My aim is to provide fresh, in-season, organically grown vegetables at a price to compare with supermarkets, and delivered locally in south-east Cornwall.

Box Prices

What is a box scheme?
A box scheme is a system where a box of in season vegetables is deliverd to you each week. You can choose to have a small, medium or large box depending on the size of your household. This will be delivered directly to you or to a local drop off point, for your collection. Customers acting as drop off points receive a reduction on the price of their box. This means fresh, locally grown food gets to you as cheaply as possible. Seasonal fruit and mushrooms will also be available as an extra by special order.

What will you get in your box?
A small box will contain approx. 7lb(3.2kg) of fresh organic produce. A med. box will contain approx.; 12lb(5.4kg) and a large box approx.; 17lb(7.6kg). The weight of the boxes may vary slightly according the seasons but your box will always be good value for money. A more detailed guide to seasonal box contents can be found below. My aim is to ensure that there is always a good selection of produce provided in the boxes, with as much as possible grown here on the farm. If, however, some hungry caterpillars munch all the cabbage one week then we will have to supplement your box with organic produce bought from other local suppliers and growers. If I have to buy in, I will aim to buy as local as possible.

Each week you will be receiving a different selection of vegetables albeit 4 plus the staples of pots, carrots, onions. I try to put as seasonal as possible and as local as I can. However some of these items are available out of our seasons and do go into the boxes especially when the "hungry gap" is upon us between March and June (when our own crops are still too small to be harvested). I will put in different box contents each week but sometimes this does not happen due to the popularity of some vegetables. I will try to include a recipe for the lesser known veg so as to add to your eating enjoyment.

Seasonal Eating
What you might expect to see in your boxes at different times of the year.

• Spring: Broccoli, beetroot, cabbage, celeriac, chard, chinese leaves, kale, lettuce, leeks, onions, potato, spinach. turnip, cauliflower, board beans.

• Autumn: Calbrese, brussel sprouts, parsnip, marrow, squash, potato, carrot, onion cabbage, mooll radish, leeks, spinach.

• Summer: Salads, cabbage, spinach, courgette, cucumber, peppers, aubergine, tomato, peas, radish, sweetcorn, carrot, potato, onion, french beans.

• Winter: Potato, carrot, onion, kale, leeks, swede, salads, broccoli, beetroot, Chinese greens, pumpkin, turnip.

Should you become part of the box scheme you will be joining a growing band of folk who enjoy a weekly delivery of fresh produce. There are currently over 50,000 organic vegetable boxes delivered each week in the UK.

Fruit Boxes
I also offer 2 fruit box sizes:- £7 - 3/4 fruits £10 - 4/5 fruits
These are available on request plus an extras order list with a whole load of other yummy stuff.

Cancellations / Orders
These must be received no later than 11am, the Saturday before the following weeks delivery. Please make cheques payable to K.V.B. Please feel free to contact me to discuss your requirements.

Deliveries
I deliver to Millbrook through to Polperro, up to Bodmin, then across to Liskeard and Saltash. Delivery days - Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday.

Box Care
In order to have as much use out of the boxes as possible, please keep dry and do not bend. They fold flat for storage.

Keveral, Me And The Boxes
The box scheme has been running since 1997, and for the last three years, I have been managing it myself in order to create a sustainable living and to help the Keveral growers to market their fantastic fruit and vegetables. Keveral Farm has been Soil Association licensed since the early 1980s. Originally the box scheme was set up by the worker's co-op to help purchase the land where I and others live.

Why organic?
Organic food is grown without the aid of synthetic chemical fertilisers and pesticides. At Keveral Farm, the intent is to produce a feast of fresh healthy food without harming the environment. Organic vegetables are better for you and in our experience taste better than conventional chemically grown produce. Read more...

Why eat local?
A large proportion of vegetables on sale in the UK do not come from local farms. Most of it has travelled long distances to reach us. Everyday items such as Granny Smith apples can come from 14,000 miles from New Zealand, green beans 5,000 miles from Kenya. Excessive transport of food by rail and freight contributes to air and noise pollution, acid rain and other environmental concerns. Eating locally involves the minimum of transport and has direct benefits to the local economy.

Autumn Abundance and the Hungry Gap
Eating locally with the seasons gives us root crops and hardy leaves in the winter, Vitamin rich leaves in the spring/early summer and an abundance of leaves, flowers, fruits and roots in the autumn. Around April there is what is known as the hungry gap. Winter crops and stored vegetables are getting tired and limited and the new crops are not yet ready. We do our best to bridge this gap by advancing new crops in our poly tunnel, and by overwintering crops. Whilst the old roots can be held up to a point using modern cold storage methods, there comes a point when it is hard to maintain sufficient variety, quality and quantity in your boxes. During the months of February, March, April and May, even with the addition of produce from other local growers variety is limited and while your box will not contain less in value, they do tend towards winter root vegetables.

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