Fairtrade Fortnight at Green Templeton
Green Templeton is supporting Fairtrade Fortnight, which takes place this year from Monday 22 February to Sunday 7 March 2021.
The college ensures that only Fairtrade coffee and tea products are served for our conference and dinner refreshments, and in the on-site coffee machines, all available teas are Fairtrade and all coffees are Rainforest Alliance. We also provide Fairtrade sugar and bananas.
Anyone using the Drop Off Dining Service during Fairtrade Fortnight can purchase a bar of Divine Fairtrade Milk or Dark Chocolate (35g) for just £0.50.
To mark Fairtrade Fortnight, our Head Chef Chris Lyford’s mum Sheila has shared her special recipe for Fairtrade banana bread, which can be viewed on the recipes from the Green Templeton kitchen webpage, along with other delicious treats.
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight will focus on how climate change is impacting farmers and workers around the world. An online ‘Climate, Fairtrade and You’ festival will run during Fairtrade Fortnight, highlighting the challenge of climate change and poverty that is affecting the future of food and those who produce it, and looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has further impacted their lives.
Events open to everyone during Fairtrade Fortnight include a discussion with Fairtrade farmers on the front line of the climate crisis, a webinar on growing climate-friendly plants at home and on sustainable cooking, and a live quiz night featuring a special guest appearance from Fairtrade Foundation Patron Nick Hewer.
Green Templeton is committed to working sustainably and embedding sustainable thinking through education. We recently won a gold award in the sector wide Green Impact Awards, which recognises changing behaviours and making physical steps towards improving sustainable practices. Find out more about sustainability at Green Templeton.
✨ Come behind the scaffolding with us.
We were given rare access to the Radcliffe Observatory restoration project, climbing onto the roof to see the incredible conservation work taking place behind the scenes.
From spectacular views across Oxford to the Observatory`s intricate zodiac carvings, we discovered details that are normally hidden from view.
Join us as we explore one of Oxford`s most iconic landmarks!
Earlier this summer, we were delighted to welcome audiences to our inaugural Garden Play, with a series of sold-out performances of Shakespeare`s `As You Like It` set in our beautiful college grounds.
Our gardens became the Forest of Arden as students, staff, alumni and the wider Oxford community came together to enjoy open-air theatre in a truly unique setting. Even better, the production has received fantastic reviews from Oxford`s student press.
A huge thank you to everyone who performed in and supported this wonderful initiative.
These peaceful moments around college were captured by work experience student Izzie.
They celebrate the beauty of the college gardens and the simple joy of taking a closer look!
Thank you Izzie for sharing your perspective with us 🌸
Many congratulations to this year`s Nautilus Award winners! 🎉
These annual awards celebrate the exceptional contributions our students make to the Green Templeton College community.
Read all about the winners in our bio! ✨
As conservation work continues on the Radcliffe Observatory, we were delighted to climb to the very top of the impressive scaffold and enjoy a unique perspective on this iconic landmark.
Along the way, we uncovered some fascinating details—and a few cheeky surprises—carved into parts of the stonework. ✨
These hidden marks offer a glimpse into the stories, craftsmanship, and personalities that have become part of the building’s rich history. Stay tuned as we continue to share more behind-the-scenes moments from this remarkable conservation project.
