Farmhouse Breakfast week: Week 5 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Having a British breakfast is not actually as hard as it seems. You can start with British eggs (free range always taste better) British…
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Month 1 of BigBarn’s Grow your own blogs: Successful raspberry canes by Stephen Read
Welcome to the first of our new monthly blog about growing your own produce. Our friend Stephen Read from Reads nurseries is here to…
Read MoreBigBarn on BBC radio 2 Simon Mayo Drive Time
A huge thank you to Nigel Barden the resident chef on Simon Mayo’s ‘Foody Thursday’ Drive…
Read MoreWhy buying local food will improve our food quality.
One stop shop full of marketed…
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Growing & cooking veg on the curriculum
I am convinced that growing, cooking, and selling vegetables should…
Read MoreInteresting video: End the cage age
Well done Compassion in World Farming for making this video. We need people to understand the food industry and take responsibility for their actions….
Read MoreFree Onions, near you?
There is a glut of onions at the moment so farmers are getting about £20/tonne, 2p/kg for ‘A’ grade onions, the price for the…
Read MoreWould you eat lab meat? BigBarn’s view.
Here is our reply to the the…
Read MoreRecommended Book: Much Ado About Mutton
Mutton? No not the remains of a 10 year old sheep but a fantastic meat…
Read MoreGuest blog: What You Need to Know About Kefir
Kefir yoghurt…
Read MoreIs ignorance stifling the growth of better food and drink
I was annoyed recently…
Read MoreGuest blog from Game to Eat: Game For It
We have always known…
Read MoreThe next frontier for cheese
For all those interested in Raw Milk here is news from Neals Yard Dairy about Raw Cheese. ‘Every cheese maker knows that it takes great…
Read MoreGuest blog from Tessa The Thrifty Cook: Grow Your Own Herbs
Grow Your Own Herbs – Tips for Growing Herbs in the Summer Whether you grow your own herbs in pots or in the open ground,…
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