Winter Vegetables: Week 3 of BigBarn’s Food Weeks
Winter vegetables are usually some of the least popular members of the vegetable family. Unfortunately many are over cooked or plain badly which…
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Given up take-away coffee and plastic?
I have given up take-away coffee since I realised that the cups can’t be recycled, and now that we have such a plastics problem,…
Read MoreStew & Soups Week: Week 2 Of BigBarn’s Food Weeks
The mighty soup and they hearty stew. Winter’s two perfect warmers that come in all colours and flavours and perfect for the post Christmas…
Read MoreFood Resolutions Week: Week 1 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink weeks
As it is time for new year’s resolutions here are a few ideas on Food resolutions for 2018. Eat less meat Meat tastes great and it…
Read MoreDetox Week: Week 52 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
It is that time of year again where everyone, quite rightly, decides it’s detoxing time after the Christmas and new year feasting and drinking. Apparently…
Read MoreLeftover Week: Week 51 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
As I was brought up by war children I hate waste, and find throwing away left overs too painful, especially in this time of…
Read MoreShould Christmas be more expensive this year?
The newspapers are saying that Christmas dinner will be more expensive this year due to the weakness of the pound, yet the wholesale price…
Read MoreGlorious Catering Week: Week 50 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
Who has picked the short straw this year and has to cater for the whole family? A few people love it, some take…
Read MoreGoose & Turkey Week: Week 49 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
Have your organised your Turkey, Goose, beef, ham or veges for the big day yet? There are lots of farmers in the UK…
Read MoreCured Meat Week: Week 48 of BigBarn Food & Drink Weeks
We have been curing meat to preserve it since the Stone Age either, drying, salting, smoking or even pickling. Bacon and ham are probably…
Read MorePork 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…
Read More8 reasons to spend more on a real, premium, turkey
We have a farm shop on our Christmas Turkey Map that offers premium free range Turkeys as well as a ‘standard’…
Read MoreSausage Week: Week 43 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
The 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 MoreWhy a local free range turkey, or Goose, is best for Christmas
What better way is there to celebrate Christmas than get the family round the table for a big feast. A great feast needs a…
Read MoreShould we eat ponies, baby cows and rare breed livestock?
According to a feature on BBC Countryfile the answer is yes! (Watch again here.) We should eat Dartmoor Ponies to help sustain…
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