Squash harvest 2020

On Saturday 17th October we harvested all our squash patch for the year, and laid them out to cure in the Propagation Station polytunnel, so they will be ready for Halloween. We harvested 450kg this year, about the same as last year, so a little disappointing but still good. There are several different types of squash as usual - crown prince, jack o' lantern, jack be little, turk's turban, butternut, blue ballet, green hokkaido, cheyenne bush, and Sue's bug pumpkin (grown from seed saved from a local grower - Sue Pentreath at Carallack - who passed away recently). 

The first pumpkin portions went into the standard veg boxes on Friday 23rd, and the rest will be available in the shop at £2 per kilo during the coming week and from then on. Next Friday's veg boxes will each get a lovely jack-be-little squash, perfect for eating (like all our squash), but also for carving and putting a tea-light in.

Giulia

Another one of our WWOOF team left us this week, on Wednesday morning, upon coming to the end of her stay - Giulia, from Italy but currently living in Scotland.

Giulia is on the right in this photo, dibbing holes to plant overwintering onion sets (Troy instead of our usual Radar, because they were the only ones I could buy/find at the time, and only 2.5kg instead of 5kg because even they had run out and I bought the last few) - many thanks Giulia!

Today's veg boxes

We are in the process of delivering 85 veg boxes around Penwith, containing:-

£7 box = beetroot, rainbow chard, kale, onions, a big leek, and potatoes.

£11 box = beetroot, kale, onions, a big leek, potatoes, spring greens, mixed salad leaves, a pepper, a portion of pumpkin, and green tomatoes for chutney.

Please email us at vegbox.bcf@bcents.org to find out more or to join our not-for-profit scheme.

Jasmine

Jasmine, on the right in this photo (alongside Phoebe, her cousin, who has taken Jasmine's place on the farm) volunteered with us for four weeks, and left on Sunday to head back home to Devon.

Many many thanks to Jasmine, and to all who help on the farm, and we wish her well with her future.

New chickens

On Wednesday 14th October we drove up to Launceston and brought back another 75 point-of-lay Colombian Blacktail laying hens to add to our flock. We buy them now to try and ensure egg supplies over the Christmas period. They have moved in to shed 2 alongside our 50 oldest birds.

Steam rollers

 

Saturday 10th October saw some interesting vehicles catching their breath in the layby opposite the farm....

Kati

Kati left us today after volunteering for three weeks as part of her annual trip to Cornwall (she was camping near Newquay for 2 weeks before joining us) from Germany. Many thanks Kati for all your help, and enjoy Falmouth!