Welcome to The Conscious Kitchen, a hands-on course exploring sustainable cooking, zero-waste practices, and the connection between food, community, and the environment. Hosted in the OmVed Gardens Kitchen, this five-part series of workshops will transform how you cook and eat, whether you're looking to reduce waste, experiment with fermentation, or embrace plant-based alternatives.
Join us for the full course at a discounted rate, or drop into individual sessions for a deep dive into a specific topic.
What to Expect
Each session blends practical skills, expert insights, and hands-on cooking. You'll work with seasonal produce from the OmVed Gardens, learn regenerative kitchen techniques, and take home new recipes and inspiration. Expect a welcoming space where knowledge is shared, creativity is encouraged, and good food is always at the centre.
What You'll Learn
Sustainable, low-waste cooking techniques
How to create affordable, healthy, and diverse meals
The art of fermentation and food preservation
Plant-based alternatives and innovative ingredient swaps
What’s Included
Hands-on cooking experience
Recipes and take-home tips
Tastings of all creations
A chance to learn and connect with like-minded food lovers
Who Can Take Part?
Anyone with an interest in conscious cooking. No prior experience required—just bring curiosity and an appetite.
The Conscious Kitchen Sessions
Smart Cooking: Affordable, Quick, Diverse & Healthy Meals – Sat 14 June, 2-4pm See details & booking
Waste Not, Want Not: Tips & Recipes from Our Low-Waste Kitchen – Sat 12 July, 2-4pm See details & booking
Veganise It: Eco-Conscious, Plant-Based Alternatives – Sat 13 September, 2-4pm See details & booking
Ferment with Us: Exploring the Micro & Macro World of Fermentation – Sat 11 October, 2-4pm See details & booking
Preserving Seasonal Ingredients – Sat 8 November, 2-4pm See details & booking
About the Hosts
Josephine Marchandise
Head of the OmVed Regenerative and Creative Kitchen, Josephine works both at the garden and the kitchen to nurture food from soil to plate and gut with a focus on wild, fermented, creative and low waste cuisine. Jo is a member of the UK Fermenters Guild, organises a yearly fermentation festival and regularly teaches hands-on workshops at Omved Gardens in London and in France. @jomarchinfood
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 specialises 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:
These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the sessions on 5h June, post which they will be non-refundable.
