Food is tasty stuff. It’s also powerful stuff…
It fuels us.
It can excite us.
It can brings us together.
It can connect us to the land.
But it can’t do this in a system that prioritises profit over people and planet.
Chemical fertilisers used for mass food production are destroying the soil. Cheap food imports from 100 of miles away are of harming the planet, exploiting workers and leaving farmers out of pocket.
We all have a right to tasty food, and we should have time to enjoy it. But our busy lives and the increasing cost of living mean good food isn’t accessible to all.
Enter: Landed Community Kitchens.
Landed Community Kitchens are spaces for shared meals that are cooked with locally grown food, by local people.
This is about more than just tasty meals.
It’s about bringing people around the table. It’s about connecting communities and giving people a say in what they eat, and how they eat.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Recipes
Do you have a favourite recipe with a local story, or using local ingredients? Share your recipe in THRIVE magazine or scroll down to find local food recipes.
What’s in season?
Find out what’s growing locally and what’s best at this time of year.
Local food suppliers
Find a local supplier and a wide range of food activities in Lancaster District in the local food directory.
Workshops & events
The Closing Loops project supports a wide range of food skills workshops and events. Get in touch to share your skills or join a training session.
Join a working group
If you are passionate about food skills, you are welcome to join the meetings of the community food skills working group.
NORTH LANCASHIRE RECIPES
CONTACT
To find out more about how to get involved with Closing Loops around food and cooking skills, please get in touch with the Landed Community Kitchen Coordinator Catherine.
ABOUT CLOSING LOOPS
Closing Loops is a collaborative project created to stimulate a thriving local economy in North Lancashire. You can find out more about Closing Loops and the team members on the Closing Loops project page.
FUNDING AND PARTNERS
Closing Loops is a FoodFutures project launched in 2022 and funded by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund. It brings together six key local organisations (LESS, Lancaster District CVS, Eggcup, Global Link, Shared Future and Scientists For Global Responsibility) in order to take forward big chunks of ‘Our Food Futures: a community food strategy for North Lancashire’.
