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Explore where Good Food Oxfordshire has been featured in the media and catch up on highlights from our impactful community projects. From local news coverage of our campaigns to features on our county-wide food strategies, discover how we are making headlines while making a difference.

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Push to revive market gardens to meet local demand

BBC

02/04/2026

A recent BBC feature highlights the resurgence of market gardens in Oxfordshire through GFO's OxFarmToFork initiative. With less than 1% of the count…

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Transforming Food Systems Across Levels

FEAST 2030

24/02/2026

Bringing together perspectives from policy initiatives, institutional settings, and community-led living labs, the session highlights circular, inclu…

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Hall Hosts Inaugural Go Green Formal Dinner

St Edmund Hall

10/11/2025

On Thursday 6 November, the Hall welcomed 131 guests to its inaugural Go Green Formal Hall Dinner, joined by special guest Janie Bickersteth from Goo…

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Social movers – Oxford's graduate students use research skills to boost local community projects

University of Oxford

08/08/2025

The Community Impact Lab links the research talent of Oxford University graduates with local community organisations tackling environmental, economic…

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Farmwatch: From farm to fork

BBC Radio Oxford

07/08/2025

From Blacklands Organics farm to the chefs at New College in Oxford, as part of BBC Radio Oxford's Farmwatch week, Sophie Law picks vegetables and fo…

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Gourmet mushrooms grown from palace coffee grounds

BBC

23/07/2025

Gourmet mushrooms cultivated using recycled coffee grounds from Blenheim Palace have been harvested for the first time and sold via GFO's OxFarmToFor…

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New initiative supports sustainable, local food networks

Kellogg College

14/04/2025

Led by Good Food Oxfordshire, OxFarmtoFork is a short food supply chain initiative that connects local farmers, producers, and suppliers with Oxford …

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Expanding the Good Food Retail Network into Oxfordshire

Rice Marketing

09/12/2024

Working in partnership with Good Food Oxford to launch the Good Food Retail initiative into Blackbird Leys shops, increasing the availability of heal…

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OxFarmToFork Launches Crowdfunder to Deliver Fresh Local Produce to Oxfordshire

Independent Oxford

25/11/2024

OxFarmToFork, a pioneering initiative by Good Food Oxfordshire, is calling on the Oxfordshire community to support its crowdfunder to help provide Ox…

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Queen’s supports OxFarmtoFork sustainable food initiative

Queen's College

18/06/2024

As part of the College’s commitment to sourcing foods locally to reduce transport miles, Queen’s is part of OxFarmtoFork, a short food supply chain i…

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Sustainability on the menu: doing good through our food

Christ Church College

08/05/2024

Last month the BBC reported on a call from charity Good Food Oxfordshire for more University of Oxford colleges to sign up to OxFarmToFork. The schem…

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Oxfordshire's OxFarmToFork initiative launches video

Oxford Mail

04/04/2024

A video has been launched to raise awareness of an initiative supporting Oxfordshire food producers.

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St Anne’s champions OxFarmToFork sustainable food initiative

St Anne's

04/04/2024

At St Anne’s, we are committed to sustainability and our collective responsibility to preserving the environment. One of the key ways in which we hav…

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Giving children a Healthy Start in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire County Council

23/03/2024

The Healthy Start scheme is a national scheme supported in the county by Oxfordshire County Council, Good Food Oxfordshire, Home Start, the city and …

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Working with farmers and reducing food waste

NFU

15/12/2023

An Oxfordshire based food surplus charity is on the lookout for farmers and growers with surplus to share to help feed the most vulnerable members of…

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People in Oxfordshire urged to EAT - not BIN their pumpkins

Hits Radio

31/10/2023

This Halloween people across Oxfordshire are being asked to think twice about what to do with their pumpkins.

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Childhood malnutrition: From grassroots to policy actions

NIHR ARC East of England

01/07/2023

We developed a community led research collaboration in relation to Child Food Poverty in Oxfordshire. We aimed to use this model to expand into other…

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eScalate Case Study: Good Food Oxfordshire

OSEP

18/04/2023

On the blog today, Jess from Good Food Oxfordshire shares the vision behind the organisation, how eScalate has helped to grow the network and GFO’s e…

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Our food strategy boosts affordability and sustainability

Local Government Chronicle

27/05/2022

Up to 14% of Oxfordshire residents endure food insecurity and the county is working with districts to support them, writes Mark Lygo (Lab), cabinet m…

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Council will tackle food poverty and promote sustainable local production

Vale of White Horse District Council

18/05/2022

Taking action on food poverty and making good food available for all will be at the heart of work by Vale of the White Horse District Council to help…

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Healthy interest in dumping junk food

Oxford Mail

19/06/2015

The Good Food Oxford “Ready, Steady, Cookup” event saw a team of youngsters at the Blackbird Leys Community Centre serve up leftover food from the Ox…

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Charter serves up food for thought

Oxford Mail

19/06/2014

Good Food Oxford announces Oxford Good Food Charter - encouraging all supermarkets, offices, restaurants and corner shops to sign up to provide bette…

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