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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...
Jim Greenan from FoodFutures’ THRIVE Magazine asked some of Lancaster’s refugee community about the importance of food from the...
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,...
Anna Clayton shares what to expect from North Lancashire’s FoodFutures network in 2025. The darker and colder months of...
Reflections on 2024 at the Plot
Grace Russell, , December, FarmStart, Local Food Column, The Plot, Uncategorised, 0As the 2024 veg growing season draws to a close it’s a time of reflection and review, mutterings about...
What ‘Pots of Possibility’ project ideas would you love to see?
Rachel Marshall, , Closing Loops, Uncategorised, REconomy, 0This autumn the Pots of Possibility ‘Your Pots’ fund is again offering grants of between £5–10K for great ideas...
An introduction from Mara a 2024 FarmStarter
Grace Russell, , FarmStart, July, The Plot, Uncategorised, 0Hi my name is Mara, I’m currently part of the FarmStart programme at The Plot. My journey towards working...
Have you bean curious about what Plot produce is growing in the polytunnels? Well, wonder no more… Last week...
A personal account by Jill, a FarmStart trainee at the Plot As May unfolds, the late arrival of spring’s...
An introduction from Jill a 2024 FarmStarter
Grace Russell, , FarmStart, Local Food Column, May, The Plot, Uncategorised, 0So much has happened at The Plot already. I can’t believe we are nine weeks in. So far, we’ve...
FoodFutures coordinator, Anna Clayton, pulls together reflections from 2024’s spring into action events whilst also sharing plans for the...
Virginia Edwards, Coordinator for Sew & Sow Boxes, invites you to get involved with this community project. A Sew...
THRIVEpod: Supporting thriving landscapes
Grace Russell, , April, Food and Health, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0Anna Clayton invites you to listen to the latest issue of THRIVEpod: North Lancashire’s place-based food podcast. In the...
What’s the point of a sustainable food award?
Grace Russell, , April, Events, Local Food Column, Uncategorised, 0Beccy Whittle shares a few reflections on why a Sustainable Food Places Award is useful and questions: should our...
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