32 year old jam; poison or delicacy?
My mother presented me with a jar of her home made plum jam found at the back of her larder. Like all good…
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Modern bread on BBC Breakfast
It was a shame that the BBC reporter, and bread shop owner, missed one of the most important points about the modern Chorleywood method…
Read MoreAs land prices hit a new high, how does anyone get in to farming?
Land prices hit a new high of £8,500 per acre recently. As most farmers consider they need at least 250 acres to be viable…
Read MoreE. coli on Cucumbers, more food scares to come?
It has been a long time since the last food scare but the current E. coli on cucumbers proves that food scares will be…
Read MoreFood prices ‘will double by 2030’, Oxfam warns
As a 5th generation farmer I woke up this morning to hear the good news on Radio 4 that food prices would double…
Read MoreBBC Food Programme: Is the Great British Food Renaissance over?
No! and how annoying I was not there to add a very important and positive view. So here it is. Click here…
Read MoreSupermarkets; what price for convenience?
Supermarket’s obsession with growth is leading to higher prices as they mark up foods to pay for the new shops and cost of marketing…
Read More‘For’ or ‘against’ factory, pork, & milk, farms
Do we want cheap milk & pork? The big factory farms keep the animals inside and recycle much of the waste to make methane…
Read MoreSupermarket Rip Off
Supermarket Rip Off across the UK Do supermarkets make a billion £ profit from providing so many of us with a fantastic service, or by…
Read MoreAsparagus now in Season
Asparagus now in Season and best eaten within 2 hours from picking. Find your local Asparagus grower and gorge yourself on really fresh shoots,…
Read MoreM&S Food sales rise. A sign of recession or laziness?
This weeks news showed an unexpected rise in sales at Marks & Spencer, led by food. Perhaps the ads on the TV really…
Read MoreGreat British Food Revival; Honey and Cheese
Honey is a fantastic product, nutritious and medicinal. And cheese, we now have more varieties than the French! Watch out though, honey…
Read MoreBuy local apples and mutton if inspired by BBC Food Revival
Fantastic to see the latest episode of the Great British Food Revival. Well done BBC and the Chefs. At BigBarn, of course,…
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