National Food Strategy: sugar tax, food education, sustainable farming, fake meat….
Great to see the National Food Strategy launched today. Did you know that this is the first one since the 2nd World War! And…
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Blue Poop, PR story or enlightened society?
Anyone read the BBC article about people eating blue muffins to measure gut transit time? Is this a barmy PR stunt…
Read MoreOpen farm Sunday Week
We hope you find a farm to visit this Sunday 27th and a chance speak to the farmers about what they do. Open farm…
Read MoreIt’s salad week at BigBarn!
Salad season is here! We know that there are a lot more of you avoiding the chlorine washed bought stuff and instead enjoying your…
Read MoreIt’s Strawberry week at BigBarn!
You know it’s summer when you find yourself gorging on delicious English Strawberries. There’s plenty of strawberries to buy and eat, pick your own, or…
Read MoreCheese week at BigBarn!
Our local milk producers have been fighting back against the supermarkets and big corporates through local delivery, vending machines and adding value by converting…
Read MoreSupermarkets should segregate local and British products
I am really angry that in these time of Brexit, trade talks and CO2 emissions supermarkets do no clearly segregate what products are local…
Read MoreIt’s English Wine week!
We celebrate the growing band of English wines! With the weather we’ve been enjoying and a bank holiday weekend, now is the time to…
Read MoreTomato week at BigBarn!
It’s time to plant your tomatoes, but watch out for frost! The perfectly ripe tomato can’t be beaten, especially if it is ugly! Tomato connoisseurs…
Read MoreKissing in the back row of the movies or cooking at home?
Has lockdown made us think and act differently? When we get over the excitement of long awaited freedom, will we commute again, or work…
Read MoreAll schools should be like this?
Lockdown, Brexit, global warming and 20% of NHS spend on food related disease means we need to make big changes to the food system….
Read MoreCheers – it’s beer week at BigBarn
The big day when pubs open again is getting closer! Lockdown however has helped lots of people discover the huge range of local, craft…
Read MoreGrow your own Week
With Covid and possible Brexit shortages there has never been a better time to Grow your Own. Getting our hands dirty in the garden…
Read MoreLamb & Mutton Week
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 MoreIt’s bacon week at BigBarn
This week at BigBarn we are talking about amazing, wonderful bacon. Real bacon from UK free range pork producers, not foreign salt injected pork…
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