Cherwell Larder: Thursdays 11am, and Fridays at 4pm while supplies last at WISH, 4 The Parade, Kidlington. Ask to join our WhatsApp group for regular updates on additional distributions.
The Impact
of Cherwell Collective
Since our founding in 2020, Cherwell Collective has grown apace, impacting more individuals each year and making waves to build climate resilience in the community. Our efforts help feed people, prevent waste, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We share key facts and figures about our impact…
Cherwell Larder Marketplace
Our Cherwell Larder Marketplace allows community members to donate and swap surplus food and non-food household items to prevent them from going to waste.
We saved from landfill...
0
Tonnes
(431,100 lbs)
of food items
0
Tonnes
(114,600 lbs)
of non-food items
Our Carbon Cost analysis found that these saved items amounted to the equivalent of…
2.4 MILLION CAR MILES
Something for the road...
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Learn about Carbon Cost and how we calculate the car mile equivalents of consumer activities.
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Red about how two Cherwell Larder volunteers won the high sheriff award in 2024.
Climatarian Kitchen
Our Climatarian Kitchen helps feed the community (and create community) using food surplus such as weekly meals at our Climatarian Cafe. What’s more, we educate the public about climate change through our suggested Carbon Cost pricing model.
In 2023, Climatarian Kitchen provided:
01k
Meals via
Climatarian Cafe
Climatarian Cafe
001
take home
meal kits
meal kits
Waste Innovation Station HQ (WISH)
WISH helps people think of clever ways to innovate their reuse of rubbish, including all non-food household items.
How often does WISH connect with the public?
01k
unique in-person
visits to WISH
visits to WISH
01k
ONLINE
ENGAGEMENTS
ENGAGEMENTS
By innovating with waste, we help community members save items from going to landfill and reduce the purchase of new items.
As one measure of Carbon Cost savings, we have saved...
2
2
4
,
0
0
0
car mile equivalents of greenhouse gases in textiles alone.
Read the most recent impact reportThat’s like eliminating one year’s carbon footprint of seven average UK citizens!
Impact Reports
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Read the WISH Pilot project’s final report.
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Read our impact report from Year 1 (2023-2024), and Year 2 (2024-2025).
Harvest @ Home
Our volunteers and community members work in our Green Space Gardens across Oxfordshire
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days working in
local community
gardens
local community
gardens
01
tonnes of locally
grown food
harvested
grown food
harvested
Dig a bit deeper...
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Read the Harvest @ Home 2023 impact report
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Explore one Harvest @ Home project in which local schoolchildren revitalised a local garden
Oxford Party Library
Our “Library of Things” lets area residents borrow commonly used items rather than buy new ones. Among our most popularly borrowed items is a full kit for hosting a children’s birthday party. We also have loanable items for community fairies and events, weddings, and other parties.
Our pirate party kit for children’s birthday saves parents
£01
in one-time
party costs
party costs
We’ve loaned various children’s party items
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times in
18 months
18 months
The combined Carbon Cost savings of the loans is 2,400 car mile equivalents by avoiding the manufacturing of new goods and single-use items.