Lancaster University student, Lea Rüegg, is organising a free film screening of ‘Tomorrow’ (2015) for people living in Lancaster...
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?” As we enter...
Two community harvest feasts took place this past weekend: one hosted by Transition City Lancaster at the Friends Meeting...
Dr Rod Everett, a local-to-Lancaster farmer has recently developed a resilient food check list as part of FoodFutures work...
Margaret from Lancaster, Morecambe and District’s Fairtrade movement celebrates 25 years of Fairtrade. In 1994 the first Fairtrade certified...
This week is the first of a two week International Rebellion that aims to spark meaningful and urgent political...
Following the success of last year’s feast, Transition City Lancaster will host a second Great Harvest Feast on Saturday...
We are lucky to live in a city full of community food intiiatives whilst being surrounded by countryside that...
My exploration of ‘what would a regenerative food business look like for Lancaster?’ has not stopped. In fact I...
Late summer is a busy time for growers as gardens and allotments begin to heave with the weight of...
On Sunday 22nd September from 10:00-17:00 Lancaster’s market square will be bustling with local food producers, community food projects,...
Between the 14th and 28th September a number of events will be held across Europe to showcase community responses...
In this week’s column we hear Helena’s food story and how she ended up joining the FarmStart organic growers...
Over the past year I have learnt about many fantastic projects that are trying to cultivate food whilst nourishing...
Rachel Marshall is one of 21 people participating on this year’s FarmStart organic growers support course. In this week’s...
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