Anna Clayton invites you to listen to North Lancashire’s first place-based food podcast and share your feedback and ideas...
How local food systems can grow a sustainable, fair and resilient economy
Anna Clayton, , January, Local Food Column, 0Dr Rachel Marshall (a knowledge exchange fellow at Lancaster University and an active member of the FoodFutures network) explores...
Sami writes about Lancaster’s upcoming Potato Day and seed swap in this week’s column. There is so much change...
Setting the scene: why we need a local food strategy
Anna Clayton, , January, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0As we all need to eat, we all rely on a series of relationships to keep us and our...
Melanie Fryer writes about plastic and how to avoid it in this week’s column. Plastic is everywhere: in the...
I recently met John Vendy and Sue Arnott, two beekeepers from Bentham, to learn more about natural beekeeping. It...
Rod Everett of Backsbottom Farm reflects on his time at the 2020 Oxford Real Farming Conference, picking out his...
We are in mid Veganuary and there is a growing trend of people moving towards more plant based diets....
Lancaster’s ‘Potato Day’ once again falls on the last Saturday in January (this year on January 25th) at the...
I’m looking forward to 2020 and the work we will be undertaking locally to grow Lancaster’s sustainable food culture....
Over the last couple of years veganism has gained a lot of traction, with an increasing number of people...
Looking after the wellbeing of all involved in a growing venture is often the weakest element of farms...
Sam from Transition City Lancaster writes about Lancaster’s upcoming Potato Day. We’ve all heard about political ‘hot potatoes’ but can even...
Having spent two days at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, I return to Lancaster full of energy and new...
I’m looking forward to 2019 and the work we will be undertaking locally to grow Lancaster’s sustainable food culture....
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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













