Good Food Oxfordshire Network
If your business, organisation or group produces, supplies or uses local and sustainable food, shares the values of the Oxfordshire Good Food Charter and is taking steps to work towards a better food system for Oxfordshire, you can sign the Charter and be listed here as a Good Food Oxfordshire Network member.
Joining our network is free, and all you need to do is sign the Charter with a pledge around what you are doing, or are planning to do, to support the vision of the Charter and contribute to a better food system for all in Oxfordshire. To get some inspiration, you can view the pledges our existing members have made here. And please email us for any further information.

Banbury Town Business & Residential Community Project
Community Food Service
Details
69a, Withycombe Drive, Banbury, England, OX16 0SL
Mark Tyrell
07380 195408
Description
Banbury Town Community Project Independent Food Bank, Social Supermarket & Youth Cafe Our Three projects will provide a welcoming venue for people to talk, socialise and enjoy locally sourced, healthy and wholesome food while providing employment opportunities for those with special needs.
GFO Charter Pledge
Our three projects are in the very early stages of operation. However there is now a great opportunity to use the Independent Food Bank Service {operating on a self referral basis} Social Supermarket due to open Spring 2021 and the Youth café as a community hub for our youths 13 -16 to bring the town together and meet the needs of those who have felt isolated. People will be looking for volunteering opportunities that may lead to employment in the wider retail industry and our three projects can provide that help.
Berinsfield Community Larder
Community Food Service
Details
The Berin Centre, Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, Wallingford, UK OX10 7LZ
Mrs Linda Champion
01865 341944
Description
Our Larder is run in conjunction with Sofea who supply us with the food. We will be open every Wednesday but are currently operating a timed arrival system from September 2020 to ensure social distancing. The opening times are 11am to 4:30pm. For a small weekly membership fee, you can take home items from the Larder which otherwise would go to landfill due to supermarkets over-stocking or changing their packaging. Our larder is open to anyone within a 5-mile radius of Berinsfield. The scheme is not means tested, anyone can join. There is a one-off joining fee of £10 which gives you access to other discounts locally too. Weekly membership is £3-50 for an individual, £7 for a family. Please sign up directly with Sofea www.https://sofea.uk.com/
GFO Charter Pledge
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Berinsfield Information and Volunteer Centre - Food Bank
Community Food Service
Details
39 Fane Drive OX10 7NE
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01865 343 044
Description
***COVID-19 UPDATE: At present we cannot accept visits; please call us to arrange delivery to your address.*** We have run this information centre for over 30 years. We offer advice on a range of topics including health, housing, debt, and benefits. We also run a small foodbank, which provides small food parcels, and we are linked to the Wallingford Foodbank, so can refer people to them if additional food is needed. Please call or e-mail us to arrange a delivery to your address.
If needed out of our office opening hours, please ring and leave a message or email the help address and someone will get back to you.
GFO Charter Pledge
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Blacklands Organics
Local Produce
Details
1 Westmill Cottages, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TH
Jamie Carr
07807 887428
Description
Blacklands Organics is a 10 acre certified organic veg farm. Family run, we supply our delicious seasonal veg into Oxford at Headington Market, and from our farm near Faringdon at our honesty box shop.
GFO Charter Pledge
We pledge to increase our carbon capturing potential by increasing our soil bio life with regenerative farming practices.
Blue Sky Eco Cafe
Local Produce
Details
Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon OX14 1XP
Susan Hammersley
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Description
Blue Sky Eco cafe serves vegetarian lunches on the first Tuesday each month noon - 2pm using ingredients that are locally sourced, organic and seasonal wherever possible. Our menu is comprised of health giving whole foods -grains, beans and pulses -and our aim is to encourage everyone -even meat eaters- that a vegetarian meal can be both nutritious and delicious. All food is freshly prepared by a small band of volunteers who share our values. As a social, community enterprise we are a not-for profit venture. We seek out ingredients which are fairly traded. Our motto is......'Good for the planet, good for you!' https://BlueSkyEcoCafe.org.uk
GFO Charter Pledge
we want to continue trying out new delicious recipes with unusual whole grains, nuts, lentils, beans etc to encourage people to eat less meat and still enjoy a nutritious and tasty meal. each month we aim to give nutritional information on a specific wholefood grain used in a recipe.
