Oxford City Farm

It's our final open day of the year tomorrow (Winter Warmer tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wa… ~ they're FREE!) and we reopen our doors to the public on Friday 10th January 2025. Wishing you all a restful festive break and a happy New Year!

We're on the @SAfoodforlife blog today talking about to the Cook & Share class we hosted in November foodforlife.org.uk/blogs/oxf…

The @CowleyTeam Travelling Christmas Tree has arrived here at the Farm! It has already popped up at @flosoxford and @FloparkCC and is off to the Cowley Library on Monday! 🎄

Our Winter Warmer is fast approaching! Have you got your FREE tickets yet? eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wa…

We've got a delicious pumpkin & chestnut soup recipe available for you over on our blog oxfordcityfarm.org.uk/latest…

Exciting Flood Mitigation Project at the Farm - read on to see the steps we're taking after October's devastating flooding. oxfordcityfarm.org.uk/latest…

To prevent future flooding & ensure that our operations continue, we urgently need your support to clear gullies alongside the brook to increase our resilience, & purchase seeds and compost to rebuild our planting beds. Please donate here: avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/o… Please RT!

Autumn Festival Cancelled: With further poor weather and heavy winds forecast we also do not want to compromise the safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors. 2/2

It’s with a heavy heart that we are cancelling our Autumn Festival. Due to the recent flooding we have sustained heavy crop loss & need to prioritise clearing and replanting our North Beds. 1/2

Our Autumn Festival Fundraiser is fast approaching! Have you booked your tickets yet? £5 per adult and children under 16 go FREE! We've got apple pressing, yoga, seed saving, arts and crafts and more, grab your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-fe…

It's worth more conversations about this as this is a major benefit of buying from local farms and one reason that produce is more expensive than conventional. We're not spraying with many synthetic herbicides, fertilisers, or pesticides, & it requires more human labour. 3/3

Here's a good explainer on some of them: theguardian.com/environment/… 2/3

hi all, in case you didn't see, pesticide residue (the amount allowed to be on food for consumption) has increased significantly in the last few years: theguardian.com/environment/… 1/2

Our Autumn Festival FUNdraiser is back! 📷 Join us at this year's festival on Saturday 5th October and help keep our farm thriving! 📷 We're aiming to raise £5,000 to support the daily running of the farm, and we'd love for you to be a part of it - tinyurl.com/ocfautumnfest

We have a new community group starting at the far this Friday, we're now the new home of Oxford Rainbow Families 🌈

It's our Autumn Festival Fundraiser on Saturday 5th October! Help us raise £5000 towards running the farm and book your tickets now! £5 per adult, children go FREE! eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-fe… Please RT!

📷 Great news! Book on to our 6 Farm Forest School sessions this summer thanks to funding from Hilden Trust and Social Farms & Gardens! 📷📷 Aiming to foster nature connection, confidence, and teamwork. Spaces available now! tinyurl.com/OCFsummer #NatureLearning #HildenTrust

Calling all Community Growers & nature based outdoor learning folk! We've still got a few spots remaining for our Community Growing Training for Group Leaders starting on Friday May 10th. More info & tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/community… – at Oxford, England