Events

May 2026


Root to Shoot Community Session

Learn how to use every part of your ingredients, make food stretch further and be more sustainable in the kitchen.

Join this session to share food waste prevention tips and recipes. We’ll demonstrate one or two easy, healthy ‘flexipes’ you can try at home.

When: Sun 31 May, 11.30-12.30

Where: SOFEA, Trident Park, Didcot


June 2026

Soil Savvy: Gardening Q&A Session

Are you soil savvy? Would you like to know how to garden alongside nature?

Join us to learn the art of composting and sustainable gardening practices.

We will chat and share tips around no-dig gardening, worm bins, wildlife-friendly gardening and permaculture – come with your questions.

No need to book, just drop in

When: Tues 2 June, 2.30-4pm

Where: Summertown Library, OX2 7JN


Nature Friendly Gardening

Learn how to maximise your harvests, with minimal effort and create a productive garden for you and for wildlife.

We’ll chat about composting, organic gardening and sustainable practices like no-dig and permaculture. Learn more about the wide range of perennial veggies so you can plant once and harvest for years.

When: Tues 16 June, 2-3pm

Where: Wantage Library, Stirlings Rd


Past Events

Sow and Grow Children’s Activities

Learn about the magic of herbs and plant some seeds to grow at home.

Drop-in activities, suitable for ages 6 and up. No need to book.

When: Tues 31 March, 2-4pm

Where: Didcot Library, 197 Broadway


No-bake snacks family workshop

Make tasty, nutritious snacks using simple ingredients and learn how to reduce food waste in this hands-on family workshop at the Museum of Oxford.

Don’t forget to bring your Tupperware!

Tickets are £1.50 for 1 child + 1 accompanying adult and include access to the galleries. Book online or at the museum shop.

When: Tues 7 April, 2-3 or 3.45-4.45pm

Seed swap and sow a seed event

Bring along your part packs of seeds and pick up something new to try this year.

Sow some veg or herb seeds to take home. You can grow them on a windowsill if you don’t have a garden space.

When: Friday 10 April, 2-3.30 pm


Build a Seed Library and Seed Swap

Join this family friendly event and help us decorate boxes and containers to hold the seeds. We’ll also be hosting a seed swap, so bring your spares and exchange them for something new – flowers, herbs or veg. The leftovers will start off the new seed library – bring a seed, take a seed, share seeds.

When: Sat 28 March, 11am-1pm

Where: Thame Library, North St

October 2025


Maximum Harvest, Minimum Effort

Join One Planet Clanfield for their AGM and an opportunity to learn more about no-dig gardening. Why is it better for you, the soil and nature?

When: Tuesday 28 October 2025 7.30pm

Where: Carter Institute, Clanfield

Eat Your Pumpkin This Half-term

We’ll be visiting Wantage and Chinnor libraries this half-term to encourage people to ‘eat their pumpkins’. We’ll be sharing decoration ideas, as your uncarved pumpkin will last much longer! Pick up some recipes, learn to save your seeds to eat or grow and get some composting tips.

Wantage Library: Wed 29 Oct 2025 2.00-3.30pm

Chinnor Library: Thurs 30 Oct 2025 2.30-4.30pm


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