How to save £40M/year of tax payers money
Did you know that £40m per year is spent on every state school child between 4 and 6 having a free piece of fruit,…
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Smallholders’ Handbook part 2
Here is our second instalment about joining the Good Life and living off the land with a sustainable smallholding. At BigBarn we would love to…
Read MoreIt’s Egg week at Big Barn!
It’s egg week! And when we’re munching through 1.2trillion eggs each and every year this food needs to be celebrated! They’re brilliant, not only…
Read MoreCheers! It’s Beer Week at Big Barn
It is brilliant to see and hear about so many local, craft breweries opening across our isles and, more importantly, being received with absolute…
Read MoreIt’s Big Barn’s Foraging week
The tell-tale signs of the foraging season are here. Wild garlic and stinging nettles have started to appear meaning it’s time to get out…
Read MoreWhat to do in your organic veg patch in April
Do you grow organically? Here is a great resource to help you grow great fruit and veg at home from our friends at…
Read MoreGrow You Own Week: Week 13 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink weeks
If you’ve been thinking about growing your own this year, then now is the perfect time to get started. Getting our hands dirty in…
Read MoreSmallholders’ Handbook part 1
Ever thought about the Good Life and living off the land? The spiritual well being of growing and selling food to local people? At BigBarn…
Read MoreLamb & Mutton Week: Week 12 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Spring is definitely in the air! The mild weather has already heralded the arrival of all the daffodils, cherry blossom and magnolia. With lots…
Read MoreBacon week: Week 11 of BigBarns food and Drink weeks
This week at BigBarn we are talking about beautiful, wonderful bacon. There is nothing nicer than the smell of bacon cooking on a spring…
Read MoreBritish Pie Week: Week 10 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
IT’S TIME FOR THE PIES TO SHINE! In Britain we just love them! Whether it’s filled with meats, vegetables or something sweet, we just…
Read MoreKimchi Fermented Vegetables (Local Food Business Idea 1)
BigBarn is all about building Local Food Communities that are self sufficient, caring and inclusive. For more on this please read our
Read MoreIt’s Pancake Week
Shrove Tuesday is a few weeks later this year than last and while their are a lot of religious connotations for a significant portion…
Read MoreThe Plastics Problem – One Year On
Last year, we wrote that we’d “given up take-away coffee since I realised that the cups can’t be recycled, and now that we…
Read MoreHelp us make the next generation aware of food growing, cooking and nutrition!
We know that 20% (and rising) of the NHS budget is spent on food related illnesses such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. This…
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