Oxford Farmhouse medium cider 500ml

Oxford Farmhouse CIC is a community-based organisation that turns waste fruit into delicious, award-winning drinks. The pressing is done with the help of the local community, including men who have been homeless and are getting back on their feet. They also work with schools to teach them about food processes and where food comes from. The Head Teacher from Barton Park School, after a visit to them, said that the children talked about nothing but their visit to them for a whole week!

90% of apples grown in gardens in England go to waste. That's a lot of fruit that could be turned into something delicious instead of being thrown away. There next season for apple pressing starts in August 2024. Before that, they will be pruning trees, including an old orchard which has apple trees over 100 years old, and holding our annual pruning workshops.

They work with Edge Housing, providing a rehab space for their members. One of their members wrote, 'thank you for helping me get my confidence back.' Volunteers from the local community also help with pressing and pruning, including Abundance Oxford and the Oxford University Nature Conservation Society.

In the last year, they achieved:

- 2000 volunteer hours of nature conservation and processing waste fruit

- 12 men helped with confidence building, work skills and returning to work

- 12 tons of waste fruit processed

- although they are a modern charity, they also have given fruit, juice or donations to Oxford Mutual Aid, Horton-cum-Studley church, & individuals.