Farmers' Markets

Bosavern Community Farm always has a stall at our three local farmers' markets:-
Sennen, in the hall behind the school, 09:00-12:00 every Tuesday;
St. Just, in the WI hall near the church, 09:30-12:30 every Saturday;
and Pendeen, in the Centre Of Pendeen, 10:00-13:00 every first and third Saturday of the month.

We are one of many stalls at these markets, with other stalls selling bread, raw chocolate, cheese, meat, curry sauces, crafts, jewellery, books, pies, cakes, quiches, jams, chutneys, soaps, chilli sauces, smoked fish, upcycled furniture etc.... Please come along and support your local producers and artisans, and support your communities and the local economy.

Each market also has a seated cafe, with cakes and tea and coffee.

Farm open day Sunday 1st October midday till 4pm

On Sunday 1st October, in association with CSA Network UK, we will be having an open day from 12 till 4pm, which is a free event to which everyone is invited. There will be a tour of the farm, a visit to the bee education shed with its demonstration hives, Rosie's food van, stalls from various conservation organisations, face painting, vegetable monster making, our farm shop, plus whatever else we can think of over the next week and on the day! Please come along to eat cake, learn about the farm, have fun, meet people, eat more cake, and maybe lend a hand - see you there...

Veg boxes 22nd September

Small veg box (£6) - red Russian kale, red peppers, purple-top turnips, carrots, Charlotte salad potatoes, and courgettes.

The standard veg box (£10) contained all of the above, plus leeks, mixed herbs, onions, and tomatoes.

Caroline, Tasha, Barbara, Larissa, and Will

Another batch of lovely wwoofers have recently left the farm - Caroline from Johannesburg in South Africa, Tasha from Gloucestershire on her second stay with us this year, Barbara from Austria, Larissa from Germany, and Will from Bristol. Lots of thanks and good wishes go from all of us to all of them!

Caroline (left) and Tasha in the farm shop.

Barbara (left) and Larissa in Home Field.

Will feeding old bread to the farm's chicken flock.

Bethany, Celine, Martin and Mira

The team of four wwoofers who helped us during hay harvest (and a lot more besides) have all left the farm over the weekend. Bethany (from Falmouth, on her third visit), Celine (from France), Martin (from Germany), and Mira (from Italy) all came to the end of their volunteering stays with us, and we thank them for their hard work and commitment during their time at the farm.

Veg boxes 1st September

Standard veg box for £10 (or £11 delivered to your door) - Charlotte salad potatoes, mixed salad leaves, French beans, ring-of-fire chillies, courgette(s), pepper(s), red Russian kale, rainbow chard, leeks (from Cargease Organics), and a sprig of Vietnamese corainder.

Our small veg box for £6 (or £7 delivered), contained the above minus the salad, beans, leeks, and chard.

Hay 2017

This year was our biggest hay harvest to date, producing 1000 bales from 4 fields. We cut the 3 fields included in our Entry Level Stewardship scheme, plus a small field at the top of the farm. The fields were cut on Thursday, turned on Saturday, baled on Sunday evening, then gathered and stacked in the barn on (Bank Holiday) Monday and Tuesday. Gathering hay is the hottest, sweatiest, itchiest, most physically demanding job of the year, and we'd like to thank everyone who helped with this massive task over two long hot days - Martin, Mira, Andy, Bethany, Celine, Ben and Ian - plus Alice and Shelley for helping in the farm shop and kitchen while we were out in the fields.

Carn meadow before cutting.

Hotel meadow before cutting.

Carn meadow baled and ready for gathering.

Martin and Andy gathering hay in Carn meadow.

Hugh and Andy with a trailer of hay.

Martin, Mira and Ben in the trailer ready to gather another load.

Mira and Martin loading the trailer.

Gathering hay in Hotel meadow.

Martin and Mira loading the trailer.

1000 bales stacked under cover in the open barn.

Our hay is now for sale at the usual £3 per bale, and local delivery may be possible for an extra charge. The fields are unsprayed and "unimproved", and the hay is stored undercover.