food with a purpose

Down to Earth Community Cafe is a warm and welcoming place to meet, eat and cook together. The cafe is open from 10-3pm, Tuesday to Friday. In addition to the cafe, we create shared spaces for community cooking and training events. With support from Makespace Oxford, the cafe and building is a designated safe space…

food and community

Eating well together can bring about a sense of belonging and strengthen relationships. The cafe is open during the week and we have funding to hold regular community meals which are sociable events to bring the community together around healthy food. Whether joining our affordable food surplus community cafe, our community meals, or our chop…

opening times & location

We are open: 10am to 3pm from Tuesday to Friday We will be closed every half term throughout the year, as well as for a few days over Christmas, Easter and the summer. Please keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook pages for any updates @downtoearthwantage Down to Earth Community Cafe The Old Stables…

our volunteers

I decided to volunteer for the community meals because I love cooking and meeting new people so it only made sense! I had been going regularly to the cafe prior to volunteering for the Saturday meals; it’s such an important place in town. To me it is a sanctuary, especially coming from abroad and looking…