We are now coming to the end of ‘Veganuary’, a month for people to try a vegan diet. But...
Dionysios Touliatos, a fermented food fanatic, writes about Sauerkraut. Last summer Claver Hill was invaded by a horde of slugs...
Cliodhna Mulhern, a Halton resident, writes about Lancaster’s upcoming Potato Day. January is here and Potato Day 2018 is...
I am really looking forward to 2018 and the work we will be undertaking to grow Lancaster’s sustainable food...
I entered 2017 feeling very inspired after attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) – a much needed boost...
Saturday the 28thJanuary is a special day in the Lancaster calendar as it marks the annual Potato Day celebration...
Sam from Skerton talks about the hidden ingredients that we may use when cooking. However much care we take...
During January 2017 the Faces Behind Our Food photographic exhibition is on show at a number of Lancaster’s independent...
Sam from Transition City Lancaster talks about growing potatoes without a garden, and highlights an event that is firmly ingrained...
In September 2015 I challenged readers to track down their local milkman/woman and get to know them and their...
Theresa Erti, a GOLFE project volunteer, talks to the man behind “growing with nature” in Pilling. For more than...
My father grew up in America during the Great Depression. I was therefore raised in a culture where nothing...
Lancaster celebrates the potato at Lancaster’s annual potato day
Anna Clayton, , January, Local Food Column, 0On Saturday the 31st of January, from 11-3pm, Transition City Lancaster is hosting Lancaster’s annual Potato Day at the Friends Meeting House,...
Many of us consume sugar on a daily basis, in a variety of different forms. Not only is...
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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