Botley Meadow Bees
Local Produce
Details
212 Botley Rd, Oxford OX2 0HW
Mark Sandham
01865 241179
Description
We are a small apiary in West Oxford, supplying natural raw honey and beeswax products to the community, directly and through local shops (bee miles, not food miles!). Our honey is raw and unheated, preserving its health benefits. As natural beekeepers, we focus on the bees' welfare and aim to contribute to a strong local gene pool. We promote natural beekeeping and raise public awareness of environmental campaigns through our website and blogs.
GFO Charter Pledge
We aim to meet the demand for local, unadulterated honey. We will also further raise public awareness about the importance of honey bees and other pollinators for ecosystems and the food chain, and highlight the perils that bees face from pesticides, habitat loss, unhealthy commercial beekeeping practices, and climate change.
Cafe from Crisis
Community Food Service
Details
Old Fire Station, 40 George St, OX1 2AQ
Chapman Knott
01865 263972
Description
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Our cafe training programme is an opportunity for people that are experiencing homelessness to gain customer service, barista training and professional cooking skills in a real working kitchen and cafe environment.
GFO Charter Pledge
In our effort to minimise food waste, we're setting a new goal of achieving an average of 3 kg or less of daily kitchen waste and 3 kg or less of daily customer waste.
Cherwell Larder
Community Food Service
Details
Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, UK OX5 1AB
Emily Connally
01865 817676
Description
A Community Food Larder - Open to all, with no fixed cost - we just ask for a donation, paying what you can (no minimum) to help with costs.
Complete the form to help us keep track of our membership/contact you with changes
We hold a surplus marketplace every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11 - 2pm.
Fresh veg & bakery items as well as any other items we can rehome will be available.
There will be a cafe on site, taking small donations for hot drinks and food.
Exeter Hall, Kidlington, OX5 1AB
Please bring your own reusable shopping bags, containers for any dairy products (milk) & empty egg boxes to make the most of our services!
Contact us by our Website: https://www.cherwellcollective.com/
GFO Charter Pledge
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Compass Group at The University of Oxford
Local Produce
Details
The University Club, 11 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ
Veryan Palmer
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Description
Responsible for the nineteen Beyond Ordinary Food cafes within the University of Oxford, working towards a more sustainable provision of food for University students and staff. WeâÂÂre the people behind the food, hospitality and support services that power your day, make you smile and put a spring in your step. Just one of the reasons why weâÂÂre the UK and IrelandâÂÂs No.1 catering and support services provider
GFO Charter Pledge
Committing to cut foodwaste and increase recycling
Cornerstone
Community Food Service
Details
Market Street, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, UK OX7 3PN
Joanne Paton
07510 772764
Description
Cornerstone can provide
- Free produce for all â With the help of local producers and growers, we offer all residents spare homegrown produce to take away. Additionally, plants, chutneys and jams are available. We have a community fridge and freezer for people to use for excess local produce.
- Give&Take â We collect and provide food donations for those who need them, supporting vulnerable families in the community.
- Weekly food bank - for vulnerable families
- A Place to Talk â Working with Citizens Advise Bureau and Family Support workers at local schools, we provide support and counselling to families and individuals.
- Learning Café â We are organising homework and learning support sessions for school children, career mentoring for young people and learning events to support lifelong learning for adults.
- Coffee Mornings
- Second hand books â A selection of donated books are for sale along with DVDs, jigsaws and childrenâs games.
- Uniform Exchange â Gently used uniforms are available for children attending the local primary school.
GFO Charter Pledge
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Cutteslowe Community Larder
Community Food Service
Details
30 Wren Road, Oxford, UK OX2 7SX
Tom Murray
07851 600778
Description
The Cutteslowe Community Larder is a weekly food event based in Cutteslowe for members of the charity SOFEA. The Cutteslowe Community Larder obtains food from SOFEA, who rescue (from suppliers / supermarkets) and re-distribute hundreds of tonnes of food surplus each year, supporting families in need while reducing food waste. The Cutteslowe Community larder is run by volunteers and is a partnership between SOFEA and Cutteslowe Connected Church and Cutteslowe Community Association.
The vision for this larder is that it will initially be an event based around a food larder, but that increasingly more âwrap aroundâ services will be added in order to grow a sense of community and to support the local community. There is a long list of possible wrap around services, but initially we are in conversation with Citizenâs Advice, the local council, GP surgeries about âsocial prescribingâ and Cutteslowe Horticultural Therapies.
