Time to grow your own to avoid horse meat
Family Farm ShopThe recent horse meat scandal has made most people realise that the only food you can really trust is local or home…
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Why we should all join the Friends of the Earth Bee Cause
FOE now has a joint branded version of the BigBarn map & MarketPlace to help members, using their website, find and buy local food….
Read MoreMore food scares coming to a supermarket near you!
Thank you Tracy from Pigbusiness for mentioning BigBarn on last night’s Channel4 News. The horse meat scare…
Read MoreShocked to see horse meat in burgers and ready meals?
Should we be so shocked to see horse meat and other hidden dodgy ingredients in a food industry that has such a long supply…
Read MoreThoughts on BBC Food programme about meat
I thought the Food Programme with Sheila Dillon and Sir Paul McCartney made some very interesting points about meat. I knew about Linda McCartney’s…
Read More50% of Food Wasted? Can a LOCAL food industry fix this?
At BigBarn we are building a LOCAL food industry to replace the national one that is reported to be wasting 50% of food. …
Read MoreGrow Your Own guest Blog from Mike Thurlow
Hi BigBarn gardening friends, Mike Thurlow here, We may have met if you have ever been to the restored Historic Vegetable Garden at Audley…
Read MoreWill middlemen destroy the food industry?
Our last blog comparing mega dairies and the existing supply chain, to small artisan dairies selling direct to local…
Read MoreMega Dairy or small dairy farms?
What is better one mega dairy with 2,000 cows under one roof or 150 small dairies? There is a mega dairy up north with 2,000…
Read MoreFood for Kids on the BBC
To improve the future health of our nation we need to improve diet. What better way than get our kids enthused by food….
Read MoreNew BigBarn ‘About us’ video
Here is our new ‘About us’ video to explain why we exist, what we believe, do, and why. Our ‘Mission’ in modern business…
Read MoreWe, must, must, must, take kids blackberry picking!
This time of year is fantastic for one of the most nutritious, tasty, seasonal, fruits, and they are FREE! Blackberries. Not only are…
Read MoreFRESH Sweetcorn now in Season
One of the best seasonal foods is now available for around 50p a portion. Fresh sweetcorn, delicious. Especially when FRESH for the best and sweetest…
Read MoreThe Men who made us FAT; Wake up everybody, switch to local food!!
If you didn’t watch this TV series this is great, and healthy, viewing. It may be painful, and cause a few family arguments, as…
Read MoreProbiotics, are they good for us, and is Kefir better?
Probiotic drinks have become very popular, do we need them or are we doing what the marketeers tell us? And is there a…
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