diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index e880500..205502b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
                 }
             },
             "args": ["groceries", "Cucina"],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            "env": {
+                "RUST_LOG": "debug",
+            },
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
         },
         {
             "type": "lldb",
@@ -37,6 +40,30 @@
                 }
             },
             "args": ["schedule-csv", "Cucina", "examples/example-schedule.csv"],
+            "env": {
+                "RUST_LOG": "debug",
+            },
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'cook' -> purge",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "build",
+                    "--bin=cook",
+                    "--package=cooking-schedule"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "cook",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": ["purge", "Cucina"],
+            "env": {
+                "RUST_LOG": "debug",
+            },
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
         },
         {
@@ -56,6 +83,9 @@
                 }
             },
             "args": [],
+            "env": {
+                "RUST_LOG": "debug",
+            },
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
         }
     ]
diff --git a/src/api_client.rs b/src/api_client.rs
index 960503d..210d054 100644
--- a/src/api_client.rs
+++ b/src/api_client.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ impl ApiClient {
         &self.base_url
     }
 
+    pub fn caldav_base_url(&self) -> &Url {
+        &self.caldav_base_url
+    }
+
     pub fn username(&self) -> &str {
         &self.username
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/groceries.rs b/src/commands/groceries.rs
index bb70118..ee52dd9 100644
--- a/src/commands/groceries.rs
+++ b/src/commands/groceries.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use reqwest::Method;
-
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Matteo Settenvini <matteo.settenvini@montecristosoftware.eu>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ use {
     chrono::{Duration, Local},
     icalendar::Component,
     regex::Regex,
-    reqwest::StatusCode,
+    reqwest::{Method, StatusCode},
     std::collections::HashSet,
     std::ops::Range,
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 042df50..7c29889 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 pub mod groceries;
 pub mod import;
 pub mod init;
+pub mod purge;
 pub mod schedule;
 pub mod schedule_csv;
diff --git a/src/commands/purge.rs b/src/commands/purge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..099e353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/purge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Matteo Settenvini <matteo.settenvini@montecristosoftware.eu>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+use {crate::api_client::ApiClient, crate::constants, anyhow::Result, reqwest::Method};
+
+pub async fn with(api_client: &ApiClient, calendar_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let report_method = Method::from_bytes(b"REPORT")?;
+    let events_xml = api_client
+        .rest()
+        .request(
+            report_method,
+            // TODO extract into helper method
+            api_client.caldav_base_url().join(&format!(
+                "calendars/{}/{}/",
+                api_client.username(),
+                calendar_name.to_lowercase().replace(" ", "-")
+            ))?,
+        )
+        .header("Prefer", "return-minimal")
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml; charset=utf-8")
+        .header("Depth", 1)
+        .body(format!(
+            "<c:calendar-query xmlns:d=\"DAV:\" xmlns:c=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav\">
+                <d:prop>
+                    <d:getetag/>
+                </d:prop>
+                <c:filter>
+                    <c:comp-filter name=\"VCALENDAR\">
+                        <c:prop-filter name=\"PRODID\">
+                            <c:text-match>{}</c:text-match>
+                        </c:prop-filter>
+                    </c:comp-filter>
+                </c:filter>
+            </c:calendar-query>
+            ",
+            constants::CALENDAR_PROVIDER,
+        ))
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .text()
+        .await?;
+
+    let xml_doc = libxml::parser::Parser::default().parse_string(events_xml.as_bytes())?;
+    let mut xpath_ctx = libxml::xpath::Context::new(&xml_doc).unwrap();
+    xpath_ctx.register_namespace("d", "DAV:").unwrap();
+    let events_to_purge = xpath_ctx
+        .findnodes("//d:response/d:href/text()", None)
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|n| icalendar::parser::unfold(&n.get_content()))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    for url in events_to_purge {
+        api_client
+            .rest()
+            .delete(api_client.base_url().join(&url)?)
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        log::debug!("Purged {}", &url);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/schedule_csv.rs b/src/commands/schedule_csv.rs
index 69298cb..19728cd 100644
--- a/src/commands/schedule_csv.rs
+++ b/src/commands/schedule_csv.rs
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ async fn publish_events<'a, EventsIter>(
 where
     EventsIter: Iterator<Item = Event>,
 {
-    let dav_base = api_client
-        .rest()
-        .head(api_client.base_url().join("/.well-known/caldav")?)
-        .send()
-        .await?;
-
-    let calendar_url = dav_base.url().join(&format!(
+    let calendar_url = api_client.caldav_base_url().join(&format!(
         "calendars/{}/{}/",
         &api_client.username(),
         calendar.to_lowercase().as_str().replace(" ", "-")
@@ -160,7 +154,6 @@ where
 
