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.
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.
Climatarian Kitchen is our food innovation group. We seek to help people understand the scale of the impact our agricultural system has on climate change and the Carbon Cost of our diets.
As part of these efforts, we run a surplus cafe and catering kitchen where our mouthwatering meals are made using food surplus or local, seasonal ingredients. By using surplus ingredients, we redirect food that might be wasted back into the community.
Climatarian Kitchen has partnered with the Waterperry Opera Festival for the second year running to serve dinners and picnic boxes to attendees for the 2026 festival.
Learn more about the partnership and how we served nearly 600 meals in the middle of a field on our blog.
Further, we suggest a Carbon Cost price of £1 per 1 car mile equivalent of emissions for each dish so people can understand the impact of their dietary choices in real time.
Climatarian Cafe Lunch: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm at WISH. Open to all. On Thursdays we also offer a special £5 set three-course lunch for seniors (see below).
WISH, 4 the Parade, Kidlington OX5 1EE
In addition to our regularly scheduled Climatarian Cafe events, Climatarian Kitchen also runs demonstrations, classes, and workshops at events across Oxfordshire.
Join us for a pay-what-you-can meal at Climatarian Kitchen's Café at WISH, open Monday - Friday from 11am - 2pm. Gather at our community café, where farm-to-fork meets low-impact dining […]
Join us for a pay-what-you-can meal at Climatarian Kitchen's Café at WISH, open Monday - Friday from 11am - 2pm. Gather at our community café, where farm-to-fork meets low-impact dining […]
Join us for a pay-what-you-can meal at Climatarian Kitchen's Café at WISH, open Monday - Friday from 11am - 2pm. Gather at our community café, where farm-to-fork meets low-impact dining […]
Join us for a pay-what-you-can meal at Climatarian Kitchen's Café at WISH, open Monday - Friday from 11am - 2pm. Gather at our community café, where farm-to-fork meets low-impact dining […]
Join us for a pay-what-you-can meal at Climatarian Kitchen's Café at WISH, open Monday - Friday from 11am - 2pm. Gather at our community café, where farm-to-fork meets low-impact dining […]
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A Climatarian diet focuses on flexibility, seasonality, and sustainability. Our recipes incorporate planet-friendly substitutions. Café menus have included incredibly popular dishes such as coconut chickpea curry, falafel and pumpkin hummus with fresh salad, our signature Climatarian Burger and more.
We try to add monthly recipes to our site and have a whatsapp group to share recipes as well.
Take this season’s freshest vegetables and make this moderately spiced Moroccan stew any time of year.
We cater events, large and small. Read through our catering services brochure and contact climatariancafe@gmail.com to get in touch.
Each winter we deliver regular warm meals to vulnerable residents through the Winter Warmers programme and act as a Warm Space for people to relax as a registered Cherwell District Council venue. We are also a free school meals provider to 7 different locations in Oxfordshire, feeding hundreds of children each school holiday.
All Climatarian Kitchen recipes are made available to the public.
Learn more about the Carbon Cost of your food, learn how to save energy (and money) while cooking, get help with eating seasonally, and more from our resources available here.
We’re releasing a cookbook in 2026! Subscribe to our email list for updates and to pre-order.
We welcome anyone to help us run the café, create recipes, reach out to people, and help cook or wash up in our kitchen. We love also volunteers to help prepare food and delivery drivers to support our programmes.
We also provide education around cooking with seasonal and surplus food. We are always looking for guest chefs or volunteer teachers to help run these courses. We always need help developing recipes and meal kits using food surplus. Please get in touch if you can support our efforts of have a culinary and nutrition expertise to share please.
We are always in need of reusable plastic food containers and fresh fruit and veg. volunteers to help prepare food, and delivery drivers to support these programmes. Please get in touch if you can support.
The Big Lunch is the UK’s yearly community event where neighbours and communities come together for a few hours of friendship, food, and fun. This creates connections, promoting friendlier and safer neighbourhoods where people share more—whether it’s conversations, ideas, skills, resources, or friendship.
Cherwell Collective hosts The Big Lunch a couple of times every year, and sponsors are always needed! If you can support this or any of our efforts with your business, please get in touch.
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