Tesco’s ‘crimes’ should inspire us to give up supermarkets
Yet another horrible story about Tesco should inspire us all to stop shopping at supermarkets and switch to local shops and producers. Tesco got the…
Read MoreHaggis and Offal week: Week 3 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
In 1801, on the fifth anniversary of the death of Robert Burns, nine men who knew him met for dinner in Burns Cottage in…
Read MoreGuest blog from Modernize: Grow Your Own Edible Garden
It’s already 7 p.m., your kids are hungry, you haven’t eaten since lunch, and you need to make something fresh and delicious. What are…
Read MoreA grace to celebrate the big meal
A Very Happy Christmas from us all at BigBarn. We thought that the big meal deservers a proper grace. So many people around the UK…
Read MoreChristmas Sides
So you have finally decided between turkey, goose and roast beef for Christmas dinner but now what to serve with it? And what will…
Read MoreDecember in the organic garden & veg patch
Guest Blog from Philippa Pearson and the Soil Association Try and finish off any winter digging this month and don’t forget…
Read MorePlastic bag tax success. Should sugar and meat follow?
The number of plastic bags taken home by Tesco shoppers has dropped by almost 80% since a 5p levy was introduced. Surely this prove…
Read MoreShould there be a tax on meat?
Taxing meat to tackle climate change and improve health would be far less unpopular than government’s think. Original article Guardian 24/11/15 If government…
Read MoreWhy we should eat grass fed Beef
There really is a difference Between Grass-Fed and Grain-Fed beef, both for animal welfare and our health! Most cows start out
Read MoreSoil Association’s November in the Garden
We will be including in our blog every month the Soil Association’s monthly Grow Organic. This month what to do in November! The…
Read MoreLaw to ban food waste
With so much in the news about food waste and good old Hugh on the BBC about it. (For episode 1 click…
Read MoreNut Week: Week 46 of BigBarn’s Food & drink weeks
Packed with protein, fibre and essential fats, nuts are one of the best foods to put in your body, especially when snack time rolls…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Amazing Autumnal Smoothie with Tiger Nuts!
At the Tiger Nut Company we are really passionate about tiger nuts and their health benefits! Although people are becoming more aware of…
Read MoreFermenting your home grown veg
If you have some beastly looking veg or like the taste of sweet and sour try fermenting some veg and take your stomach back…
Read MoreShould there be a sugar tax?
Doctors have stated that sugar is responsible for more disease, than alcohol and smoking combined. As we have tax on alcohol and smoking, shouldn’t…
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