Post by Andrew Myatt from Oxford Farmhouse on behalf of Replenish 90% of apples from English gardens go to waste? That’s terrible! Let’s do something about it. My friend showed me the Moss Cider Project, from Moss Side in Manchester. They had found there were enough apples going to waste in the centre of ManchesterContinue reading “Oxford Farmhouse – a juicy story”
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The carbon cost of food
How you and your favourite restaurants can promote climate-friendly food choices Post by Hailey Larson, Cherwell Collective on behalf of Replenish If you’ve ever visited Climatarian Kitchen in Kidlington, you may have noticed something out-of-the-ordinary on the menu, a carbon cost! At its base, carbon costing means understanding the carbon footprint of your food inContinue reading “The carbon cost of food”
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”
Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner Veg
It might seem odd to start thinking about Christmas 2023 now, but if you want to enjoy your own home grown veg on Dec 25th, now is the time to start planning. Many traditional Christmas veg are easy to grow, but it takes a bit of planning and some trial and error to get theContinue reading “Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner Veg”
Fill Bellies Not Bins This Christmas
Streamline your shopping Perfect your portions Use a portion planner to work out how much to cook. BBC Good Food have a Christmas specific one or try Love Food Hate Waste’s planner for more foods. Remember with more side dishes, you won’t need full portions of each. Go for a turkey crown or a chicken,Continue reading “Fill Bellies Not Bins This Christmas”
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?”
Save your spuds (and save the planet)
Fresh potatoes are the most wasted food in UK homes. Our food waste feeds climate change. If we stopped wasting potatoes in UK homes, it would prevent 1.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.1 If you’re wondering how binning the odd limp lettuce or mouldy carrot is linked to climate change, find out here. HowContinue reading “Save your spuds (and save the planet)”
Bringing back the art of scything
Last week we attended an excellent scything workshop hosted by local community group Oxford Urban Wildlife Group and led by master scyther Ida Fabrizio. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the scythe, it’s a hand tool that’s been used since at least 500 BC to cut grass for haymaking, to manage weeds andContinue reading “Bringing back the art of scything”
Eating by the seasons: New ways with autumn and winter veg
Several years ago I started volunteering at a local community garden in Oxford called OxGrow. The first autumn I volunteered there, I remember heading home from each session with a bagful of veg. It was such a satisfying experience to cook with produce that we had lifted from the soil hours earlier. But it wasContinue reading “Eating by the seasons: New ways with autumn and winter veg”
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