Oxford City Farm celebrate Cook and Share

In Oxfordshire, Oxford City Farm celebrated Cook and Share by cooking two different soups: pumpkin and chestnut and minestrone. They organised two sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening. Participants made a simple soup recipe, something that everyone could get involved with regardless of their cooking experience. 

“We wanted to encourage people to feel confident cooking with veg and to inspire them to cook,” explains Sophia, who led the session.

As well as making soup, participants also prepared and baked savoury scones, something most of them hadn’t done before. Whilst they were cooking, they discussed food waste and sourcing local food – the chestnuts they used came from the Oxford Food Hub!

Oxford City Farm are planning similar events in the future to further engage their community with cooking and other issues around food: “seasonality, food preservation and food waste reduction are all key elements we focus on at our kitchen sessions.”

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