Who said that hunting for eggs was only an Easter activity? OK, maybe no-one. Here at the farm we have an egg hunt several times a day, as our lucky hens have one hectare of overgrown field to roam freely in, and some even roost during the day in the willow trees. Some days we can find over 100 eggs in the field (and the same number in the houses).
Two of our WWOOFers left last week having each spent one month living and volunteering here on the farm - Matt from Cheshire and Jake from Sheffield. Many thanks to Matt and Jake for spending time with us helping on the farm.
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| Jake picking tomatoes in one of our tunnels. |
Our weekly plant sales started again in the farmyard yesterday, and will now be on Friday mornings from 10am till 1pm.
These were taken earlier this week by a friend on the aeroplane to the Isles of Scilly, which often passes directly over the farm.
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| Market Garden. |
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| Allotments and hay meadows. |
All our own veg grown here on the community farm, delivered throughout the St. Just, Penzance, St. Ives area, by our team of volunteer drivers.
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| Sungold tomatoes. |
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| Ambo potatoes. |
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| Rainbow chard. |
Yesterday's boxes -
£7 box - basil, rainbow chard, a cucumber, a garlic, lemon verbena, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes.
£11 box - basil, French beans, beetroot, rainbow chard, 2 cucumbers, onions, potatoes, salad leaves, and tomatoes.
www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk/events/tom-hunt/
This week we were delighted to be asked by Tom Hunt to supply fresh produce for his cooking demonstrations at this weekend's Rock Oyster Festival - please follow the above link for details. We sent him two of this week's standard veg boxes (French beans, Ambo potatoes, rhubarb, blackcurrants, tomatoes, rainbow chard, garlic, cucumbers and peppers) plus dill, mint, basil, more tomatoes and cucumbers, a tray of eggs, 2 jars of mayonnaise from the farm shop, and some New Zealand spinach.
Tom runs a tapas bar in Bristol (www.pocotapasbar.com) marrying his passions of good food, cooking, and sustainability issues. He has also published a book entitled "Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet" (https://tomsfeast.com/).
Thank you for choosing produce from Bosavern Community Farm, and good luck with your cooking demonstrations tomorrow.
We held a series of plant sales in the farmyard in May, June and July, on Saturday mornings, with local growers coming along to sell their plants. These were well attended, providing a safe outdoor social occasion, as well as augmenting the offerings in our farm shop.
