View From River Cottage
View From River Cottage is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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24:04View From River Cottage
Hugh reflects that sharing fresh, locally grown, seasonal produce with both family and friends has become the cornerstone of the River Cottage experience.
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23:55Hugh looks back on his experiences of bagging 'one for the pot', whether it's the rabbits that are eating his lettuces - transformed into 'bunny burgers' for the local farmers' market, or a roe deer, which he spit roasts for a local wedding feast.
24:11Hugh looks back at the part played by wild food over six years of Dorset downshifting. From the outset, the hedgerow larder played a vital part in his smallholder experiment, not only topping up his kitchen with a regular supply of free ingredients.
24:11Continuing his retrospective assessment of the vital elements of rural life, Hugh looks back on his ever-increasing commitment to sourcing his food locally. It is not just about quality and taste, he concludes.
24:03Hugh looks back at first seven years in Dorset, and all the lessons he has learnt about how to be thrifty on his small holding. From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious live stock should eve...
24:10Hugh kicks things off by examining the importance of growing your own produce, including the satisfaction of rearing meat and nurturing fruit and vegetables. Hugh's journey down the road of self-sufficiency started out with a modest vegetable patch and a handful of animals, but the joys of gardening and husbandry took hold...