LESS LESS is a not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable living in Lancaster (UK) and beyond.

LESS is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company set up in 2007 to provide practical support to help the residents of Lancashire live more sustainably. We seek to help communities to live within their fair share of the planet’s resources while enabling everyone to meet their needs for a healthy home, food and environment.

North Lancashire's FoodFutures is coordinating a series of workshops and events that  invites people and organisations a...
24/03/2025

North Lancashire's FoodFutures is coordinating a series of workshops and events that invites people and organisations across Lancaster District to ‘Spring Into Action’ around creating a thriving local food system that is healthy, resilient and fair. You can explore all events and book your places here:
https://foodfutures.org.uk/spring-into-action-in-2025/

Are you joining any events during Spring Into Action Week?

From Friday 25 April until Friday 2 May FoodFutures is coordinating a series of workshops and events that invites people and organisations across Lancaster District to ‘Spring Into Action’, around creating a thriving local food system that is healthy, resilient and fair.

Read this week's column https://foodfutures.org.uk/spring-into-action-in-2025/ find out about the range of sessions to get involved in 🌿🤩

FoodFutures: North Lancashire is coordinating a series of workshops and events that  invites people and organisations ac...
24/03/2025

FoodFutures: North Lancashire is coordinating a series of workshops and events that invites people and organisations across Lancaster District to ‘Spring Into Action’ around creating a thriving local food system that is healthy, resilient and fair. You can explore all events and book your places here:

https://foodfutures.org.uk/spring-into-action-in-2025/

Are you joining any events during Spring Into Action Week?

From Friday 25 April until Friday 2 May FoodFutures is coordinating a series of workshops and events that invites people and organisations across Lancaster District to ‘Spring Into Action’, around creating a thriving local food system that is healthy, resilient and fair.

Read this week's column https://foodfutures.org.uk/spring-into-action-in-2025/ find out about the range of sessions to get involved in 🌿🤩

An excellent skill share is coming up on 8th March on allotment committee structures and roles. Find out more and book y...
27/02/2025

An excellent skill share is coming up on 8th March on allotment committee structures and roles. Find out more and book your place here:
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/77119?

Deborah Simmonds invites allotment holders across Lancaster District to join the upcoming skill share on allotment committees. Are you or have you been on an allotment committee? Have you ever thought of getting more involved in your allotment or joining your site’s committee? Are you unsure of wh...

27/02/2025

Deborah Simmonds invites allotment holders across Lancaster District to join the upcoming skill share on allotment committees. Are you or have you been on an allotment committee? Have you ever thought of getting more involved in your allotment or joining your site’s committee? Are you unsure of wh...

Want a job that makes a difference? Join the FoodFutures team as the new Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Find ...
04/02/2025

Want a job that makes a difference? Join the FoodFutures team as the new Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Find out more and apply by 16 Feb here: https://foodfutures.org.uk/work-with-us/

Want a job that makes a difference? Join the FoodFutures team as the new Marketing and Communications Coordinator.

🌿 Purpose of the job: coordinate and support the implementation and development of the FoodFutures communications and engagement strategy, as well as the digital marketing model, and the North Lancs is Golden campaign.

🏅 In this role you'd be supporting the North Lancs Gold Sustainable Food Places Bid, working towards a Gold Award in 2026 from Sustainable Food Places Network. You will also work closely with FoodFuture's collaborative projects, you can explore these projects via the link - loom.ly/cIlsm0U

Find out further job details and apply via the link - loom.ly/d24_yfU ☝️

Have you booked a place at the upcoming community conversation on Sunday 17 November (9:45 - 13:45)  around growing & sh...
11/11/2024

Have you booked a place at the upcoming community conversation on Sunday 17 November (9:45 - 13:45) around growing & sharing more surplus food? https://loom.ly/fXlRhus

Have you booked a place at the upcoming community conversation on Sunday 17 November (9:45 - 13:45) around growing & sharing more surplus food? https://loom.ly/fXlRhus

This important event will explore possible links between allotments, food clubs, food banks, local harvesting projects and composting. It offers an opportunity to hear from "Grow Preston" which have been collecting and distributing surplus food from allotment sites around Preston to local food clubs and food banks for years; and to hear from local food banks, food clubs, harvesting projects and composting in North Lancashire.

This event is for allotment plot holders and committee members, food club and food bank coordinators and members, compost enthusiasts, gleaners and people enthusiastic about making healthy, sustainable food more accessible to all.

Find out more and book your place here: https://loom.ly/fXlRhus (A light lunch will be provided).

11/11/2024

Have you booked a place at the upcoming community conversation on Sunday 17 November (9:45 - 13:45) around growing & sharing more surplus food? https://loom.ly/fXlRhus

This important event will explore possible links between allotments, food clubs, food banks, local harvesting projects and composting. It offers an opportunity to hear from "Grow Preston" which have been collecting and distributing surplus food from allotment sites around Preston to local food clubs and food banks for years; and to hear from local food banks, food clubs, harvesting projects and composting in North Lancashire.

This event is for allotment plot holders and committee members, food club and food bank coordinators and members, compost enthusiasts, gleaners and people enthusiastic about making healthy, sustainable food more accessible to all.

Find out more and book your place here: https://loom.ly/fXlRhus (A light lunch will be provided).

This Sunday 20 October from 12:30 - 15:00 Lancaster Seed Library is running an informal practical seed saving session in...
17/10/2024

This Sunday 20 October from 12:30 - 15:00 Lancaster Seed Library is running an informal practical seed saving session in polytunnel 3 at Claver Hill.

All are welcome.

For more details see:

Join Lancaster Seed Library members for the afternoon to help harvest, clean and sort seeds. This is a great chance to practically have a go at seed saving from a range of different plants, whilst asking questions and learning more about seed saving. No need to book, just show up! We will gather aro...

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We coordinate the FoodFutures network, the Northern Real Farming Conference and are working on a FarmStart project.