It’s corn week at Big Barn and it will a-maize you!
Sweet corn is here! We 100% think you should track down some brilliant British grown corn from your local farm shop using our…
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We’re celebrating cake, biscuits and buns and all things yum!
The kids are off and at risk of causing some familial troubles, it’s time for us to celebrate cakes, buns and biscuits at Big…
Read MoreWe’re berry excited to announce, it’s Berry week at Big Barn!
Now that summer is in full flow there’s a bounty out in the countryside which you might not expect – now is the perfect…
Read MoreIt’s thyme to celebrate all things herbs at Big Barn!
The famous phrase says ‘that the devil is in the detail’ and that couldn’t be more true when it comes to herbs and cooking….
Read MoreWe’re celebrating all things oil (the edible type) at Big Barn!
Seeing the back of spring and the fields of yellow rapeseed flowers is probably quite the relief to those of you out there with…
Read MoreDid factory farming cause the virus, and the next one?
Further to our previous blog about people rejecting factory farmed food after Covid19 we now think it might be too…
Read MoreLettuce celebrate… It’s salad week at Big Barn!
Now we’re definitely in the Great British summer – we know because it’s started raining again – but aside from the weather, we’re delighted…
Read MoreWill we soon buy cheap foreign imports or has Covid19 helped us make better food choices?
It looks like we may soon find cheap, low grade foods on supermarket shelves once we have left the EU and been bullied by…
Read MoreIt’s tomato time at Big Barn!
The time is here! It’s time to plant your tomatoes! We all know that they’re the ingredient of the summer. They bring together all of…
Read MoreIt’s open farm week 2020 and it’s heading online!
While in previous years Open Farm Sunday has been a huge success, connecting farmers with those from nearby and further afield who just don’t…
Read MoreBrie-lliant, it’s cheese week at Big Barn!
We know that local milkmen have been growing in popularity again in recent years – first because of the plastic problem which the supermarket…
Read MoreWith this glorious weather, what better way to celebrate than with English Wine week!
The official English wine week has been pushed back to the end of June, but we see no reason to delay the celebration…
Read MoreYou won’t bee-lieve it – we’re celebrating honey this week at Big Barn
Although it’s getting a little bit chillier this week, the weather has been glorious so far this spring and we expect a few of…
Read MoreIt’s Asparagus week here at Big Barn
We’re prepared to go out on a limb and say that asparagus is the king of locally grown, fresh produce. It’s so well eaten…
Read MoreGet those steaks on the griddle pan – it’s beef week at Big Barn
Beef is one of ours most versatile meats we have -it can be stewed, roasted, grilled, potted, burgered (?), or how ever you like…
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