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Hugh discovers that mice are a formidable pest to contend with. Spurred on by this experience, he joins Jan Andrews on a hunt for deer. Hugh then strolls down memory lane with the Cheeseman family and creates a Japanese prawn tempura dish.

It is eel migration season, and Hugh learns how to weave a unique basket trap to catch them in the river. He also joins the Chideock Cider Circle for the fall apple harvest, learns the art of cider pressing, and attends a pheasant hunt.

Hugh has lived in River Cottage for six months, and that means his pigs have a date with butcher Ray Smith. It also means it is time for a party. Hugh also learns a remarkable technique for catching razor clams down by the seashore.

Now that he has some extra land to work with, Hugh purchases some livestock, prompting he and Angus Carmichael, a local carpenter, to build a fox-proof chicken coop. Hugh also goes scallop hunting, and enters a nettle eating competition.

Hugh's cattle and sheep are settling in, but a few of the chickens are not. Also, local vet Jeff Thomson helps with the delicate operation of castrating the calf, Hugh builds a polytunnel, and rabbits wreak havoc on the vegetables.

Britain has largely avoided veal, but Hugh works on changing that opinion.

It is time for Hugh's landlord, Antony Hichens, to host his annual medieval fair, and Hugh decides to donate a pig for the feast. He also helps local bakers create a batch of traditional Dorset lardy cakes and learns hot to shear sheep.

Torrential late summer rains spell doom for Hugh's hay harvest, and only radical plant-surgery can save his tomatoes from blight, however the weather has helped mushrooms flourish. Hugh also enters a sheep in the Melpash Agricultural Show.

Hugh embarks to sell his entire tomato harvest at the Farmer's Market by offering a diverse range of products under the brand name: The River Cottage Glutton. Hugh also makes a bet with a rival grower as to who will sell more at market.

With a failed hay harvest, Hugh conceives a cunning plan to supplement the winter feed he will need for his animals by throwing a party, but instead of a bottle he asks his guests to bring a bale. Hugh also agrees to an unusual request.

It is February at River Cottage, and there is precious little to eat in the pantry. But that does not stop Hugh from building "Chickenopolis." Hugh also navigates the River Brit to the sea, and receives surprising news about his sheep.

Eager to secure fishing rights to the cottage's lake, Hugh makes a wager with his landlord Antony Hichens: If Hugh can prepare a meal of carp that satisfies Antony and his guests, then Hugh shall have fishing rights to the property's lake.

It is late May, and there is bad news all around regarding the livestock, but Hugh's spirits are raised when news of cuttlefish hit his ears. At the Shaftesbury Market, Hugh ends up in a bidding war for a calf and ends up paying too much.

Hugh is determined to successfully harvest his own hay this season. He also clears his polytunnel of peas and beans in preparation for the Bridport Farmers' Market, and receives local assistance to turn his wool into fashionable garments.

Hugh summons experts to help deal with his uncooperative livestock, and soon, he feels confident in entering his saddleback, Delia, into the Okehampton Agricultural Show. Hugh also grapples with a serious aphid problem in the polytunnel.

River Cottage offers a new dining experience this season, Leftovers Night.

Hugh enters his healthy vegetables into the Vegetable Challenge Cup, but first, to make some cash, he makes a batch of ice-lollies to sell to people on holiday in Dorset, and also takes Delia truffle hunting with a local mycologist.

One of Hugh's ewes has died, and two of his pigs have a date with the abattoir. However, despite all this, Hugh decides to plant roots at River Cottage, and is inspired to plant an orchard. His chickens are also nice and healthy.

As winter nears, Hugh would like to make some money at the Borough Farmers' Market, where he and Michael wind up making a small fortune. Then, after a day of bass fishing, Hugh attends a Halloween Party and partakes in Pumpkin Fettling.

Hugh's new farm is 10 times the size of River Cottage, so he plans to expand production, including setting up a culinary headquarters where he can sell direct to the public, but he soon wonders if he has bitten off more than he can chew.

Several weeks after Hugh leased a collection of barns near his farm to serve as his culinary headquarters, he gives himself a two-week deadline to accomplish the task of getting the muck-ridden buildings up and running by Valentine's Day.