The Cutteslowe Community Larder seeks to provide food to the community at low cost, in order to combat food poverty and to reduce food waste. This membership is open to anyone and is not means tested. Members pay a monthly fee via direct debit and will come to the larder weekly to select the food that they would like. A single membership is £3.50 per week for 10 items + fruit and veg and a family membership is £7 per week for 20 items + fruit and veg.
GFO Charter Pledge
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Didcot Emergency Foodbank
Community Food Service
Details
Didcot Baptist Church, 43 Wantage Road OX11 0BS
Andrew Snell
01235 813187
Description
How can I use the Foodbank?
Please approach the Citizens Advice, or any professional, medical centre, social worker, charity or support worker, school, Families Centre, SODC Housing Support, or housing association etc., with whom you are in contact, and ask them for a referral to Didcot Emergency Foodbank by email to the Foodbank address.
GFO Charter Pledge
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Elegant Cuisine
Local Produce
Details
The Courtyard, Kingston Bagpuize House, Abingon, OX13 5AX
Bayley Eyley
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Description
Elegant Cuisine are an external event catering company dedicated to using local, seasonal produce to create sensational menus all year round.
GFO Charter Pledge
We uphold very high standards for sourcing our foods locally, reducing transportation miles and food waste. We believe wherever possible our impact on this world should be kept to a minimum, delivering fine fresh foods should not come at the expense of our world and therefore we pledge to continue our efforts to work with local farmers and reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible.
Fairtrade at St Michaels
Local Produce
Details
The Basement, St Michaels at the North Gate, Cornmarket Street, OX1 3EY
Feng Ho
01865 722505
Description
Fairtrade at St Michaels â for one-stop fair trade shopping in the heart of Oxford
For beautiful, unusual gifts and handmade cards to go with them; for design-led jewellery and scarves and bags: for soap and stationery, toys and textiles, mugs and mobiles, bowls and baskets and LOTS of delicious food.
GFO Charter Pledge
Coming Soon!
Faringdon Food Bank
Community Food Service
Details
Faringdon Town Council, Market Place SN7 7HL
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01367 243065
Description
The food bank is open as normal on Monday and Wednesday 10am to 12pm in the Pump House. The building is locked so you need to call ahead. 07548 535855. Please leave a message or text â this number is monitored during opening hours only.
The food bank is a referral service you can be referred by: Faringdon Churches, Sovereign Housing, GP, Social Services, Citizens Advice, The Place or Wastage Independent Advice Service.
GFO Charter Pledge
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FarmED
Local Produce
Details
Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ
Sophie Wilkinson
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Description
FarmED is the new Centre for Farm & Food Education based at Honeydale Farm in the Cotswolds. We are a Community Interest Company. Our mission is to accelerate the transition towards regenerative farming and sustainable food systems by providing space and opportunity for inspirational education, innovative research, practitioner led knowledge exchange events and personal development.
GFO Charter Pledge
We pledge to accelerate the transition towards regenerative farming and sustainable food systems by providing space and opportunity for inspirational education, innovative research, practitioner led knowledge exchange events, and personal development.
Florence Park Community Centre
Community Food Service
Details
Florence Park Community Centre, Cornwallis Road OX4 3NH
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07864 028 591
Description
Weekly Friday lunch club, free to anyone over 60 from the Oxford area, every Friday 12-2pm. When running at capacity, waiting list with priority given to people from the local area. Vegetarians and other dietary requirements can be accommodated) email : florenceparkcommunitycentre@gmail.com
Community events, monthly community cafe, groups and clubs. Free events throughout the year to bring the community together. Space to hire for groups and classes.
See website for classes, groups, events etc http://www.florenceparkcommunitycentre.org.uk/
GFO Charter Pledge
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Florence Park Community Centre Over 60s Lunch Club
Community Food Service
Details
Florence Park Community Centre, Cornwallis Road, Oxford, OX4 3NH
Rachel Lawrence
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Description
We provide free lunches for the over 60s community, using donations from Oxford Food Bank and fresh, extremely local produce from Oxford City Farm. Most of our meals are vegetarian, and we ensure that they are nutritious and tasty. We also use biodegradable packaging for our meals and puddings.
GFO Charter Pledge
We will continue to grow our client numbers to ensure that as many people as possible are reached and can benefit from free, healthy meals made using produce from the Oxford Food Bank and Oxford City Farm. We also pledge to research the most environmentally friendly packaging options to ensure that they are easily recycled/ composted.
