Tales from River Cottage
10 episodes · May 25, 2006
This is the story that details Hugh's three years as a smallholder in Dorset.
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- S4E1
Getting Started
May 25, 2006Hugh looks back on his early days at river cottage offering advice to other as to how to start their own adventures into small holding.
- S4E2
A Garden of Delights
Jun 1, 2006From putting in his first organic veg beds, running the gauntlet of pests, to harvesting bumper crops from his polytunnel. He also offer tips on how to triumph at the local Horticultural show.
- S4E3
Joy of Pigs
Jun 8, 2006Hugh reminisces about his adventures with his pigs - from buying his first pig to training his breeding sow to hunt for truffles.
- S4E4
Friends and Neighbours
Jun 15, 2006Good friends and helpful neighbours are an essential part of the rural idyll. Hugh recalls his initiation into the rural Dorset community.
- S4E5
Business and Barter
Jun 22, 2006Hugh believes that to achieve a thoroughly good living, you need to be ready to barter and heckle. He charts the rise of his own little enterprise, from the local farmers market to the tough streets of London.
- S4E6
Chicken and Eggs
Jun 29, 2006The difference between a vegetable garden and a smallholding is livestock, and every smallholder needs chickens. Hugh recalls his poultry learning curve.
- S4E7
Local Crafts and Customs
Jul 6, 2006Hugh tells us about some of the local customs he learned.
- S4E8
The River and the Sea
Jul 13, 2006Hugh explains how the river and sea offer the free food - from crabs and cuttlefish to eels and pike.
- S4E9
The Wild Larder
Jul 20, 2006Hugh explains why wild food should be a part of the smallholder's diet.
- S4E10
Land and Livestock
Jul 27, 2006Hugh decides to continue as a small farmer - but how far should he go?