Cordelia Hughes, NW Regional Coordinator for Landmatch England and working alongside the Lancaster Sustainable Living Centre, explains how a...
Landed Community Kitchen project features at national farming conference
Nick Lakin, , Food and Health, January, Local Food Column, food economy, REconomy, 0In this week’s column, Ellen Pearce reflects on the two farming conferences she attended in Oxford, where she was...
Winter feast to celebrate milestone year for North Lancashire food projects
Nick Lakin, , Events, Growing your own, January, Local food resources, The Plot, Uncategorised, FarmStart, food economy, FoodFriends, The Plot, 0A team of local food growers are inviting residents to join them for the annual FoodFriends Feast in Lancaster this...
Make a pledge to support North Lancashire’s Gold campaign!
Nick Lakin, , January, Local Food Column, North Lancs is Gold campaign, food, food economy, 0From shopping locally, to getting involved in events, networking, or growing your own food, there are loads of ways...
Lancaster’s annual Potato Day returns!
Nick Lakin, , Events, Growing your own, January, Local Food Column, food economy, 0Lancaster’s ‘Potato Day’ falls on January 31 2026 at the Friends Meeting House – the building next to the...
Setting Gold intentions in 2026
Nick Lakin, , January, Local Food Column, North Lancs is Gold campaign, Uncategorised, 0Anna Clayton shares what to expect from North Lancashire’s FoodFutures networks in 2026. The darker and colder months of...
Support local food growing: a story from a FoodFriend
Grace Russell, , January, Local Food Column, The Plot, Uncategorised, 0This week Liz McWatt shares her journey with food growing and health, from childhood memories to her early career,...
Lancaster’s Potato Day returns
Grace Russell, , Events, Growing your own, January, Local Food Column, 0Lancaster’s ‘Potato Day’ again falls on the last Saturday in January (on 25 January 2025) at the Friends Meeting...
Anna Clayton shares what to expect from North Lancashire’s FoodFutures network in 2025. The darker and colder months of...
Sticking a fork in the system
Grace Russell, , Food and Health, January, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0Macey Rainbow is part of a movement challenging key players in the food system. Bite Back 2030 is a...
Exploring Allotment Futures
Grace Russell, , Events, Growing your own, January, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0Anna Clayton invites you to join LESS in exploring possible allotment futures this February. Throughout February there will be...
Basic Income for Farmers campaign launch
Grace Russell, , January, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0Joanna Poulton shares insights into the launch of a new campaign – Basic Income for Farmers (BI4FARMERS), and the...
A year of inspiration
Grace Russell, , FarmStart, January, The Faces Behind Our Food, Uncategorised, 0A year of inspiration, learning and launching BI4FARMERS (Basic Income for Farmers) Joanna Poulton shares insight into the launch...
Potato Day
Grace Russell, , Events, Growing your own, January, Local Food Column, Local food resources, Uncategorised, 0Sami Starling shares some facts about Lancaster’s Potato Day event and about the spud itself and its varieties. For...
The darker and colder months of the year are a great time to slow down, reflect on how things...
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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













