The Conscious Kitchen: Waste not want not : Tips & Recipes from our low waste kitchen

Discover how to turn kitchen “waste” into delicious meals and learn smart, environmentally friendly techniques that make a big difference for the planet. Join us for a hands-on, inspiring workshop where we’ll share practical tips and creative recipes to help you reduce waste in your kitchen and live more sustainably.

What to Expect

• A deep dive into the principles of Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in cooking

• Practical tips for smart shopping, composting, and waste reduction

• Fun, interactive cooking using ingredients you might otherwise throw away

• Ideas for preserving leftovers and making the most of everything

What You’ll Learn

• How to shift your mindset towards a low-waste kitchen

• How to use food scraps and commonly discarded ingredients in new, tasty ways

• Composting techniques, including Bokashi and worm bins

• Portioning tips to reduce food waste and clever preservation techniques

Session Requirements

• Bring an apron if possible

• Wear closed shoes and practical clothing (long hair should be tied back)

• Bring a Tupperware or jar for leftovers

• We are a vegetarian kitchen and will do our best to accommodate dietary needs, however we do not operate a strictly gluten free or nut free kitchen. (please inform us in advance).

This workshop will be led by:

Georgia Dowling

Holistic chef and Assistant Head of the OmVed Kitchen, she co-runs the space with Josephine Marchandise. Passionate about plant-based food, she specializes in nutritionally dense baking and spent over two years as a recipe writer for Minimalist Baker. Inspired by seasonal produce, Georgia champions low-waste, conscious cooking, always seeking creative ways to make food both delicious and planet-friendly. @everymoodfood

Diva Garg

Co-leading this workshop is Diva, our Events Manager and a freelance chef with a deep passion for Ayurveda and the rich culinary traditions of the Indian subcontinent. She explores how these flavors and practices can be adapted to the UK’s seasonal landscape. Through her cooking and research, Diva focuses on how the act of eating can be a way to nourish both ourselves and the planet. She is a bit obsessed with how to reduce waste in our lives, in and out of the kitchen. @diva.garg_

About OmVed Gardens:

OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.

As a registered Community Interest Company, all our activities prioritise social and ecological objectives. Whether collaborating with chefs, creatives, gardeners, or schools, OmVed Gardens is a hub for education, connection, and action. We aim to inspire individuals and communities to reimagine their role in building a healthier, more resilient world.

We work to increase biodiversity - of species, seeds, food systems, and participation, through regenerative gardening, seed saving, habitat creation, and ecological education. Our space serves as a living example of how urban areas can be transformed into thriving ecosystems that support both human and non-human communities.

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Subsidised Tickets:

We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.

Refund Policy:

These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the sessions on June 4, post which they will be non-refundable.