The Conscious Kitchen: Eco-conscious, Plant-based alternatives

Curious about plant-based alternatives but don’t know where to start? Veganise It is a hands-on, deliciously fun workshop designed to help you swap out dairy and other animal-based ingredients with simple, sustainable, and locally available alternatives. Whether you’re vegan, plant-curious, or just looking for creative ways to make your meals more eco-friendly, this session will give you the tools to rethink your kitchen habits.

What to Expect

We’ll begin with an exploration of key plant-based ingredients, why we’ve chosen them, how they can be incorporated into everyday meals, and their impact on the environment. Through demos and hands-on preparation, you’ll discover how easy and rewarding it is to create your own plant-based dairy alternatives and experiment with vegan swaps for both cooking and baking.

What You’ll Learn

• How to easily “veganise” everyday recipes

• Sustainable plant-based swaps suited to the British food landscape

• Basic replacements for baking and cooking

• How to make plant-based milks and dairy-free “cheese” spreads

• Why a plant-forward diet matters for the planet

• What’s Included

• Expert-led demonstrations, hands-on recipe creation, tastings, and a recipe handout to take home.

Who Can Take Part?

Open to all! Whether you’re vegan, exploring plant-based eating, or simply love good food, this workshop is for you. No experience needed!

Good to know

• Bring an apron if possible

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

• Bring a tupperware or jar to take home any 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 is part of our Conscious Kitchen Course - a journey into the heart of conscious cooking and the ethos behind the OmVed Gardens Kitchen. Over five engaging sessions, our kitchen team will guide you through practical skills, fresh ideas, and seasonal inspirations to transform the way you cook and eat.

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

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: Tickets are non-refundable, except in cases where a waiting list exists for the session. If the event is sold out, a refund may be considered if requested up to 10 days prior to the session date. Please write to us for any refund inquiries at events@omvedgardens.com.