Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival
The Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of food: creatively encouraging people to think about the food they throw away.
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The Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of food: creatively encouraging people to think about the food they throw away.
LEARN MOREWe're excited to announce our annual Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival will take place from Saturday 17 October - Sunday 1 November.
Each year a terrifying 18,000 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins end up being thrown away in the UK. That amounts to approximately 1,500 double-decker buses. At Good Food Oxfordshire, we think that’s scary and each year, we do what we can to help reduce Oxfordshire’s wasted squashes. This is why, in 2014, we piloted the very first Pumpkin Festival to squash food waste.
The festival’s initial success and compelling message inspired the national Pumpkin Rescue campaign, and each year, we continue to do what we can to help reduce Oxfordshire’s wasted squashes. Whether it’s painting instead of carving them or using up every scrap in a soup recipe, we’ve got you covered.
- Join a pumpkin-rescue event near you
- Share your favourite pumpkin or squash recipes on social media (using #EatYourPumpkin and #PumpkinRescue)
- Share our social media posts about Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival
- Volunteer to help rescue and process leftover pumpkins
Check out our free pumpkin recipes below to help give ideas of what to cook, and help reduce your food waste.
Information and enquiries: mail@gfo.org.uk
Organisers: Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is organised by Good Food Oxfordshire with thanks to Oxfordshire County Council.
