Earth Trust an environmental charity located in the South East and Oxfordshire, owns and manages the largest freely accessible natural green space in the county. This 500-hectare space features woodland, farmland, wildflower meadows and wetlands and is home to the iconic Wittenham Clumps. Through various projects, Earth Trust champions accessible natural ..read more

We recently attended the OxLEP Annual Event and learned all about the range of support they offer SME businesses, including many sustainable food businesses around Oxfordshire.  For anyone who isn’t familiar with OxLEP, they operate as a growth hub (among other things), offering a range of business support and helping individuals and businesses to easily ..read more

There have been a few staffing changes here at GFO over the summer, and we would like to take the opportunity to welcome our three new non-executive directors; Susan Thomas, Veronica Barry and Madeleine Bastawrous. We asked them to write a short bio about themselves and their interest in sustainable food. Susan has worked in ..read more

As the leaves change colour and the nights draw in, we are all turning our minds toward the changing season. Which can only mean one thing; the return of the Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival! This will be our ninth consecutive year of festivities and will run from 21st October until 6th November 2022. Do you want ..read more

New research from the consumer watchdog Which? shows that increasing numbers of households are struggling with the financial impact of the rising cost of living. The research shows an estimated 12.4 million households have had to cut back on essentials to make ends meet – for example by buying fewer groceries, medicines and school supplies ..read more

The Food Research Collaboration has produced a succinct summary of what the IPCC WG3 report says about food and diet. The key messages from the report are: Food-related decisions, from individual up to policy level, are very relevant to climate change; These decisions could make significant, ‘gigatonscale’ differences to GHG emission levels;Action is called for ..read more

We’re excited to announce the launch of a new food strategy for Oxfordshire. Good Food Oxfordshire has been working with a multi-stakeholder group to develop a strategy that aims to make healthy and sustainable food accessible and affordable whilst improving the sustainability and resilience of our local food system. In Oxfordshire we are facing real ..read more

Image from Oxfordshire Community Foundation: https://oxfordshire.org/ocf_grants/comf-contain-outbreak-management-large-grants/ In recognition of the importance of safe and healthy food access for local people, a new round of grant funding has just been released. Voluntary and community organisations delivered emotional and practical support during the pandemic. This allowed the most vulnerable to maintain their health ..read more

In response to a call from Green Templeton College’s Sheila Kitzinger Programme, Dr Shobi Nagraj (DPhil Women’s and Reproductive Health, 2017) initiated a project on addressing childhood malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. This brought together local grassroots organisations, academics, scientific and policy experts, local schools, health and social care professionals and civil society organisations in ..read more

Many regular visitors were deeply disappointed when this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference was moved online again at relatively short notice – not least the local traders who were going to provide catering stalls for the conference attendees. However, while an in-person conference would have been more engaging in many ways, the online format had ..read more