Single Step is a Wholefood shop with a difference and it’s based in Lancaster! Established in 1976, Single Step sells...
The Faces Behind Our Food exhibition moved to Lancaster University this week, where it will be on display in...
The Growing Our Local Food Economy (GOLFE) project is coordinated by LESS, and has been very busy over the...
Joy Warren talks about Claver Hill’s ‘slug’ club in this week’s local food column ...
Last Saturday the Growing Our Local Food Economy (GOLFE) project ran a stall at Potato Day. The event was...
Cara, the main grower at Growing with Grace, talks about their organic farm based near Clapham on the Lancashire...
Two weeks ago I attended an ‘Unconference’ in London, hosted by the National Food Assembly team. The Unconference aimed...
Horticultural fleece good for protecting vegetable seedlings in the autumn and spring
Anna Clayton, , February, Local Food Column, 0As the days lengthen it becomes an exciting time for gardeners facing a new growing season. However, late frosts...
National Soup Day falls on the 4th of February and in Lancaster a group of soup-fanatics hope to host...
Mushrooms are great. They are rich in protein, Vitamin B, selenium, copper, phosphorous and potassium. They are also low...
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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










