Eight years after initial work on FarmStart, Ellen Pearce reflects on the journey and future possibilities. In 2018, feasibility...
Dennis Touliatos, an organic grower at The Plot, reports on the relocation to Summerhouse Community Farm and the start...
Ellen Pearce, Coordinator of the Plot, reflects on the last few years We recently hosted a celebration event to...
The team behind the purchase of Summerhouse Community Farm in Lancaster has launched a £30,000 Crowdfunding campaign to bring...
Reflections on a year at the Plot 2025 Ellen Pearce, Coordinator, shares from a review of the year with...
FarmStarter Richard reflects on a year learning about nature-friendly farming and the words of Franklin Roosevelt – ‘A nation...
With migration being a hot topic in the news recently, Comms Coordinator Jo has been catching up with the...
When new FarmStarter Tommy moved to Lancaster last year, he found out about the FarmStart course after he got...
Introducing FarmStarter Chris who tells us how his passion for growing organic food was fired up… Inspired by early...
Introducing Elliot, one of the 2025 cohort of FarmStarters at the Plot. Elliot tells us about his motivation to...
New FarmStarter at The Plot Richard Gittins explains how communities can become more sustainable in a changing world… Over...
A personal account by Dennis, Grower and FarmStart Trainer at the Plot, April 2025 I’ve always had the feeling...
As the 2024 veg growing season draws to a close it’s a time of reflection and review, mutterings about...
Grace Russell, from FoodFutures, shares what people can expect from the 2025 FarmStart Training and why they should sign...
Mara, a FarmStart trainee, shares her family history with the land and how it connects to her current learnings...
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