Lancashire Youth Challenge is hosting its first Youth Cafe of 2026 on 28 March in Lancaster. Rachel Parsons and...
Spring Into Action returns for 2026
Nick Lakin, , Events, Local Food Column, March, Spring Into Action, 0In this week’s column, FoodFutures communications coordinator Nick Lakin invites you to Spring Into Action with a brand new...
Lancaster District Food Justice Partnership’s new development worker Joel Stewart talks about his role, the work the charity does,...
£5,000 donor sought to sponsor artwork at Summerhouse Community Farm in Lancaster
Nick Lakin, , March, Summerhouse Community Farm, Uncategorised, summerhouse farm, 0A Crowdfunder campaign for a community-led farm in Lancaster is looking for a major donor to sponsor a large...
Spring Into Action 2026
Nick Lakin, , March, Spring Into Action, Uncategorised, spring into action, 0FoodFutures invites you to Spring Into Action this April! From 20 April – 2 May 2026, FoodFutures is coordinating...
Local food resilience: exploring Community Supported Agriculture
Grace Russell, , Local Food Column, March, The Plot, 0Ellen Pearce, the Plot and FarmStart Coordinator, explains the Community Supported Agriculture model and its integral role in our...
Spring Into Action in 2025
Anna Clayton, , April, Local Food Column, March, May, Spring Into Action, Uncategorised, 0FoodFutures invites you to join one of the many ‘Spring into Action’ events this April and May. From Friday...
Crop-share offer at The Plot
Grace Russell, , Food and Health, Growing your own, Local Food Column, March, The Plot, Uncategorised, 0In this week's local food column, Dennis Touliatos from The Plot explains what a crop-share is and invites you...
Beccy Whittle celebrates the region’s success in the national Sustainable Food Places Awards and invites you to join in...
A group of Lancaster City Councillors and Lancaster based community food practitioners have launched a petition calling on Lancaster...
Over the past three months North Lancashire’s FoodFutures has hosted a number of strategy mornings, during which we have...
Following last week’s reflective blog on the importance of green space, I have summarised our (local) current thinking on...
Beccy Whittle reflects on the role of green spaces and community gardens during the coronavirus pandemic. With so much...
Every year the 8th March marks International Women’s day, a day for celebrating the achievements of women and the...
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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














