One of the best ways to access really fresh food is to grow your own. If you’re lucky enough...
Clare, a volunteer on LESS’s Growing Our Local Food Economy (GOLFE) project, talks about her experience making a 100%...
I’ve completed three weeks of the Local Food Pledge and it has been exciting to see how easy it is to...
Last Saturday I attended the ‘Zero Carbon Lancaster’ conference at Cumbria University. The conference was organised by Kevin Frea...
Dennis Touliatos, a plant scientist at Lancaster Environment centre, talks about an exciting new seed saving project coming to...
At Growing with Grace we strive to produce food organically People tend to think organic food is expensive. But...
Michael Hallam from The Ethical Small Traders Association (ESTA) talks about leveling the economic playing field in Lancaster. Lancaster...
Growing with Grace is an organic and sustainable vegetable grower in Clapham, North Yorkshire. Last year (2014), a number...
This week Sam from Lancaster’s Sustainable Food Cities group talks about the big food buyers in Lancaster District. When...
March has been a very busy month for local food in Lancaster. On Friday 6th March Lancashire’s Sustainable Food...
Daniel Martin, a philosophy student from Lancaster University, talks about his involvement with Claver Hill community farm. The importance...
Last year Kathy Barton took part in the ‘Live on £1 a day for 5 days’ event, to help...
Two weeks ago I attended an ‘Unconference’ in London, hosted by the National Food Assembly team. The Unconference aimed...
As the days lengthen it becomes an exciting time for gardeners facing a new growing season. However, late frosts...
Featured from The Archive: The Faces Behind Our Food
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Deborah takes on new allotment development role for North Lancashire 1 June 2026 -
Become a FoodFriend to help grow Lancaster market gardens 18 August 2025 -
Love Local Honey: Bee Pro-active 1 August 2025 -
Passivity not an option for Farmstarter Tommy 21 July 2025 -
Amazing things happening at grassroots level 17 July 2025 -
Join the FarmStart Training Programme 2025: Transforming North Lancashire’s Food System 28 November 2024 -
News from the Plot: September 2024 7 October 2024 -
A year of inspiration 18 January 2024 -
Our Food Stories: Andy Parkinson FarmStart Trainee 19 May 2022 -
William Beadon – Thornton Meadow Mushrooms 17 October 2016 -
Spud Club – Claver Hill 17 October 2016 -
Felicity (Fil) Duirwyn – Filbert’s Bakery 17 October 2016 -
William Howard – Billy’s Eggs 17 October 2016 -
Bruce Crowther – The FIG Tree 17 October 2016 -
Alan Schofield – Growing With Nature 17 October 2016 -
Gary Troughton – Dolphinholme Honey 17 October 2016 -
Amanda Gorton – Mansergh Hall Farm 17 October 2016 -
Sharon Peacock – Cockerham Boers 17 October 2016 -
Ray Edmondson – Edmondsons Fresh Fish 17 October 2016 -
Steph Stephenson – Stephensons Dairy 17 October 2016