Every May, the skies above Lancashire fill with swifts swooping and reeling. It makes me feel so happy when...
Our tour was incredibly inspiring. Ragtag Arts is a very different kind of community centre. It's all about bringing...
Another key piece of the puzzle is that farmers have been struggling for years with prices that were, frankly,...
Every week, my housemate and I fill our kitchen caddy with kitchen scraps, take it to the park and...
The third annual ‘Your Pots – Your Say’ community voting day was held at The Storey in Lancaster on...
Light Up Lancaster returns to the city to help brighten the autumn nights on November 6, 7 and 8...
The Closing Loops project was featured in the beautiful Breathe Magazine this autumn. After introducing some fascinating examples from...
Despite the gloomy skies, intermittent downpours and gazebo-threatening gusts of wind, Friday the 12th September saw another successful FoodFutures...
The Big Green Day – a collaboration between The Gregson Community and Arts Centre and FoodFutures – will feature...
The Pots of Possibility Fund was created to enable projects that make our cities, towns and villages in North...
After a successful first year, the day will bring even more apples and activities, including tastings, demonstrations, talks, orchard...
Ellie Ralston is the founder of Baked by Ell. You can order her bespoke treats by messaging her on...
By Ben Ruth I turn fruit like apples into booze so that it doesn’t go to waste. It increases...
The second demonstration site visited was Claver Hill Community Farm. This community growing project, located on six acres of...
By Alannah Jeanne Williams from Heysham, Lancashire. Alannah participated in the Spring Foraging & Outdoor Cooking Programme and shares...
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