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Summerhouse Community Farm hosts very first school visit
Nick Lakin, , June, Summerhouse Community Farm, Uncategorised, Where The Wildings Are, summerhouse farm, 0Summerhouse Community Farm in Lancaster hosted its first school visit this week where children got to explore wildlife habitats...
Hundreds attend FoodFutures’ Spring Into Action events across North Lancashire
Nick Lakin, , Events, June, Local Food Column, Spring Into Action, spring into action, 0In this week’s column FoodFutures coordinator, Anna Clayton, shares reflections on 2026’s Spring Into Action programme of events. Between...
Deborah takes on new allotment development role for North Lancashire
Nick Lakin, , Allotments, June, Local Food Column, The Faces Behind Our Food, Uncategorised, allotment, food, 0In this week’s FoodFutures column, Deborah Simmonds explains her new role as allotment development worker for North Lancashire… Hi...
Little Book of Local Food launches in North Lancashire
Nick Lakin, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, Local food resources, May, food, food economy, 0Rachel Marshall introduces a handy new guide to all things food locally… When you’re out and about in North...
Big thanks go out to everyone involved in pioneering growing project
Nick Lakin, , Local Food Column, May, The Plot, 0In this week’s FoodFutures column, Ellen Pearce, coordinator of The Plot, says a big thanks to everyone involved in...
A Million Acts of Hope is a national invitation to celebrate the everyday acts of kindness, care and connection...
Halton Spring Food Shindig and ‘Place Mapping’ weekend
Nick Lakin, , April, Local Food Column, Spring Into Action, 0Spring finally feels like it’s springing, and what better way to celebrate that than attending one of FoodFutures’ many...
£30,000 Summerhouse Community Farm Crowdfunder target hit!
Nick Lakin, , April, Local Food Column, Summerhouse Community Farm, summerhouse farm, 0In this week’s FoodFutures column Ellen Pearce says a big thank you to everyone who helped make the Crowdfunder...
Food Circle Skill Share added to eclectic Spring Into Action programme
Nick Lakin, , April, Local Food Column, Spring Into Action, spring into action, 0In this week’s column, FoodFutures coordinator Anna Clayton shares a Spring Into Action update. From 20 April – 2...
Lancashire Youth Challenge is hosting its first Youth Cafe of 2026 on 28 March in Lancaster. Rachel Parsons and...
Spring Into Action returns for 2026
Nick Lakin, , Events, Local Food Column, March, Spring Into Action, 0In this week’s column, FoodFutures communications coordinator Nick Lakin invites you to Spring Into Action with a brand new...
Lancaster District Food Justice Partnership’s new development worker Joel Stewart talks about his role, the work the charity does,...
£5,000 donor sought to sponsor artwork at Summerhouse Community Farm in Lancaster
Nick Lakin, , March, Summerhouse Community Farm, Uncategorised, summerhouse farm, 0A Crowdfunder campaign for a community-led farm in Lancaster is looking for a major donor to sponsor a large...
Spring Into Action 2026
Nick Lakin, , March, Spring Into Action, Uncategorised, spring into action, 0FoodFutures invites you to Spring Into Action this April! From 20 April – 2 May 2026, FoodFutures is coordinating...
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Featured from The Archive: The Faces Behind Our Food
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Love Local Honey: Bee Pro-active 1 August 2025 -
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A year of inspiration 18 January 2024 -
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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 -
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Gary Troughton – Dolphinholme Honey 17 October 2016 -
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