Will the cloud of the coming Food Price Crisis have a silver lining?
The threat of the coming Food Price Crisis increased as further bad news broke concerning the drought in…
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How can we protect ourselves from the coming Food Price crisis?
A new Food price crisis is feared as erratic weather wreaks havoc on crops in the USA and around the world. Here…
Read MoreBrilliant Best Before film; Raising awareness to the unsustainable food industry before it is too late
A big ‘Well done’ to the Best Before team for their great film about the food industry, and thank you for inviting me to…
Read MoreAre Shopping centres becoming the ‘negative’ centre of communities?
I notice that shopping centres seem to be popping up everywhere, even the Olympic village. Obviously because they are popular, and part of ‘urban regeneration’….
Read MoreHow crazy is tinned soup?
When we are running out of oil and resources like tin, and short of money how crazy is tinned soup? Soup has to be one…
Read MoreMilk, a fair deal for farmers and cows?
Milk has hit the news again as farmers complain about the low price they get. Milk is a classic example of how…
Read MoreFarm Shops. According to BigBarn.
Farm shops come in all shapes and sizes, from farmers selling their own produce from a shed, to a mini zoo with super-duper small…
Read MoreSausages, the great british banger
We British love our sausages and should be proud of the great quality and variety throughout the UK. Ever noticed the difference abroad?…
Read MoreReal Beef, how to save money.
What a great and versatile meat. And a prime example of the difference between buying a quality local product and a mediocre supermarket…
Read MoreCan business force changes in farming practices
The great video below shows how a US restaurant chain is hoping to win customers by influencing change to food industry practices. In…
Read MoreThe future for food? Urban and local growing?
With the seas overfished and commercial farming becoming over reliant on fossil fuels, urban and local food production is making the news. Perhaps…
Read MoreCrazy and Confused priorities of modern life prove we need to change
In the last 100 years we have seen amazing changes in the food industry. We can now go to a big shop and…
Read MoreBig Beans Meanz Prizes
BigBarn has teamed up with Secret Seed Society to promote the BIG Bean competition to get kids growing and eating fresh veg for…
Read MoreNew look, fresh-faced BigBarn!
As you may have noticed, BigBarn is looking rather fresh-faced this week! We’re very excited with our new look website, that went live yesterday. Taking on…
Read MoreHow you can help build a new LOCAL food industry
We need a LOCAL food industry to replace the anti-social national food industry where supermarkets are charging consumers too much for food, but giving…
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