Pork Week: Week 47 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink weeks

Please be careful when buying pork. They are the most intelligent animals in the farm yard and should be treated humanely. And not contain…
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Please be careful when buying pork. They are the most intelligent animals in the farm yard and should be treated humanely. And not contain…
Read MoreWe have a farm shop on our Christmas Turkey Map that offers premium free range Turkeys as well as a ‘standard’…
Read MoreThe sausage has always been a classic British staple. It took a turn for the worst with Wall’s hot sausages in the 1970’s and…
Read MoreWhat better way is there to celebrate Christmas than get the family round the table for a big feast. A great feast needs a…
Read MoreAccording to a feature on BBC Countryfile the answer is yes! (Watch again here.) We should eat Dartmoor Ponies to help sustain…
Read MoreThe new, shared, BigBarn website launches this week with the same 17 year old mission; reconnect consumers with their local producers, direct, or through…
Read MoreWith the growing obesity crisis and ever increasing NHS budget will better food knowledge improve health? Or should we rely on sugar tax and…
Read MoreSpring and summer are great times for foraging. When you live in a green and pleasant land like the UK everything suddenly changes in…
Read MorePolitical and economic uncertainty post the US, French and UK elections and running up to Brexit mean that our food industry could change dramatically…
Read MoreThank you for this guest blog from Faith at ehealthinformer Shopping for groceries locally is a simple change that can bring big improvements…
Read MoreI am a big fan of Food Unwrapped the TV programme with Jimmy, Kate and Matt. Last night they included a piece on Gluten…
Read MoreBasic human psychology tells us that Real food can make us really happy and we should pursue this happiness. Let me explain: The satisfaction of…
Read MoreThousands of cauliflowers were thrown away this week because there is a UK glut caused by supermarkets taking Spanish Caulis instead. This is a…
Read MoreThis is a true to life story of three farmers I know who produce food. I say ‘Food’ because the majority of farmers…
Read MoreThe recent BBC report on Tesco customers being short-changed by out of date promotions is no surprise to us. There really are no excuses…
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