Seasonal Super Food: Courgette
Eat the flowers or fruitAccording to Natural-Home Remedies, zucchini is full of nutrients, good for the heart, prevents an enlarged prostate and has anti-inflammatory…
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Are stem cell burgers such a bad idea?
What’s in that burger?Are stem cell burgers such a bad idea when we already have GM food, animals factory farmed in appalling conditions, and…
Read MoreRip off food industry will continue until consumers reconnect with producers?
I noticed fresh onions in the supermarket yesterday priced at the equivalent of £2,000/ton, yet my cousin only got £130/ton for his crop…
Read MoreFeeding 9 billion people by 2050
With the world population predicted to grow to 9 billion people, can local food help feed the world? We are told that to feed the…
Read MoreMilk; mega dairies or a return to real milk, direct from small local dairies.
Milk is a classic example or how the ‘food industry’ can ruin a product and in this case, many of those producing it. Are…
Read MoreThe Food revolution is growing
Great to hear the BBC Food programme recognising all the great food producers popping up all over the UK…
Read MoreThe Moo Man movie is coming!
Great news! The MooMan trailer is now live and lots of screenings all over the UK are being organised. To…
Read MoreGovernment to get consumers to support GM? The dangers!
The Environment secretary will make a speech today explaining the benefits of GM. What about the dangers? Here are some thoughts from a commercial ex-farmer,…
Read MoreOur countryside should match what we eat
What a shame that my surrounding fields are all currently yellow with oilseed rape, or green with wheat. No wonder our kids don’t…
Read MoreBBC; Cheese is from plants, chips grow on trees!
A survey reported by the BBC shows an alarming lack of food knowledge. But hardly surprising when the modern…
Read MorePrince Charles attack on Food Industry
It was great to see a number of newspapers report on Prince Charles’ attack on the food industry. Backing up what we at BigBarn…
Read MoreFruit juice cheaper than unhealthy fizzy drinks
Next time you think about buying a branded fizzy drink, full of sugar and dodgy additives check the price of a carton of fruit…
Read MoreThe amazing Nibble Gobble Munch book
Here is a book that will help youngsters learn new and good habits and get enthused about food. Especially good local food, growing, cooking…
Read MoreFarmer’s fury at Tesco lamb mince label
This headline so soon after the Horse meat scandal shows how the supermarkets have become complacent. Are consumers really that addicted to supermarket…
Read MoreHelp Launch the brilliant MooMan Movie
There is a brilliant new movie about to hit our screens if we all help give it a gentle push. If you care about…
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