Why a local free range turkey, or Goose, is best for Christmas
What better way is there to celebrate Christmas than get the family round the table for a big feast. A great feast needs a…
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Pumpkin and Squash week: Week 42 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
It is that time of year again when we start to see bright orange blobs lining our fields and filling the shops. Pumpkins are becoming…
Read MoreSeafood week: Week 41 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
From the fishermen who catch the fish, fish mongers who sell their produce, to the chefs who create excellent creations for you, seafood is…
Read MoreRoast week: Week 40 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Whatever the weather we would promote a roast any time of year, a great meal for getting the family together, round the table. No…
Read MoreBritish Food Fortnight: Week 39 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
British Food Fortnight is now in its 15th year! Post Brexit we hope even more people demand British, and even better, local! With every…
Read MoreBeans & Peas Week: Week 38 of BigBarn’s Food Weeks
We have fresh peas and beans in the summer, a must for grow your own enthusiasts, then ‘pulses’ or dried peas and beans for…
Read MoreShould we eat ponies, baby cows and rare breed livestock?
According to a feature on BBC Countryfile the answer is yes! (Watch again here.) We should eat Dartmoor Ponies to help sustain…
Read MoreNew BigBarn website shares income
The new, shared, BigBarn website launches this week with the same 17 year old mission; reconnect consumers with their local producers, direct, or through…
Read MoreWill better food knowledge improve health?
With the growing obesity crisis and ever increasing NHS budget will better food knowledge improve health? Or should we rely on sugar tax and…
Read MoreElderflowers: BigBarn’s seasonal foraged food & drink
Spring and summer are great times for foraging. When you live in a green and pleasant land like the UK everything suddenly changes in…
Read MoreThe UK desperately needs a Social, Local, Food Map
Political and economic uncertainty post the US, French and UK elections and running up to Brexit mean that our food industry could change dramatically…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Three Reasons Why We Should Shop Local
Thank you for this guest blog from Faith at ehealthinformer Shopping for groceries locally is a simple change that can bring big improvements…
Read MoreGluten Free Food; bad for you?
I am a big fan of Food Unwrapped the TV programme with Jimmy, Kate and Matt. Last night they included a piece on Gluten…
Read MoreWhy real food can make us happy
Basic human psychology tells us that Real food can make us really happy and we should pursue this happiness. Let me explain: The satisfaction of…
Read MoreWasted Cauliflowers another example of the need for change in the UK food industry
Thousands of cauliflowers were thrown away this week because there is a UK glut caused by supermarkets taking Spanish Caulis instead. This is a…
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