall.

We also made sure we had plenty of time to relax together over home bakes, mince pies and mulled wine. We’re now having a well-earned rest and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

In all the bumper Christmas veg shares:-
*leeks
*carrots
*mixed salad leaves
*squash – ‘Crown Prince’
*elephant garlic
jar of homemade green tomato chutney
jar of honey (Wadebridge Beekeeping Group)
Brussels sprout stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)
parsnips (Continental Wholesale Fruits, Pensilva)

Standard boxes also have:
*fresh herbs (rosemary, bay)
swede (Trerair)
cauliflower (Gluvian Growers, St Columb)

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

It’s reached that point in the season when we have a diverse selection of vegetable crops ready in the polytunnels. They include Asian varieties such as the white radish known as daikon (mooli) and leafy greens like pak choi. In winter we also become much more reliant on other local growers to help us provide plenty of variety in the veg boxes.

In all the weekly veg shares:-
*pak choi ‘Vivid’
*daikon/mooli or radishes
*onions (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
cauliflower (Gluvian Growers, St Columb)
leeks (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
beetroot (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*rhubarb chard
*spring onions or garlic
*sprouted fenugreek seeds

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

We have a bunch of very loyal and long-standing regulars on our volunteer picking and packing team. They turn up every Friday in all weathers on our site at Treraven Farm and stay till the very last veg box is ready to go.

The volunteers are guided by two experts – Mark our grower and delivery e-van driver, and Jane M our packing shed coordinator (standing together in the centre of this group). Big thanks as ever to Alex, Steve, Simon, Jane I, Toby, Hannah, Debbie, Charlotte, and Claire.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*winter squash
*spring onions
*coriander or parsley
*jar of homemade preserves
*parsnips (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
sprout stalk (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*brown onions
*celeriac
*garlic

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

Our growers and volunteers wrapped up warm in the freezing temperatures and were full of winter cheer as they picked and packed the vegetables this week.

The butternut squashes in the boxes are from Mark Norman, one of our dedicated paid growers, who has his own one-acre vegetable plot on the edge of Bodmin.

In all the weekly veg boxes:-
*leeks
*spring onions
*coriander
*butternut squash (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*parsnips (Mark Norman)
savoy cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*mixed salad leaves
*beetroot or mooli
*sprouted mung beans

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

As winter begins to bite and the days get shorter, there’s nothing to beat the taste and texture of healthy fresh green veg grown in the shelter of our polytunnels.

Deliveries as usual to homes and pick-up points are by Mervyn Walker on his e-bike and Mark Norman in his electric van.

In all the weekly veg boxes:
*spring onions
*winter squash
*turnips
leeks Trerair Farm, St Eval)
purple cauliflower (Trerair)
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*mixed salad leaves
*kalettes
*dried olive green lentils (Hodmedod’s)

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

Volunteering is at the heart of our success. We’re so fortunate to have several regular teams of volunteers who sow, grow and bring in the harvest, guided by our professional growers. They work hard to ensure that our organic principles are upheld and nature left unharmed.

In all the weekly veg boxes:
*celeriac
*carrots
*varied squash
*onions
red cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm)

Standard boxes also have:
*pakchoi
*mixed salad leaves or parsley
*apples (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

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

Our growers and volunteers had to brave really tricky weather conditions this week. Several days of wild Cornish weather brought us a mix of strong winds, heavy rain, hail, sunshine, showers and spectacular rainbows.

In all the veg boxes:
*Black Tuscan kale (cavolo nero)
*daikon (mooli)
*carrots
*squash
*mixed salad leaves or coriander
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm)

Standard boxes also have:
*chillies
*onions
*parsnips (Mark Norman, Bodmin)

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

As Storm Ciaran raged across Cornwall the safest place for our volunteers and growers was inside the packing shed, out of the wind and rain.

Thankfully our polytunnels stood firm and we avoided serious damage across the veg growing site. We’re all being forced to adapt to more damaging weather extremes from extended drought to fierce wind speeds and intense rainfall.

In all this week’s veg shares:
*pumpkins ‘Jack Be Little’
*garlic
*coriander
*leeks (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
romanesco cauliflower (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm)

Standard boxes also have:
*carrots
*mixed salad leaves
*cooking apples

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

For Halloween this year we’ve grown lots of Jack Be Little pumpkins instead of the giant Jack-o’-Lantern variety. The mini ones look amazing when painted and decorated AND they’re much tastier to eat than carving pumpkins.

However we have also grown just a few Jack o’ Lantern pumpkins for children to carve.

More than 15 million large pumpkins go to waste every year, carved but not eaten, according to the Eat Your Pumpkin campaign from Hubbub. That’s enough for 95 million meals! 

In all this week’s veg shares:
*pumpkins ‘Jack Be Little’ or Jack o’ Lantern
*onions
*apples
*carrots or beetroot
*cavolo nero or rhubarb chard
purple sprouting broccoli (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm)

Standard boxes also have:
*beetroot
*Any two out of: cucumber / French beans / tomatoes / chillies / sweet peppers

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

We’re marvelling at the glowing jewel-like colours in the vegetable boxes this week – from red chillies to green peppers to orange-skinned squash to purple cauliflower. Don’t you just love this seasonal autumn bounty?

In all this week’s veg shares:
*sweet pepper / chilli combo
*squash ‘Uchiki Kuri’ or ‘Green Hokkaido’
*carrots
*coriander
*cavolo nero or rhubarb chard
purple cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
potatoes ‘Picasso’ or ‘Wilja’ (Trerair Farm)

Standard boxes also have:
*mixed salad leaves
*cucumber / French beans / tomatoes / cooking apples

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

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