Gather & Gather
Local Produce
Details
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP
Abhirami Ravi
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Description
We are a People focused business & we love what we do. Serving great food, great coffee by our amazing people, using Local and sustainable produce where we can.
GFO Charter Pledge
Reduce Food Wastage, Minimal use of plastic & adopt Sustaibable measures wherever possible.
Harvest @ Home (Harvest at Home), part of Cherwell Collective
Community Food Service
Details
29 Queens Avenue, Kidlington, OX5 2JH
Emily Connally
07531 344952 / 01865 817676
Description
Harvest @ Home is a community action group building food security from the ground up. We provide garden kits, supplies, guides, and a community for low income families in Oxfordshire.
GFO Charter Pledge
We pledge to empower people to become directly involved in their personal food supply chain. We pledge to try and build a more sustainable community through supplies and support, from the ground up.
Iraqi Women Art and War (IWAW)
Local Produce
Details
8 Banbury Road, Woodstock, Oxford, OX20 1LQ
Rana Ibrahim
07515 273808
Description
Iraqi Women Art and War project, based in Oxfordshire and Iraq, would like to share Iraqi Cuisine healthy recipes, cooked traditionally, some of the Iraqi ways of cooking and recipes take us back to the first civilisation "Mesopotamia" join and try our Iraqi food.
GFO Charter Pledge
We would like to be healthier with our Iraqi food, increase growing vegetables from home to use in our cooking and encourage everyone to do the same.
Jericho Community Foodbank and Pantry
Community Food Service
Details
St. Barnabas Church, Saint Barnabas Street, Oxford, UK OX2 6BG
David Pittaway
01865 717429/07931 863233
Description
St Barnabas Jericho hosts the Jericho Community Pantry
What is it? It is one tried and tested way of stopping good food ending up in the bin. Surplus non perishable food is provided by local shops or members of the public and is then available for collection by people who need it. It works on an honesty basis. No questions asked.
You can collect or donate food when we are open.
What do we need/offer?
canned soups
canned vegetables
pasta
pasta sauces
packets of cupasoup
packets of biscuits
baby food
pot noodles
teabags
coffee
sugar
crackers
NO opened food, NO fresh food, NO fresh fruit or vegetables, NO home made food.
GFO Charter Pledge
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LCMB Building Performance Ltd.
Local Produce
Details
Bloxham Business Centre, Barford Rd, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4FF
Jo Hermon
01295 722823
Description
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GFO Charter Pledge
LCMB have signed up to the Oxford Good Food Charter and supports Low Carbon Week. We will continue to support their clients buildings work harder, their facilities, buildings and estates to more effectively support and deliver their organisations aims and strategy. Our approach ensures our clientsâ buildings work harder, improving their return on investment by improving their customer service, making their people more productive, reducing operational cost and energy use.
Leys Community Fridge and Larder
Community Food Service
Details
Community Larder, Blackbird Leys Community Centre, Blackbird Leys Road OX4 6HW
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01865 402 070
Description
We want to reduce food surplus and make good food affordable for everyone. There is no need to be referred. If you would like to find out more, please do come along on a Wednesday and we can show you around!
Membership fees are taken by monthly direct debit and work out at
£3.50 per week for 10 items plus fruit/veg
£7 per week for 20 items plus fruit/veg
Includes the larder café, toys for children, and a friendly social space. Play corner for children.
You do not have to be on benefits to be a member.
Check https://foodforcharities.com/leys-community-larder for details.
For more information please and to register, visit the website www.sofea.uk.com
GFO Charter Pledge
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Mrs Bun the Baker
Local Produce
Details
Station Rd, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9PT
Angela Johnson
07870 727007
Description
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GFO Charter Pledge
Good for Planet...To continue to ensure food waste is composted, and all packaging is recycled
Good for People...keep teaching others on healthy food, doing sugar free baking and working with community grouos and schools such as soha housing and childrens centres to look at healthy, affordable cooking.
Good for community...working with the community to bring cooking to all. Continue my efforts to get primary schools cooking up a storm in the classroom, with my hobless cooking.
New Routes Banbury
Local Produce
Details
New Routes, The Colin Sanders Innovation Centre, Mewburn Road, Banbury, OX16 9PA
Leon Carter
07789 685956
Description
New Routes is a Back on Track project for young people at risk of not being in employment, education or training (NEET) focused on food, health & education. Funded by the European Social Fund & Big Lottery Fund.
GFO Charter Pledge
We aim to support young people to achieve their goals through mentoring and education.