Cheese week at BigBarn!
Our local milk producers have been fighting back against the supermarkets and big corporates through local delivery, vending machines and adding value by converting…
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Supermarkets should segregate local and British products
I am really angry that in these time of Brexit, trade talks and CO2 emissions supermarkets do no clearly segregate what products are local…
Read MoreIt’s English Wine week!
We celebrate the growing band of English wines! With the weather we’ve been enjoying and a bank holiday weekend, now is the time to…
Read MoreTomato week at BigBarn!
It’s time to plant your tomatoes, but watch out for frost! The perfectly ripe tomato can’t be beaten, especially if it is ugly! Tomato connoisseurs…
Read MoreIt’s Oil week at BigBarn!
You’ve seen the fields sprouting in the last few weeks and those of you with hayfever will have been dreading this moment. But, as…
Read MoreHoney week at BigBarn
Bees and honey are amazing and should be celebrated, cherished and protected. We’re pleased people are taking notice of the importance of bees and…
Read MoreKissing in the back row of the movies or cooking at home?
Has lockdown made us think and act differently? When we get over the excitement of long awaited freedom, will we commute again, or work…
Read MoreIt’s Asparagus week here at BigBarn
We think that asparagus is the king of locally grown, fresh produce. It’s so popular in the UK that we don’t export a single…
Read MoreIt’s Egg week at BigBarn!
It’s egg week! Did you know that we eat 1.2trillion eggs every year! This food needs to be celebrated, not only because they’re incredibly…
Read MoreIt’s BigBarn’s Foraging week
The tell-tale signs of the foraging season are here. Wild garlic and stinging nettles have started to appear meaning it’s time to get out…
Read MoreAll schools should be like this?
Lockdown, Brexit, global warming and 20% of NHS spend on food related disease means we need to make big changes to the food system….
Read MoreCheers – it’s beer week at BigBarn
The big day when pubs open again is getting closer! Lockdown however has helped lots of people discover the huge range of local, craft…
Read MoreGrow your own Week
With Covid and possible Brexit shortages there has never been a better time to Grow your Own. Getting our hands dirty in the garden…
Read MoreLamb & Mutton Week
Spring is definitely in the air! The mild weather has already heralded the arrival of all the daffodils, cherry blossom and magnolia. With lots…
Read MoreIt’s bacon week at BigBarn
This week at BigBarn we are talking about amazing, wonderful bacon. Real bacon from UK free range pork producers, not foreign salt injected pork…
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