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Making the journey to self sufficiency, the host attempts to turn a small house in the countryside into a fully functioning farm. They will grow their own vegetables, fruit and herbs, take responsibility for managing and rearing livestock, and teach us... about the importance of knowing where your food comes from and being able to survive off the land.

Core values include respecting the land and its natural cycles of life, celebrating food with family friends and neighbours, taking advantage of the fantastic food that can be foraged. In each episode the viewer is given a master class in cooking using the best seasonal and home grown ingredients.

In the original UK series a relatively unknown chef leaves the city for a small holding in the country where he rips up the blooming flowerbeds and lays the foundations for his new vegetable garden. He then goes to buy / barter for livestock and episode by episode the small holding slowly becomes a productive farm.

A huge part of the success is the jeopardy involved in making this new life work.

River Cottage Australia is the proof that it can be done! From a house in an undeveloped field to a successful and self sufficient farm, the show is going from strength to strength.

The River Cottage brand series screened on prime time Channel 4 regularly received a consolidated audience of between 2.5 and 3.2 million viewers, make the series not only one of the longest running food formats on British TV but also one of the most watched.
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Produced By: Keo Films

Broadcaster: UK: Channel 4 | Year of Production: 1995 - 2013