We must STOP eating factory farmed meat
Please watch the video below and stop eating factory farmed meat. And please tell your friends. We must do this for our kids, health and…
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National Food Strategy: sugar tax, food education, sustainable farming, fake meat….
Great to see the National Food Strategy launched today. Did you know that this is the first one since the 2nd World War! And…
Read MoreBlue Poop, PR story or enlightened society?
Anyone read the BBC article about people eating blue muffins to measure gut transit time? Is this a barmy PR stunt…
Read MoreOpen farm Sunday Week
We hope you find a farm to visit this Sunday 27th and a chance speak to the farmers about what they do. Open farm…
Read MoreIt’s salad week at BigBarn!
Salad season is here! We know that there are a lot more of you avoiding the chlorine washed bought stuff and instead enjoying your…
Read MoreIt’s Strawberry week at BigBarn!
You know it’s summer when you find yourself gorging on delicious English Strawberries. There’s plenty of strawberries to buy and eat, pick your own, or…
Read MoreCheese week at BigBarn!
Our local milk producers have been fighting back against the supermarkets and big corporates through local delivery, vending machines and adding value by converting…
Read MoreSupermarkets should segregate local and British products
I am really angry that in these time of Brexit, trade talks and CO2 emissions supermarkets do no clearly segregate what products are local…
Read MoreIt’s English Wine week!
We celebrate the growing band of English wines! With the weather we’ve been enjoying and a bank holiday weekend, now is the time to…
Read MoreTomato week at BigBarn!
It’s time to plant your tomatoes, but watch out for frost! The perfectly ripe tomato can’t be beaten, especially if it is ugly! Tomato connoisseurs…
Read MoreIt’s Oil week at BigBarn!
You’ve seen the fields sprouting in the last few weeks and those of you with hayfever will have been dreading this moment. But, as…
Read MoreHoney week at BigBarn
Bees and honey are amazing and should be celebrated, cherished and protected. We’re pleased people are taking notice of the importance of bees and…
Read MoreKissing in the back row of the movies or cooking at home?
Has lockdown made us think and act differently? When we get over the excitement of long awaited freedom, will we commute again, or work…
Read MoreIt’s Asparagus week here at BigBarn
We think that asparagus is the king of locally grown, fresh produce. It’s so popular in the UK that we don’t export a single…
Read MoreIt’s Egg week at BigBarn!
It’s egg week! Did you know that we eat 1.2trillion eggs every year! This food needs to be celebrated, not only because they’re incredibly…
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