Why we ignore the horrors of factory farming
A farming friend of mine is setting up a huge chicken shed, should he feel guilty, or should consumers feel guilty buying the factory…
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Morrison’s treating their customers like idiots
We wrote 18 months ago about Tesco becoming complacent when promoting an offer ‘1 for £1 or 2 for £2’. To us…
Read MoreMilk crisis must not result in mega dairies
A farmer taking his cow to the supermarket to buy his milk back and give it to local people! That’s how mad the food…
Read MoreApples & Pears: Week 33 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
If you’re lucky enough to have your own orchard you will have noticed your apples and pears starting to appear in abundance on the…
Read MoreCancer from our Daily bread
Farmers are being advised to spray the chemical Roundup on their mature milling wheat to aid ripening and increase the final protein quality. Will…
Read MoreOil week: Week 29 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
We are told so often not to eat oil because it is bad for you but in fact it isn’t. Rapeseed oil is an…
Read MoreChina building a 100,000 cow dairy unit to supply Russian market
China is building a 100,000 cow dairy unit to supply Russian market. In the UK pasture farmer sells his raw milk locally and makes…
Read MoreCan a supermarket become a ‘farm’ shop?
Some highly commercial farm shops have become more like supermarkets with a huge range of products from hundreds of suppliers. So, can a supermarket…
Read MoreTechnology to get cows in our fields again
I took this picture yesterday when I recognised the beautiful setting. I then spotted the sheep and realised that sheep farming contributed to the…
Read MoreChicken farming, is it right, or a necessity?
There are around 50 billion chickens in the world but…
Read MoreGrow your own: Week 15 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
For many of us diving in a getting our hands dirty in the garden is more than just about saving money, it’s about the…
Read MoreThe dangers of processed food. New Book from Joanna Blythman
Swallow This: Serving Up the Food Industry’s Darkest Secrets BigBarn hero, Joanna Blythman went undercover and gained unprecedented access to the food industry in writing…
Read MoreNew Free local food App Launched to help build your local food community
BigBarn has just unveiled a brand…
Read More6 double yolk eggs in one box, yummy coincidence or intensive farming?
We received an email this morning asking about double yolk eggs and what the chances were of getting 6 in one box! Here are the…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Growing your own Asparagus
This month we have the the definitive blog on Growing Asparagus. Asparagus is a high-yielding, early-season vegetable for home gardeners. It is grown as a…
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