This week marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight (from 24th February to 8th March) during which a series of...
In the summer of 2019 Anna Clayton and Dionysios Touliatos went on a learning journey across the Mediteranean basin....
There are a few exciting opportunities coming up to feed into and support FoodFutures work here in Lancaster. For...
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I recently met John Vendy and Sue Arnott, two beekeepers from Bentham, to learn more about natural beekeeping. It...
Rod Everett of Backsbottom Farm reflects on his time at the 2020 Oxford Real Farming Conference, picking out his...
We are in mid Veganuary and there is a growing trend of people moving towards more plant based diets....
Lancaster’s ‘Potato Day’ once again falls on the last Saturday in January (this year on January 25th) at the...
I’m looking forward to 2020 and the work we will be undertaking locally to grow Lancaster’s sustainable food culture....
When talking about resilient food systems ‘diversity’ is key. Diversity is important when talking about seeds, growing systems, community...
In this week’s column Cathy Olphin discusses the findings from an environmental audit of Lancaster’s markets. This project was...
FoodFutures (North Lancashires Sustainable Food Network), recently held a celebratory ‘Shared Futures event’ that was followed by a strategy...
Food Campaigns group Feedback have launched the Gleaning Handbook, a resource to help communities rescue food surplus from farms...
This festive season why don’t you avoid money leaks (spending with multinational corporations) and support local sustainable farmers, independent...
Dr Dennis Touliatos writes about Permaculture in this week’s column. I first encountered the word ‘permaculture’ sometime during the...
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