Open farm Sunday: Week 23 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks

We hope you find a farm to visit this Sunday 10th June and a chance speak to the farmers about what they do. Open…
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We hope you find a farm to visit this Sunday 10th June and a chance speak to the farmers about what they do. Open…
Read MoreIf you are pro British milk then supporting British cheese can certainly go a long way to supporting the dairy industry. There are over 2000…
Read MoreBefore you get angry please read on. I was at a sustainable farming conference recently where many of the organic, mixed, farmers were nodding…
Read MoreEnglish wine week is now only a week away, starting this Saturday 26th May and finishing on June 3rd. More
Read MoreTime to plant some Tomatoes. Tomatoes are the key ingredient to summer. We have them on BBQ’s, salads, cook with them, fry them, how…
Read MoreThe fields are starting to turn yellow with rapeseed ready for the season! Virgin olive oil and cold pressed Rapeseed oil is really…
Read MoreIt is just starting to warm up enough for us to start seeing bees in the garden. Bee enthusiasts around Britain are starting to…
Read MoreThe king of locally grown, and fresh produce, is asparagus. As Britain does not export a single spear of asparagus it must be pretty special stuff….
Read MoreIt’s egg week! And why not when 1.2trillion eggs are consumed every year! Eggs are not only incredibly versatile but also help keep you fuller…
Read MoreA very interesting article in the Guardian recently proves that our most popular foods are bad for us. To us there…
Read MoreThe wild garlic and sting nettles have started to appear meaning it’s time to get foraging! And killing unwanted nettles in your veg patch…
Read MoreIt is brilliant to see so many local, craft breweries opening up and being received by the public with absolute enthusiasm. Apparently CAMRA; the…
Read MoreMuch of the best food available in the UK is grown here and seasonal. Even without Brexit big savings, and health gains, can be…
Read MoreIt is amazing how much press coverage and public support there has been for cutting down, or out, plastic use. Milk is going back…
Read MoreBigBarn has teamed up with Slow Food to help more people switch from a fast food, supermarket, lifestyle, to a more sustainable, healthy, seasonal,…
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