What to do in your organic veg patch in November
Here is a great resource to help you grow great fruit and veg at home from our friends at Garden Organic. Like BigBarn Garden…
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Smallholders Handbook Part 8
Here is our eighth instalment about joining the Food Industry and living off the land with a sustainable smallholding. At BigBarn we would love to…
Read MoreIt’s a great oppor-tuna-ty to celebrate! It’s fish week at Big Barn
Fish – we’ve got the fisherman who go out and catch them, mongers who sell them, the chefs who create amazing meals with them,…
Read MoreIt’s time… It’s Roast week here at Big Barn
Us Brits are happy to have a roast whatever the weather and at any time of year; it’s a brilliant meal to bring the…
Read MoreCelebrating the best of British food this week at Big Barn
We’ve just come to the end of the British Food Fortnight which encourages everyone to opt for the brilliant local produce as the main…
Read MoreDon’t worry, pea happy! It’s pea and bean week at Big Barn!
While we can enjoy fresh peas and beans through the summer, especially if you’re into growing your own, then we get to enjoy them…
Read MoreJamie and the Vegetarian School
How fantastic to see Jamie at the amazing Greenside Primary vegetarian school, Channel 4 clip video below. Kids enthused to queue up to eat…
Read MoreHow to test your local chef/restaurant?
Ever traded your home grown veg for a meal at your local pub/restaurant? I have a big crop of Beetroot, courgettes and squash in my…
Read MoreSmallholders Handbook Part 7
Here is our seventh instalment about joining the Food Industry and living off the land with a sustainable smallholding. At BigBarn we would love to…
Read MoreWhat to do in your organic veg patch in October
Here is a great resource to help you grow great fruit and veg at home from our friends at Garden Organic. Like BigBarn Garden…
Read MoreWe grow enough of them to build lane motorway around the world 6 times! It’s potato week at Big Barn.
They’re inexpensive, fat free (when they come out of the ground) and they’re full on nutrients and vitamins. They’re versatile, easy to flavour and…
Read MoreIt’s time to celebrate some berry tasty preserves! It’s Jam (and chutney) week at Big Barn.
While the summer may be disappearing and the days already starting to feel shorter, it’s not the end of the British bounty just yet!…
Read MoreWhat to do in your organic veg patch in September
Here is a great resource to help you grow great fruit and veg at home from our friends at Garden Organic. Like BigBarn Garden…
Read MoreSmallholders Handbook part 6
Here is our sixth instalment about joining the Good Life and living off the land with a sustainable smallholding. At BigBarn we would love to…
Read More‘Major mistake to compare cows to cars’
My last blog was criticised for calling Goldsmiths University ignorant and irresponsible for banning beef in their campus food outlets. To back up…
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