Sadly, another polytunnel cover has been ripped off by strong winds. Storm Isha tore into Polytunnel 4 in the same way Storm Henk harmed Polytunnel 1 just three weeks ago.

It’s by far the worst storm damage Camel CSA has suffered since setting up 15 years ago. We’re all used to bad weather in north Cornwall, but there’s no denying that climate change is making these severe weather events more frequent.

We don’t give up easily! Two replacement polytunnel covers are on the way and will be installed once the winds die down and the sunshine gets warmer.

Camel CSA is fortunate to have than 70 member households who can help share both the risks and rewards that come with vegetable growing. We rely on people to step up during challenging times like these to provide practical support for our paid growers and volunteer core management team.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*Crown Prince squash
*jar of homemade preserves
savoy cabbage (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
leeks (Trerair)
Brussels sprouts (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ or ‘Manitou’ (Trerair)
Devon parsnips (Continental Fruits, Pensilva)

Standard boxes also have:
*garlic
*Jerusalem artichokes or celeriac
*beetroot (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)


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

Our veg box pickers and packers are used to all the challenges that extreme weather throws at us in north Cornwall. This week we had to wait for the kalettes to thaw before we could pick them.

The rosette-shaped leafy tops to the kalette stalks also taste divine and look so pretty (especially when frozen!) So we always include them in the vegetable boxes as well.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*kalettes + kalette tops
*Crown Prince squash
*beetroot or mooli
*Shiitake mushrooms (Forest Fungi, Devon)
cauliflower (Trerair Farm, St Eval))
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*leeks
*sprouted mung beans
swede (Trerair)

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

Our growing community gathered together on Sunday to bless Camel CSA’s young orchard in a traditional Cornish Wassail.

We joined in playing music, singing, dancing, and making a din to wake the trees from their winter slumber, to encourage a bountiful harvest, and to frighten away any bad spirits. 

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Traditional Cornish tunes soon got fingers and toes tapping as families with young children joined in on their percussion instruments.

This is the second year that Camel CSA’s held its Wassail at Treraven Farm. It’s fast become one of our annual community celebrations alongside the autumn Apple Day and summer barbeque.

*Original Wassail song composed by Dee and Dave Brotherton of Tir ha Tavas, accessed from the Cornish National Music Archive

What beautiful crisp, dry weather for harvesting winter vegetables – just a little chilly! It’s such a contrast from last week’s damaging storms.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*leeks
*Crown Prince squash
*rhubarb chard
*elephant garlic
*winter salad leaves
celeriac (Trerair Farm, St Eval))
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*carrots
*sprouted alfalfa seeds
red cabbage (Trerair)

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

We’re putting a brave face on the loss of one polytunnel cover and damage to another during Storm Henk.

Our four large polytunnels are our biggest asset, and we rely on them extensively all year round to protect a large variety of seasonal crops like winter salad leaves and summer tomatoes.

They’re particularly valuable in spring for bringing on early vegetables needed during the ‘hungry gap’ when British-grown veg are in short supply.

In all this week’s veg boxes:-
*kalettes
*squash
*radishes
*coriander
leeks (Trerair Farm, St Eval)
cauliflower (Trerair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Trerair)

Standard boxes also have:
*carrots or *salad leaves
*sprouted mung beans
beetroot (Trerair)

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

We wish you all a very Happy New Year from Camel CSA.

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 

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