Our disappearing pubs and Post Offices – the glue that holds a community together
This a BigBarn Guest Blog from Alex Chambers at Squisito Deli I received a letter from DVLA reminding me to get a new tax…
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How do we get more people cooking real food, and enjoying it?
Why are there so many cookery programmes on the TV, yet so many people eating out, buying takeaways or ready meals? Surely we would…
Read MoreBigBarn wins Award
On Thursday night, amongst some the great and the good, BigBarn won the CIC category of the People and Environment Achievement Award (PEA). The PEA…
Read MoreIf local food is cheaper, and better, how do we get more people to switch from the supermarket to buying local.
Many of our previous blogs have talked about saving money by switching from the supermarket to local food producers and small retailers. Buying seasonal…
Read MoreNew Year’s, food, resolution
A fantastic new year to everyone from us all at BigBarn. We hope that in the hard times to come you will still be…
Read MoreSupermarket arrogance; picture of asparagus on the back of Tesco vans
By promoting Asparagus on the back of their delivery vans Tesco is telling customers not to worry about food miles, or British seasonal foods….
Read MoreBigBarn and Positive Luxury
With its emphasis on home grown produce, support for British farmers and fresher, cheaper food, Positive Luxury is proud of their collaboration with…
Read MoreBBC: The end of ‘cheap’ food. BigBarn: Nothing to worry about.
If you listened to Radio 4’s Food Programme today you may be worrying about the end of cheap food and rising prices in…
Read MoreSupermarkets are Complacent and have had their day
If you saw Panorama’s The truth About Supermarket Prices Wars you will have noticed that supermarkets are treating customers like ignorant, idiots. When…
Read MoreCuring a Mad, Mad world with Food
I think most people agree we live in a mad world. 10% of the worlds population owns 85% of total assets, over 3 billion…
Read MoreGreat British Food Revival – Turkey
Great to see the Great British Food Revival raising awareness to real tasty free range Turkeys. And, this time, not making the mistake of…
Read MoreCancer Cure and Cheap Veg?
I was phoned yesterday morning by a lady wanting a large bag of organic beetroot for her sister who had cancer. She wanted…
Read MoreOversupply of Onions BUY NOW!
My ‘onion growing’ cousin told me today that the price of onions has collapsed to about £45/tonne. The supermarkets are selling them at 46p/kg,…
Read MoreDo we want a LOCAL Food Industry?
Do we want to see milk cheaper than water in some shops? Do we want to see more factory farming with cows, pigs, and…
Read MoreGreat British Food Revival; Pears
It was great to see the Great British Food Revival this morning talking about British pears and seeing consumers show a real preference for…
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