Bumper Crop of Apples, time for Farm shops to act as community juice/cider maker?
This year there is a bumper Crop of Apples, many falling to the ground and wasted. We see this as a great opportunity…
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Mislabeled meat in Tesco, Jamie’s brisket. Where to buy real meat?
Tesco sells dutch pork labelled as British-reared. Horse meat still in the supply chain. Jamie Oliver shows consumers how to save money by buying…
Read MoreBigBarn’s view on Free school meals
Government news that kids are going to get free school meals is great for some kids and parents, but please do a proper job,…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Plan Your Polytunnel, and Pay Dividends in Produce
A big welcome to Lucy at the Smallest Smallholding. It is fantastic to see food growing on a small scale with enthusiasm for…
Read MoreGuest blog from Tim Keates and the Great British Food Cycle
Tim Keates is a fan of BigBarn and used our local food map to find great food and drink producers for his epic journeys: The…
Read MoreSeasonal Super Food: Sweet corn
Every year we promote sweet corn and how important it is to get really fresh corn on the cob with leaves, rather than the…
Read MoreSeasonal 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…
Read MoreAre 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…
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