When talking about resilient food systems ‘diversity’ is key. Diversity is important when talking about seeds, growing systems, community...
In this week’s column Cathy Olphin discusses the findings from an environmental audit of Lancaster’s markets. This project was...
FoodFutures (North Lancashires Sustainable Food Network), recently held a celebratory ‘Shared Futures event’ that was followed by a strategy...
Food Campaigns group Feedback have launched the Gleaning Handbook, a resource to help communities rescue food surplus from farms...
In this week’s column we hear about a new venture- The Global Village Cafe- who will be catering at...
When talking about sustainable and resilient food systems ‘diversity’ is a key word and an underlying theme. Diversity is...
A recent Lancaster Guardian article highlighted the ‘huge increase in the number of coffee shops’ in Lancaster. As I...
Cut The Wrap will be attending Lancaster’s Midwinter Market next Friday 14th December in Lancaster’s central market square –...
In November 2017 I visited an inspiring project based in the drought-prone state of Andhra Pradesh, Southern India. I...
On Tuesday I attended a North West regional meet up in Manchester on behalf of Lancaster’s newly formed Food...
This Friday 15th December from 10:00-17:00 Lancaster’s market square will be full of local food and drink producers, woodworkers,...
I have been away from Lancaster for the last few weeks and was unable to access phone signal, the...
This time last year I urged you to make your New Year’s resolution a pledge to source more local...
Last Friday Lancaster’s market square was bustling with local food producers, community food and craft projects, music and local...
If you want to avoid the supermarkets this Christmas, why not create a festive feast of locally-sourced and sustainable...
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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