         // TODO: wrap this
         let _ = api_client.rest_semaphore.acquire().await.unwrap();
-        log::info!("{}", info_message);
         let response = api_client
             .rest()
             .put(url)
@@ -169,6 +162,8 @@ where
             .send()
             .await;
 
+        log::info!("{}", info_message);
+
         // TODO: magic numbers are bad...
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
         response
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index d1e38e0..f8c65f5 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ pub const USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PK
 pub const CALENDAR_PROVIDER: &str = concat!(
     "-//IDN montecristosoftware.eu//",
     env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
-    " ",
-    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
     "//EN"
 );
 pub const ICAL_UTCTIME_FMT: &str = "%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ";
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 8a35e20..f0dd326 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use {
     crate::recipe::Recipe,
-    chrono::{Datelike, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Utc},
+    chrono::{/*Datelike, */ NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Utc},
     icalendar::Event as CalEvent,
     std::rc::Rc,
 };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl From<Event> for CalEvent {
     fn from(ev: Event) -> Self {
         use icalendar::Component;
 
-        const DAY_NAMES: [&str; 7] = ["MO", "TU", "WE", "TH", "FR", "SA", "SU"];
+        // const DAY_NAMES: [&str; 7] = ["MO", "TU", "WE", "TH", "FR", "SA", "SU"];
         let start_time = ev.ends_at - ev.recipe.total_time();
 
         let cal_event = CalEvent::new()
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ impl From<Event> for CalEvent {
             .timestamp(Utc::now())
             .starts(start_time)
             .ends(ev.ends_at)
+            /* FIXME
             .add_property(
                 // TODO make configurable yearly repetition, for now this suits my personal uses
                 "RRULE",
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ impl From<Event> for CalEvent {
                         .unwrap(),
                     weekno = start_time.iso_week().week(),
                 ),
+            )*/
+            .add_property(
+                // TODO make configurable yearly repetition, for now this suits my personal uses
+                "RRULE",
+                "FREQ=YEARLY",
             )
             .done();
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index daa8691..77b195b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ fn setup_args() -> ArgMatches {
                 .arg(arg!(<calendar_name> ""))
                 .arg(arg!(<csv_file> "").value_parser(clap::value_parser!(PathBuf)))
         )
+        .subcommand(
+            Command::new("purge")
+                .about("Removes all events created by this application from a given calendar")
+                .arg(server_arg.clone())
+                .arg(arg!(<calendar_name> ""))
+        )
         .get_matches()
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +120,13 @@ async fn parse_args(args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
                 .expect("<calendar_name> is a mandatory parameter, it cannot be missing");
             commands::schedule_csv::with(&api_client, calendar_name.as_str(), &csv_file).await
         }
+        Some(("purge", sub_matches)) => {
+            let api_client = get_api_client(&sub_matches, &configuration)?;
+            let calendar_name = sub_matches
+                .get_one::<String>("calendar_name")
+                .expect("<calendar_name> is a mandatory parameter, it cannot be missing");
+            commands::purge::with(&api_client, calendar_name.as_str()).await
+        }
         _ => unreachable!("Exhausted list of subcommands and subcommand_required prevents `None`"),
     }
 }