Bosavern Community Farm

Bosavern community is a beautiful farm that is based just outside of St Just, near lands end. The stunning farm produces amazing tasting foods that are cared for by Pete Longbottom and Nicola Variety (Along with a group of very hard working and dedicated Volunteers). All hand grown and reared from scratch, the farm works together to ensure that quality and sustainability is at the fore-front of their motive. 

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    Freshly harvested tomatoes are collected ready to ripen and be eaten and put into vegetable boxes that can be bought at the farm shop. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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    Pete Longbottom, one of the co-owners and volunteers of the far uses a tractor to turn up the hard soil in order to help the digging of potatoes. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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    One of the YMCA members volunteers to pick tomatoes at the farm as part of one of the team building exercises. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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    Members from YMCA Cornwall help to carry weeds to the compost heap. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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    A group from YMCA Cornwall work together to help dig up potatoes for the farm as part of a team building exercise. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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    The farm dog, Tigerlily, takes a rest after an exhausting day of running around the Farm. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15

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“Our Vision is to develop a self-financing, community-led, food-growing initiative to benefit the wider community of St Just and West Penwith in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way.”
Bosavern stock local vegetable boxes as well as other gorgeous foods that are locally sourced from around Cornwall. These are available to buy on the site!
Top Left: A man from the YMCA team building exercises enthusiastically helps to carry a box of weeds to the compost heap. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15
Top Right:  A woman from the YMCA team building exercises gets involved with helping out on the farm by digging potatoes by hand. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15
Bottom: Inside one of the many green houses at Bosavern Community farm, tools and some smaller plants are stored, along with the days pumpkin harvest. St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15
One of the community areas around the farm that provides a place to rest, an option for book swapping as well as the notice board so that all can keep up to date with the farms events. Bosavern Community Farm, St Just, Cornwall. 29.10.15
Not only does the farm provide freshly grown food but they also offer the opportunity for locals to volunteer and help out with the local community, this enables a great opportunity for people to learn about sustainability, self financing and horticulture. The farm also offers events, camping and team building exercises, all of which can be found on their website.

Be sure to take a visit to the farm for both volunteering activities and to grab some great locally grown food, find out more on their website! 

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Photos:  ©Ellie Smart