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I’ve learned how to listen to people, especially how to capture the overall message of what they’re trying to...
Lancaster’s Seasonal Markets – Past and Future
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, markets, 0Each of Lancaster’s Seasonal Markets brings together local organisations and traders who think in terms of closing local loops....
Dining with a chef in Morecambe’s West End
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, local food economy, 0A couple of weeks ago the North Lancashire Chef Network hosted a social at Rebel Waltz in Morecambe. It...
This spring, you are invited to learn a variety of cooking skills, cuisines and recipes at two series of...
Recipe shared by Wyreside Mushrooms Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Tear your mushrooms into small pieces, going with the grain of...
Looking ahead to local, seasonal and planet-friendly cooking in 2025
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, cooking, 0At the Closing Loops project, this year will be packed with cooking events and initiatives. All of them will...
Stuart’s food story: Going vegan in the 1980s
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, food, 0I sometimes hear people saying that they can’t go vegan because it’s too expensive. This has not been my...
The Un-named Bookclub – books to inspire you in 2025
Anna Clayton, , Closing Loops, Food Champion Network, REconomy, 0Rachel Marshall reflects on the Un-named Bookclub and invites you to read along in 2025 Despite having been meeting...
The aim of Wildlife Wellbeing Walks is to provide wellbeing through walking and connecting with wildlife. The first FoodFutures...
Recipe shared by Wyreside Mushrooms Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Fry the lion’s mane piece to reduce the moisture. Fry without...
When I grew up, my mum fed anyone who came through the door. It was embarrassing sometimes, but we...
Recipe shared by Vaso Makri Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Chop/halve Brussels sprouts and spring onions, shred apple.2. In a pestle...
A juicy festival: reflections on the second year of Share the Harvest
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Share the Harvest, 0This autumn was the second time that the Closing Loops team coordinated Share the Harvest, inviting everyone in North...
North Lancashire winter recipe challenge
Nina Osswald, , Closing Loops, Local Food Column, cooking, 0We all have a favourite recipe, maybe something we learned to cook from a parent or grandparent, or perhaps...
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Deborah takes on new allotment development role for North Lancashire 1 June 2026 -
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Love Local Honey: Bee Pro-active 1 August 2025 -
Passivity not an option for Farmstarter Tommy 21 July 2025 -
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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 -
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