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June 15, 2006

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River Cottage - S4 - E4

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Good friends and helpful neighbours are an essential part of the rural idyll. Hugh recalls his initiation into the rural Dorset community.

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River Cottage: Season 4 - 10 Episode s

4x1 - Getting Started
May 25, 2006
Hugh looks back on his early days at river cottage offering advice to other as to how to start their own adventures into small holding.
4x2 - A Garden of Delights
June 1, 2006
From 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.
4x3 - Joy of Pigs
June 8, 2006
Hugh reminisces about his adventures with his pigs - from buying his first pig to training his breeding sow to hunt for truffles.
4x4 - Friends and Neighbours
June 15, 2006
Good friends and helpful neighbours are an essential part of the rural idyll. Hugh recalls his initiation into the rural Dorset community.
4x5 - Business and Barter
June 22, 2006
Hugh 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.
4x6 - Chicken and Eggs
June 29, 2006
The difference between a vegetable garden and a smallholding is livestock, and every smallholder needs chickens. Hugh recalls his poultry learning curve.
4x7 - Local Crafts and Customs
July 6, 2006
Hugh tells us about some of the local customs he learned.
4x8 - The River and the Sea
July 13, 2006
Hugh explains how the river and sea offer the free food - from crabs and cuttlefish to eels and pike.
4x9 - The Wild Larder
July 20, 2006
Hugh explains why wild food should be a part of the smallholder's diet.
4x10 - Land and Livestock
July 27, 2006
Hugh decides to continue as a small farmer - but how far should he go?

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