Hello gardeners!
With the winter drawing in, our sessions are now the 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month, meaning there will be no session this sunday.
Upcoming sessions: 2nd & 16th December, 6th January
1-5 pm
Nut Roast at Hogacre Cafe - 2nd December
Helen's amazing nut roast is back next week! Come and enjoy a delicious three-course meal by the fire. Pre-booking essential. Book on the website here or visit the Hogacre Café Facebook page.
New Volunteer Facebook Group!
If you want to stay up-to-date with what we're doing in the garden, join our shiny new volunteer group here.
Thanks to everybody who joined us for a fireside thanksgiving celebration last week. Here's a pic of Daniella & Chris enjoying our potluck feast!
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Getting to OxGrow
47a Whitehouse Road, Oxford OX1 4NA
We are located in the beautiful Hogacre Common, 15 minutes walk from the city centre. To find us on google maps, click here.
Directions from Carfax Tower
Go south on the Abingdon Road and turn right into White House Road. At the end of the road, continue straight along the path between the primary school and the football pitch. Cross the railway bridge, turn right, and you've found us! |
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Food for thought
[other OxGrow news]
Hire Hogacre Common
If in need of a space for a private event - including birthday parties, family gatherings, student+community group meetings, and so on - Hogacre Common is available for hire. The following are available for your enjoyment on the day of hire:
- The Pavilion, including
- the kitchen (sinks, fridge, stove-top and oven, pots, pans, cutlery & crockery for 40+ individuals, water kettle + urn, microwave)
- the Cafe space (six tables, 30+ chairs, speakers with mp3 connection, piano)
- two bathrooms
- The Meadow, including
- brick fire pit (10 ft. diameter)
- firewood and kindling
- The Forest School woodland site
- The apple, pear, and quince orchard (for meandering only, at this point!)
Bookings are a primary source of income for Hogacre and are thus important for keeping the Common and OxGrow up and running! If interested in hiring Hogacre you can write to: bookhogacre@gmail.com
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Oxford Green Directory
If you want to promote or share something with the OxGrow mailing list, please email us with prepared text + images at mail@oxgrow.org. We'll share it here!
Discover your local Farmers' Market!
Every Sunday, 9:30-12noon
The DailyInfo website has a very useful page which lists all the farmers' markets in Oxford. The one closest to Hogacre is the South Oxford Farmers' and Community Market so you can easily pop in there ahead or after coming down to Oxgrow. But don't forget to explore farmers markets in other corners of Oxford - it's a nice excuse to visit parts of town you rarely go to, and an easy way to stock up on local produce! Click here for a complete list.
SESI Food and Household Refills - your one-stop refill station
SESI is Oxford's longest serving refill station of food products and household detergents - super sustainable, local enterprise! Well over 250 refills and food/household products are available to order through this website: http://www.sesi.org.uk/.
Good Food Oxford
A wonderful resource with everything you need to know about issues to do with food which is 'good for the planet, good for the people, and good for the community'. Check them out here: http://goodfoodoxford.org/.
The Low Carbon Oxford North Food Directory
...is now available! All your local suppliers are now listed in one easily searchable place. Check it out online. Initial reviews are excellent!
Broken Spoke Bike Co-op
Learn how to fix your bike in this do-it-together bike co-op in the heart of Oxford. Probably cheaper than your local bike shop + you learn new skills! Seesion times available at http://bsbcoop.org/what-we-do/drop-in-workshops/
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Friends of OxGrow
Explore this network of fantastic organisations run by OUR community! They support us and we support them. Chip in a bit of your time when you can to make Oxford a better city for all. (And let us know if you'd like us to include your logo+link!)
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