Sustainable Food City - Lancaster

Sustainable Food City Lancaster is a very new initiative led initially by community food growing groups, our first big event was held in May 2013 when we brought together a wide range of public, private, voluntary and community representatives to talk about how Lancaster could develop a city-wide healthy and sustainable food programme. We are currently establishing a cross-sector steering group to drive the programme forward and hope to develop an action plan to transform food culture across the City.

Current projects

Lancaster has many sustainable food projects including: community orchards in public parks, Food for Life in schools, Single Step - a retail food cooperative - and a range of healthy eating programmes. Transition City Lancaster runs a ‘garden-share’ project, local food festivals and an annual potato day alongside numerous films and talks on sustainable food; and Incredible Edibles are working with community centres to grow food. Sustainable Food City Lancaster aims to better connect these wonderful initiatives and to catalyse new strategic initiatives.