Projects for this year

We have plenty of exciting projects to get on with this year, so if any of the following tickle your fancy and you wish to come and lend a hand or otherwise get involved, please contact us on info@bosaverncommunityfarm.org.uk.

• building a new compost toilet to allow us to re-site our camping area to a more secluded field;
• renovating the cob house to enable it to be used as a potting shed and storage area;
• improving biodiversity and pollinator habitat on the farm, in association with the Wheal Buzzy Project from West Cornwall AONB;
• possibly a passive solar shower, for our campers and other visitors;
• a farm nature trail;
• a rabbit fence and tree-bog in the new allotment field;
• a new entrance way and parking area in Home Field, to allow easier safer access into the farm;
• all of this as well as the farm's core activities of producing food (picking, packing, planting, weeding, animal care etc.).

 We also need help in the farm shop and at our regular farmer's markets - so do please get in touch!

Penwith Green Fair

Bosavern Community Farm will have a stall at the Penwith Green Fair in St. John's Hall, Penzance, on Saturday 20th April 10am till 3pm. Please come along and support us and the other stall-holders and events on the day.

Our first PSB of the season

On Wednesday afternoon we had our first harvest of purple sprouting broccoli of the season. Most of the plants haven't started producing yet, but those that have gave us more than 4kg at first pick. Most of this went into the farm shop, but some went into Friday's veg boxes, supplemented by local PSB from Cargease Organics.

The first time we've tried PSB in our new permanent raised beds - it seems to like it there (as has everything else except onions).

Cora, from Germany, helping with the fist pick.

Friday's veg boxes

On Friday we finished putting together 38 plastic-free not-for-profit veg boxes, most of which we delivered to people's homes around West Penwith, with the remainder being collected from the farm or other community hubs in the area. This week they contained a selection from the following:-
purple sprouting broccoli,
mixed salad leaves,
fresh coriander,
local organic potatoes (from Ruan Minor),
giant red mustard leaves,
leeks (the final few!),
cauliflower,
chervil,
and chard.
Small boxes cost £6, standard boxes £10, with free-range eggs, organic milk, and Vicky's bread as optional extras.
Email us on vegbox.bcf@bcents.org.uk for more information.

Alan and Sara, two wwoofers

Alan picking salad in the Mothership. Alan, from Rotherham, volunteered on the community farm for one month, and has left today to hitch-hike home.

Sara heading into the chicken field to collect eggs. Sara, from Italy via Newcastle, volunteered with us for one week, and has left today to return to university.

Many thanks to both Alan and Sara for their help on the farm.

Planting tomatoes

We sowed 200 tomato seeds in the hot bed at the beginning of February, potted them on in the polytunnel in March, and planted them into their final positions at the start of April. They are now all planted, side-shooted, and strung up ready for the season. Yesterday we potted on the second batch, and later this month we'll sow the third batch.

Cora stringing up our first batch of tomato vines in Nigel polytunnel.

Wheal Buzzy days

We have held two Wheal Buzzy days at the farm in recent weeks, in partnership with the West Cornwall AONB, as we look to increase biodiversity and bee habitat on the farm.

Propagating pollinator-friendly wildflowers to be transplanted to the farm meadows.

If you are interested in volunteering for this exciting project please contact Ian or Shelley at the farm on 01736 788454.