Author Archives: David Livingstone

There is still an awful lot to do if we’re to get the growing season off to a good start. Caz still has a huge number of carefully nurtured seedlings to plant out in the field and only one pair … Continue reading →

Scarecrow Making Morning Saturday 20th April Caerhys Organic Farm, Berea 10.30am – 12.30pm Refreshments Following the success of last year’s family outing, we’re holding another Scarecrow making morning this coming Saturday. We will supply organic stuffing and the frame for … Continue reading →

Here are the minutes of our AGM on 26th March – click here. I’ve tried to keep them brief. We need to act quickly on the one single action we need to take to ensure COCA survives – recruit more … Continue reading →

The view from a mountain; an organic food grower’s story

Please put Tuesday 26th March in your diary for a critical follow on discussion to our November General Meeting. Meet at 7pm for a 7:30 start in Curtis House, St. Davids. We have some crucial decisions to make on the … Continue reading →

The extension to the Poly Tunnel is almost complete. The heating cables are ready to go and just need the sand bed to be in place. Then we’ll be able to start sowing seeds that will be transplanted out into … Continue reading →

Saturday 2nd March 2013 Robert Jones, master beekeeper is giving a short workshop for beginners at Caerhys on Saturday 2nd March from 10.30am until 1pm. Robert believes in producing honey from native black bees. He breeds black welsh queen bees, … Continue reading →

Did I lull you all into a false sense of security last week saying that we had plenty of help for harvesting? Well this week was quite the reverse and to be honest was a bit of a struggle. I … Continue reading →

Plenty of help today and so we managed to sort everything out in record time! The full veg share was roughly (from memory): 1kg Potatoes 750g Onions 800g Carrots 350g Parsnips 6 Leeks 1 Swede 1 Cabbage One or two … Continue reading →

After last week’s successful boxing trial the harvest returns to Saturday from now on. This Saturday, 16th Feb, we’ll start harvesting from the field at 10:00 and then weighing and boxing from around 11am. Hopefully, we’ll be finished and ready … Continue reading →

We completed the trial run of harvesting, weighing and boxing shares this morning. With three people harvesting and four weighing and boxing, it went fairly smoothly. However, before investing in durable boxes we have used what was to hand and … Continue reading →

One young member wheeled away a bumper harvest on Saturday 12th Jan (see photo). It was a  great to see helpers into double figures, so many, many thanks to all who came along. Despite the awful weather with  vegetable growers … Continue reading →

Olivia Knight, who lives in London is a friend of Geralds. She visited Caerhys recently and told him that she has a weekly box from Riverford, but would rather be a member of COCA if only she lived nearer. Riverford … Continue reading →

Plant a tree weekend – 3rd/4th November Come and plant some trees at Caerhys Farm this coming weekend – fun for all the family whilst improving the environment and biodiversity in future years. Some while ago The Woodland Trust had … Continue reading →

General Meeting of COCA Members 30th November 2012 – 7pm at Curtis House, St Davids At this meeting we will discuss alternative proposals for the future direction of COCA. Only with your involvement can we choose the right way forward. … Continue reading →

COCA member? Did you get this email? We have been using a piece of email broadcasting software to send out COCA emails to members. However, we’ve received such a small amount of feedback, that we wonder whether our emails are … Continue reading →

Recently published on the West Wales News Review website is an article about COCA – read it here

COCA started with the idea that all members would pick up their veg share from Caerhys farm near Berea. However, we recognise that some people may find this too far to travel or may not have transport. To make it … Continue reading →

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Here are the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Curtis House on 29th March 2012 AGM minutes 29-03-12

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COCA AGM The 2012 COCA AGM will be at Curtis House in St Davids at 8pm on Thursday 29th March. Please come along to elect your Core Group members. Coffee and cake is a small incentive, plus some short films … Continue reading →

Saturday 18th February: The first time I can remember harvesting in the rain since I joined COCA seven months ago! Still, it didn’t take too long, as we’re down to just digging parsnips and picking Kale. The carrots come out … Continue reading →

Welcome to the new COCA website. We’re still working on the content, so hopefully you’ll see this build over the coming weeks and months. If you have any suggestions for this site, then please post them in this blog The … Continue reading →

Six of us enjoyed the first Gardener’s corner in the barn at Caerhys on Saturday 11th Feb. Andre Kleinjans led the group, deciding to start this series of workshops off with a look at seeds and sowing. Andre came well … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Volunteering blog.

Workgroup leader: Kate Iceton (Kate@coca-csa.org)

Workgroup leader: TBA

Workgroup leader: Rupert Dunn (Rupert@coca-csa.org)

Workgroup leader: Gill Lewis (Gill@coca-csa.org)

Workgroup leader: TBD