Asparagus 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….
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Egg 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…
Read MoreBigBarn entry for the 2018 BBC Food & Drink Awards
As you can imagine we love Radio 4’s Food Programme and have been featured a few times. Sheila Dillon even said that she thought…
Read MoreBreakfast week: Week 5 of BigBarn’s food and drink weeks
Having a British breakfast is not actually as hard as it seems. You can start with some delicious home-grown British eggs (free range always…
Read MoreShould schools have piglets?
This week’s news about an animal rights activist petitioning to stop a school from sending their piglets to slaughter has been brilliant. Firstly to…
Read MoreBurns Night & Haggis week: Week 4 of BigBarn’s food & Drink weeks
Whether you have Scottish blood, love Haggis, need a tiny excuse for a party, or like wearing a man skirt, Burns Week is here. Haggis…
Read MoreWinter Vegetables: Week 3 of BigBarn’s Food Weeks
Winter vegetables are usually some of the least popular members of the vegetable family. Unfortunately many are over cooked or plain badly which…
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