Growing your own tomatoes from seed and later picking and eating them straight from the vine on a warm summers day is so satisfying. Choosing your seed sowing mix The first step is to choose your growing medium. I used peat-free multi-purpose potting compost, but this can be a little chunky and is sometimes tooContinue reading “How to grow tomatoes from seed”
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Tips and recipes from ‘Food Waste Action Week’
‘Food Waste Action Week‘ is an annual food waste reduction campaign brought to you by the international climate action NGO, WRAP. Their mission is to highlight the often forgotten climate change issue of food waste. In the UK, the average person wastes 95 kg of food per year, costing them around £250. But there areContinue reading “Tips and recipes from ‘Food Waste Action Week’”
A fun and fulfilling half term
February half term was a busy one for Replenish; spring is just around the corner and we can start seed sowing activities again. Children always enjoy getting their hands dirty and love to peek inside the mini worm bin to see the red wrigglers. ‘Sow and Grow’ at Didcot Library We started the week withContinue reading “A fun and fulfilling half term”
Celebrating ‘Cook and Share’ month
As well as running our own events at Replenish Oxfordshire, we love helping support groups bring their brilliant ideas to life. Thanks to funding from Oxfordshire County Council, we were able to offer grants for groups to run workshops and activities during The Soil Association’s Food For Life ‘Cook and Share‘ month. Here we shareContinue reading “Celebrating ‘Cook and Share’ month”
Why pulses are good for you and the planet?
Pulses are the dried edible seeds of plants in the legume family. They include peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas. Pulses have been eaten for around 10,000 years and are one of the most widely used foods in the world1. They are cheap, nutritious and versatile, so it’s no surprise that campaigns like ‘Beans is How’Continue reading “Why pulses are good for you and the planet?”
Changing Plates with One Planet Abingdon
Post by Gina Davis on behalf of Replenish My Vegan Journey I have been involved in One Planet Abingdon Climate Emergency Centre from its opening on 25th September 2021. I can’t remember when I became mostly vegan but it must be at least five years ago now. I still eat the occasional bit of dairy,Continue reading “Changing Plates with One Planet Abingdon”
What have we been up to this year?
We’ve come to the end of another year of the Replenish project! Here’s a look back at some of our highlights this year… Making the food journey visible We are increasingly disconnected from the food we eat. It can be hard to know about where our food comes from and how it was produced. TheContinue reading “What have we been up to this year?”
How to make soup from scratch
Soup is a great weekday meal as it’s tasty, healthy and quick to prepare. As you can make a soup using almost any combination of vegetables, it’s also great for using up random ingredients so that they don’t get wasted. What’s more, if you know the basic steps to making a soup, you don’t evenContinue reading “How to make soup from scratch”
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