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Kathy Barton explores the challenge of not shopping at any supermarkets for six months as part of North Lancashire’s...

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Landed Community Kitchen project features at national farming conference

Nick Lakin, 22 January 2026, Food and Health, January, Local Food Column, food economy, REconomy, 0

In this week’s column, Ellen Pearce reflects on the two farming conferences she attended in Oxford, where she was...

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Winter warmth and food support in the Lancaster district

Nick Lakin, 27 November 2025, Events, Food and Health, Local Food Column, November, food, 0

A Winter Community Support Programme between Christmas and New Year will be available for people struggling to access food,...

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Lancaster District allotment review reveals value of growing spaces in communities

Nick Lakin, 10 November 2025, Allotments, Food and Health, Growing your own, Local food resources, November, allotment, 0

An independent review of allotment provision in the Lancaster district has revealed how valuable these green spaces are to...

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Lancaster event to shine light on city’s work to tackle climate crisis

Nick Lakin, 22 September 2025, Events, Food and Health, Gather North Lancs Food Hub, Growing your own, Local food resources, Closing Loops, 0

An event in Lancaster this month will showcase the work being done in the city to help tackle the...

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Ancient tradition makes comeback in Lancaster

Nick Lakin, 11 September 2025, Events, Food and Health, Growing your own, Local Food Column, Local food resources, Closing Loops, Share the Harvest, 0

In this week’s column, FoodFutures’s communications coordinator Nick Lakin reflects on an ancient English tradition that’s making a comeback...

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Series of events to reveal vision for new Lancaster community farm

Nick Lakin, 3 September 2025, Events, Food and Health, Growing your own, Local food resources, September, 0

A survey and new series of events will help to shape the future of a new Lancaster community farm....

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Become a FoodFriend to help grow Lancaster market gardens

Nick Lakin, 18 August 2025, August, Food and Health, Growing your own, Local food resources, The Faces Behind Our Food, The Plot, 0

The mid-August sun beats down on a small area of farmland near Lancaster as volunteers pull out weeds, pick...

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Allotment Open Day and Hanging Gardens

Nick Lakin, 14 August 2025, August, Events, Food and Health, Growing your own, Local Food Column, Local food resources, allotment, food, 0

In this week’s column, Ian Dewar makes the connection between The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, BBC Gardeners World and...

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Passivity not an option for Farmstarter Tommy

Jo Gadsden, 21 July 2025, FarmStart, Food and Health, Food Procurement & Economy, Growing your own, July, North Lancs is Gold campaign, The Faces Behind Our Food, The Plot, community growing, FarmStart, food, food economy, FoodFriends, growing, organic, 0

When new FarmStarter Tommy moved to Lancaster last year, he found out about the FarmStart course after he got...

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Spring Foraging with The Bay: Journey into Nature, Nourishment and New Friendships

Nina Osswald, 26 June 2025, Food and Health, Local Food Column, Local food recipes, Closing Loops, Pots of Possibility, 0

By Alannah Jeanne Williams from Heysham, Lancashire. Alannah participated in the Spring Foraging & Outdoor Cooking Programme and shares...

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Campaign launched as Lancaster district food banks see ‘drastic drop’ in food donations

Nick Lakin, 23 June 2025, Food and Health, Food Procurement & Economy, June, 0

Food banks across the Lancaster District are seeing a ‘drastic drop’ in food donations despite record numbers of people...

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You are what you eat – Elliot tells us why he’s a FarmStarter

Jo Gadsden, 17 June 2025, FarmStart, Food and Health, Food Procurement & Economy, Growing your own, June, The Plot, FarmStart, FoodFriends, growing, 0

Introducing Elliot, one of the 2025 cohort of FarmStarters at the Plot. Elliot tells us about his motivation to...

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Celebrate nature and connect with your wild roots

Nina Osswald, 30 May 2025, Food and Health, Closing Loops, markets, REconomy, 0

Wild Roots Nature Fest is coming to Lancaster from 13-15 June A new festival celebrating nature in and around...

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Growing Food, Growing Community sessions

Grace Russell, 20 February 2025, Events, Food and Health, Local Food Column, The Plot, 0

Vaso Makri, the Plot’s volunteer and community engagement coordinator, invites you to join the array of Growing Food, Growing...

Kathy completes six month ‘no supermarket’ Gold pledge challenge!

Landed Community Kitchen project features at national farming conference

Winter warmth and food support in the Lancaster district

Lancaster District allotment review reveals value of growing spaces in communities

Lancaster event to shine light on city’s work to tackle climate crisis

Series of events to reveal vision for new Lancaster community farm

Become a FoodFriend to help grow Lancaster market gardens

Allotment Open Day and Hanging Gardens

Passivity not an option for Farmstarter Tommy

Spring Foraging with The Bay: Journey into Nature, Nourishment and New Friendships

Campaign launched as Lancaster district food banks see ‘drastic drop’ in food donations

You are what you eat – Elliot tells us why he’s a FarmStarter

Celebrate nature and connect with your wild roots

Growing Food, Growing Community sessions

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