Should we eat ponies, baby cows and rare breed livestock?
According to a feature on BBC Countryfile the answer is yes! (Watch again here.) We should eat Dartmoor Ponies to help sustain…
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Apples & Pears Week: Week 33 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
Apples and pears are now ripening on the trees ready for this years harvest. Apples and pears grow world wide and there are hundreds…
Read MoreCorn Week: Week 32 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
It’s time for sweet corn! Delicious British grown corn can be found everywhere this time of year. A versatile and delicious food that you…
Read MoreNew BigBarn website shares income
The new, shared, BigBarn website launches this week with the same 17 year old mission; reconnect consumers with their local producers, direct, or through…
Read MoreChicken week: Week 31 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Chickens are now becoming a part of everyday country life and urban life. There has been a new revival of the backyard chicken and why not?…
Read MoreBeef Week: Week 30 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
Beef is one of ours most versatile meats we have. Stew it, roast it, grill it, pot it, burger it, or how ever you…
Read MoreCider week: Week 29 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Cloudy or clear, dry or sweet, with the sunshine finally out now is certainly the time to sit in the warm weather and enjoy a…
Read MoreCakes, Buns & Biscuits week: Week 28 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
The classic British Elevenses, and tea is too wet without something to go with it! How many of us reach for a sweet treat when…
Read MoreBerry Week: Week 27 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Now is the time for us to enjoy one of Britain’s favourite natural delights, berries! Berries are not only good for you but fun to cook…
Read MoreWill better food knowledge improve health?
With the growing obesity crisis and ever increasing NHS budget will better food knowledge improve health? Or should we rely on sugar tax and…
Read MoreHerb Week: Week 26 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Get planting herbs! Herbs can make any meal and are fun to plant. Even if you don’t have much space your can still enjoy…
Read MoreSalad Week: Week 25 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
In spite of the ever changing weather we are in salad season. For most of us a salad is a side dish and nothing…
Read MoreStrawberry Week: Week 24 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
Summer is really here at last and you know it’s summer when you find yourself gorging on delicious Strawberries. To buy and eat, pick your…
Read MoreOpen farm Sunday: Week 23 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
We hope you find a farm to visit this Sunday 11th June and a chance speak to the farmers about what they do. Open…
Read MoreElderflowers: BigBarn’s seasonal foraged food & drink
Spring and summer are great times for foraging. When you live in a green and pleasant land like the UK everything suddenly changes in…
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