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The Plunkett Foundation – Better Business | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. The Plunkett Foundation – Better Business. Leave a comment ». OxFood had a great day out in Telford last week at the Plunkett Better Business conference. There were key trends at the day:. Communities hold tremendous potential for innovation and enterprise. Social Enterprise is undergoing a major phase of progressing from a quirky sideshow to a genuine alternative. We need to make local food easy, normal and personal. December 2, 2010 at 1:23 pm. Food for Life Partnership.
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Just another WordPress.com site. Community Action Groups Oxon. Leave a comment ». There are loads of great community groups in and around Oxford, each doing their own thing, but often sharing common ground over local food projects – its a subject that means something to everyone and brings people together. Simon Kenton does some excellent work bringing people together and supporting community projects. The CAG website is at http:/ www.cagoxfordshire.org.uk/. And has a full list of the groups. The Food fo...
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Oxford Garden Project | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. Leave a comment ». OxFood recently had the pleasure of meeting Robert and Yvonne Longstaff, based in Longworth, about 20 minutes southwest of Oxford. They have set up the Oxford Garden Project – a hub of gardening expertise. As well as undertaking seed and compost trials, Yvonne and Robert also run a series of workshops and demonstrations to share their knowledge. You can find more information at http:/ oxfordgardenproject.com. December 6, 2010 at 2:39 pm. Just saw him on...
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SESI – Schools Ethical Supplies Initiative | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. SESI – Schools Ethical Supplies Initiative. Leave a comment ». OxFood went down to the Methodist Church on Cowley Road to see SESI, who supply mail order wholefoods and household products in Oxford. Rina, who runs the business is particularly keen to reduce the amount of packaging we all use and encourages all customers to refill their bottles and containers, and only uses paper bags to weigh out the dry food orders. December 15, 2010 at 4:51 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Low Carbon Oxford Charter | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. Low Carbon Oxford Charter. Leave a comment ». OxFood have read through the Low Carbon Oxford Charter, an initiative aimed at starting a programme of co-operation that will help reduce the city’s carbon footprint. The hope is that more organisations will join as the programme gathers momentum and OxFood understand that a committment to work towards social equity may also be included in the future. Here’s the full charter. December 9, 2010 at 12:06 pm. Notify me of new comm...
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Bread! | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. Leave a comment ». Lot’s of exciting bread activity in and around Oxford. Here are a few of our favourites:. Oxford Local Bread Group http:/ www.oxfordlocalbread.org/about/. John Letts and the rest of the co-op grow, mill, bake, and sell as close to Oxford as possible, and distribute through a network of hubs. Love Loaves Bakery http:/ www.loveloaves.biz/. December 2, 2010 at 3:36 pm. Tagged with Food Hubs. Laquo; Community Action Groups Oxon. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Student Hubs Oxford | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. Leave a comment ». OxFood have met Hannah Martin and Tecla Castella from Student Hubs Oxford. The organisation promotes ethical career choices to its student members, including an excellent section on their website on social enterprise http:/ oxfordhub.org/. The hub also hopes to bridge gaps between student groups and local communities – the more work on community engagement and opportunities for us all to work together, the better. December 3, 2010 at 3:41 pm. Tweeter of...
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BBO – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Group | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. BBO – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Group. Leave a comment ». OxFood have met Tamara Schiopou, the coordinator of BBO, the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Group. They’re based at Oxford County Council but are independently funded. The website has a particularly good database of producers, built upon solid relationships with its members. Check out the full listings at http:/ www.local-food.net/. Tweeter ...
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Oxford’s Low Carbon Framework (OxCO2) | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. Oxford’s Low Carbon Framework (OxCO2). Leave a comment ». News story below courtesy of www.oxfordismyworld.org. 8211; a partnership created in 2007 in order to promote sustainable living and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oxford. Is a sustainable local food project within this programme. 238K Local Carbon Framework Funding Awarded to Oxford: OxCO2. The successful bid was for a Partnership Approach to Carbon Reductions across the City of Oxford (OxCO2 for short). T...
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People – who’s involved in local food? | danbetterton
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Just another WordPress.com site. People – who’s involved in local food? Leave a comment ». 8211; Low Carbon Oxford. 8211; CAGs Oxon. 8211; Oxford Bread Group. Robert and Yvonne Longstaff. 8211; Oxford Garden Project. Rina and Paul – SESI. Tolhurst, Oxfordshire County Council, Slow Food Oxford. November 29, 2010 at 6:38 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
