For five years, the Plot ran its market garden from Old Holly farm. As the Plot relocates to Summerhouse...
A team of local food growers are inviting residents to join them for the annual FoodFriends Feast in Lancaster this...
Lancaster’s ‘Potato Day’ falls on January 31 2026 at the Friends Meeting House – the building next to the...
From left: Ellen Pearce, Chris Coats, Janet Swan, Anna Clayton, Finn Payne and Dennis Touliatos at Summerhouse Community Farm....
Diana McIntyre, who is Community Composting Coordinator for FoodFutures North Lancashire’s Closing Loops project, said she went from “I...
Deborah Simmonds recently completed a review of all allotments in the Lancaster District on behalf of LESS and FoodFutures....
An independent review of allotment provision in the Lancaster district has revealed how valuable these green spaces are to...
An event in Lancaster this month will showcase the work being done in the city to help tackle the...
Anna Clayton from FoodFutures invites you to drop by and explore Summerhouse Farm on Saturday October 4 between 11am and...
In this week’s column, FoodFutures’s communications coordinator Nick Lakin reflects on an ancient English tradition that’s making a comeback...
A survey and new series of events will help to shape the future of a new Lancaster community farm....
The mid-August sun beats down on a small area of farmland near Lancaster as volunteers pull out weeds, pick...
In this week’s column, Ian Dewar makes the connection between The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, BBC Gardeners World and...
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...
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