Allotment development worker Deborah Simmonds explores how people benefit from allotments, and shares an ‘allotment social’ event for plot...
In this week’s FoodFutures column, Deborah Simmonds explains her new role as allotment development worker for North Lancashire… Hi...
Rachel Marshall introduces a handy new guide to all things food locally… When you’re out and about in North...
Cork Road allotments and local surplus food charity Eggcup have teamed up on a new circular composting project. Eight...
A team of local food growers are inviting residents to join them for the annual FoodFriends Feast in Lancaster this...
Support will be available for people struggling to access food in Lancaster and Morecambe between Christmas and New Year....
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...
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...
Or, as Patrick Holden from the Sustainable Food Trust put it, can we ‘make capitalism honest’? Ellen Pearce from...
Sami Starling shares some facts about Lancaster’s Potato Day event and about the spud itself and its varieties. For...
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Amazing things happening at grassroots level 17 July 2025 -
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A year of inspiration 18 January 2024 -
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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 -
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