Hugh builds a maternity room for his sow that is moments away from giving birth. He also contemplates how to install plumbing in his new headquarters, and he challenges himself to put the neglected purple broccoli back on the culinary map.

This year’s abundance is enough to tempt the most committed of carnivores.

On May Day, Hugh takes advantage of a healthy crowd that gathers on the Cerne Abbas Giant by selling his famous chocolate waffles. It is also opening night at The River Cottage HQ, and Hugh hopes to serve his guests something spectacular.

There are new arrivals on Hugh's farm this spring, including 11 piglets and two baby lambs. Hugh also attends an Easter Blossom Picnic Party, goes mushroom hunting for morells, and gets a crash course in breadmaking from a master baker.

Hugh installs beehives at The River Cottage HQ, the only problem is his fear of being stung. He also takes on his biggest event yet, a wedding party, and the newlyweds want their entire menu to only include wild, or home-grown, cuisine.

It is party season in Dorset, and Hugh teams up with a local fisherman to catch whelks before spicing them up to sell on the beaches on Carnival Day. Back at The River Cottage HQ, Hugh is inspired to create the West Dorset Tomato Festival.

The day has arrived for Hugh to harvest his honey, and with some help from Ken Bishop, they carefully extract a robust 25 lbs. worth of the golden sweetness. Hugh then enters some culinary delights into the Melplash Agricultural Show.

Hugh plans a sumptuous menu for a special Autumn feast he plans to throw at The River Cottage HQ that includes a chicken feast, courtesy of Chickenopolis. It is also a good time of year to go mushroom hunting, but this time, from the air.

Hugh arrives at River Cottage to begin his dream life away from the city sprawl and immediately sets to work preparing the land for his new vegetable garden and finding livestock. Hugh also attempts spearfishing and meets his new landlord.

River Cottage offers a new dining experience this season, Leftovers Night.

It is summer at River Cottage and the vegetables are thriving, so much so that Hugh decides to enter The Beaminster Horticultural Society's annual competition, with the Tomatillo as his secret ingredient. Hugh also fishes for spider crabs.

Hugh discovers that mice are a formidable pest to contend with. Spurred on by this experience, he joins Jan Andrews on a hunt for deer. Hugh then strolls down memory lane with the Cheeseman family and creates a Japanese prawn tempura dish.

It is eel migration season, and Hugh learns how to weave a unique basket trap to catch them in the river. He also joins the Chideock Cider Circle for the fall apple harvest, learns the art of cider pressing, and attends a pheasant hunt.

Hugh has lived in River Cottage for six months, and that means his pigs have a date with butcher Ray Smith. It also means it is time for a party. Hugh also learns a remarkable technique for catching razor clams down by the seashore.

Now that he has some extra land to work with, Hugh purchases some livestock, prompting he and Angus Carmichael, a local carpenter, to build a fox-proof chicken coop. Hugh also goes scallop hunting, and enters a nettle eating competition.

Hugh's cattle and sheep are settling in, but a few of the chickens are not. Also, local vet Jeff Thomson helps with the delicate operation of castrating the calf, Hugh builds a polytunnel, and rabbits wreak havoc on the vegetables.

It is time for Hugh's landlord, Antony Hichens, to host his annual medieval fair, and Hugh decides to donate a pig for the feast. He also helps local bakers create a batch of traditional Dorset lardy cakes and learns hot to shear sheep.

Torrential late summer rains spell doom for Hugh's hay harvest, and only radical plant-surgery can save his tomatoes from blight, however the weather has helped mushrooms flourish. Hugh also enters a sheep in the Melpash Agricultural Show.

Hugh embarks to sell his entire tomato harvest at the Farmer's Market by offering a diverse range of products under the brand name: The River Cottage Glutton. Hugh also makes a bet with a rival grower as to who will sell more at market.

This year’s abundance is enough to tempt the most committed of carnivores.

With a failed hay harvest, Hugh conceives a cunning plan to supplement the winter feed he will need for his animals by throwing a party, but instead of a bottle he asks his guests to bring a bale. Hugh also agrees to an unusual request.