Is veganism an urban disease?
Before you get angry please read on. I was at a sustainable farming conference recently where many of the organic, mixed, farmers were nodding…
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English Wine Week: Week 21 of BigBarn’s Food & Drink Weeks
English wine week is now only a week away, starting this Saturday 26th May and finishing on June 3rd. More
Read MoreTomato week: Week 20 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Time to plant some Tomatoes. Tomatoes are the key ingredient to summer. We have them on BBQ’s, salads, cook with them, fry them, how…
Read MoreOil week: Week 19 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
The fields are starting to turn yellow with rapeseed ready for the season! Virgin olive oil and cold pressed Rapeseed oil is really…
Read MoreHoney week: Week 18 of BigBarns food and drink weeks
It is just starting to warm up enough for us to start seeing bees in the garden. Bee enthusiasts around Britain are starting to…
Read MoreAsparagus Week: Week 17 of BigBarn Food & Drink weeks
The king of locally grown, and fresh produce, is asparagus. As Britain does not export a single spear of asparagus it must be pretty special stuff….
Read MoreEgg week: Week 16 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
It’s egg week! And why not when 1.2trillion eggs are consumed every year! Eggs are not only incredibly versatile but also help keep you fuller…
Read MoreWe must teach our kids to cook
A very interesting article in the Guardian recently proves that our most popular foods are bad for us. To us there…
Read MoreForaging week: Week 15 of BigBarns food and drink weeks
The wild garlic and sting nettles have started to appear meaning it’s time to get foraging! And killing unwanted nettles in your veg patch…
Read MoreBeer week: Week 14 of BigBarn’s food & drink weeks
It is brilliant to see so many local, craft breweries opening up and being received by the public with absolute enthusiasm. Apparently CAMRA; the…
Read MoreLocal food news and offers to remind us to avoid the supermarket?
Much of the best food available in the UK is grown here and seasonal. Even without Brexit big savings, and health gains, can be…
Read MoreA Big ‘WELL DONE’ To zero waste and ‘NO plastic’ campaigners
It is amazing how much press coverage and public support there has been for cutting down, or out, plastic use. Milk is going back…
Read MoreWhy BigBarn is working with Slow Food
BigBarn has teamed up with Slow Food to help more people switch from a fast food, supermarket, lifestyle, to a more sustainable, healthy, seasonal,…
Read MoreMadness as British farmer moves fruit-growing to China
The Guardian reported today that one of the biggest growers of berries in the UK is moving part of its business…
Read MoreLegendary Butcher near you?
I was lucky enough to meet and go behind the counter of a legendary butcher last week and even make sausages with some of…
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