Beans & Peas Week: Week 38 of BigBarn’s Food Weeks

We have fresh peas and beans in the summer, (a must for grow your own enthusiasts), then ‘pulses’ or dried peas and beans for…
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We have fresh peas and beans in the summer, (a must for grow your own enthusiasts), then ‘pulses’ or dried peas and beans for…
Read MorePotatoes are cheap, nutritious and naturally fat free. Great, versatile, food. A natural source of fibre and contribute to your recommended daily intake of…
Read MoreFor those of you lucky enough to have our own orchard, or community one, September doesn’t spell the end of summer but the start…
Read MoreBigBarn has been asked to add to and adapt its technology to help the 60 local food hubs about to be dumped by The…
Read MoreIf we all knew exactly what foods were good for us, our society, and our planet, what would we eat? Once David Attenborough told us…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThis is a great time of year to enjoy one of Britain’s favourite natural delights, berries! Berries are not only good for you but fun to…
Read MoreWe are in salad season and should all be enjoying healthy home grown leaves from the veg patch or window sill. It is really…
Read MoreA number of people have told me that Brexit meltdown could mean empty supermarket shelves within 3 days of Brexit day. What will this…
Read MoreSummer 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 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…
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