In this week’s column Anna Clayton invites you to join one of FoodFutures upcoming induction sessions to help you...
Kathy Barton explores the challenge of not shopping at any supermarkets for six months as part of North Lancashire’s...
Diana McIntyre goes through the benefits of an Asian method of composting that’s growing in popularity… Imagine being able...
Summerhouse Community Farm in Lancaster hosted its first school visit this week where children got to explore wildlife habitats...
In this week’s column FoodFutures coordinator, Anna Clayton, shares reflections on 2026’s Spring Into Action programme of events. Between...
In this week’s FoodFutures column, Deborah Simmonds explains her new role as allotment development worker for North Lancashire… Hi...
Food banks across the Lancaster District are seeing a ‘drastic drop’ in food donations despite record numbers of people...
Introducing Elliot, one of the 2025 cohort of FarmStarters at the Plot. Elliot tells us about his motivation to...
Henry Russell considers whether bringing back traditional farming techniques could transform the local food system. Agroecology is a farming...
FoodFutures is working to support North Lancashire in winning a Gold Sustainable Food Places (SFP) Award by the end...
We’re aiming to put North Lancashire on the national map by becoming the first in the north-west to win...
In this week’s food column we hear a personal account from Juliet one of the 2024 FarmStart trainees. Hi...
A personal account by Lucy, Seasonal Packer at the Plot The swallows are, like me, back at the Plot...
An independent review of allotment sites across Lancaster District (from south of Galgate to Silverdale and east into the...
A personal account by Sam Taylor, FarmStart trainee. June. When we tip over the edge. We’ve made the long...
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