If you are ever in Oxford, stop in for a chat, cuppa or a meal at the Waste2Taste community café
Community café success at Shotover View
Customers in Oxford were recently invited to the opening of a new community café at the bpha Independent Living space in Shotover View.
Waste2Taste, who manages the community café, is an Oxford based community interest company, committed towards a healthy and sustainable food culture. It reduces waste by making healthy meals from surplus ingredients provided by The Oxford Food Hub and Bucksum Farm shop.
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Earlier this year bpha invited Waste2Taste to set up shop in Shotover View, as its existing kitchen had become too small for this growing project.
Richard and Gina at the Waste2Taste community café
Shotover View Manager, Kay Fairclough, said: “I was introduced to Waste2Taste by Oxford City Council. We agreed that hosting the café at Shotover View would give residents and the local community a great place to meet and socialise, with the added benefit of helping reduce food waste.”
Waste2Taste uses surplus ingredients to create healthy, tasty, and affordable dishes. By connecting the community through food, the café is a vibrant meeting place that the local community can enjoy.
Independent Living customer Richard, said: “Waste 2Taste are a cheerful crew, and they have spruced up the restaurant area and made it light and airy and a pleasure to use. I generally go there Wednesday lunchtime when a group who knit and natter take over a large table near the entrance.
“The food is varied and tasteful with an all-day breakfast and a range of other dishes, cakes, and a selection of teas. It’s now a really nice place to meet up – and Shotover View residents get a discount. Street display boards and the side door entrance encourage people to come in from outside as well, so there can be a good mix of people there. It’s a real improvement to the facilities here.”
If you are ever in Oxford, stop in for a chat, cuppa or a meal at the Waste2Taste community café which can be found at Shotover View, Craufurd Rd, Oxford , OX4 2SQ.