Return to River Cottage

It's a year since Hugh arrived at River Cottage and he's expanding his operation. He's rented the field over the river and sets off to buy some livestock

Hugh's cattle and sheep are settling in but his chickens are having problems. Two of his chickens have failed to learn the 'ladder test.'

Hugh's landlord, Antony Hichens, is holding a Medieval Fair to raise funds for charity and Hugh has offered to donate one of his pigs.

It's late summer at River Cottage but the weather is far from seasonal.

Hugh is embarking on the big financial venture of the summer. He's harvesting his entire tomato crop to sell at the local Farmers' Market

Autumn is nearly over and Hugh is concerned about the winter ahead. He's slaughtered his steer and his old mutton but he's short of firewood and after his disastrous hay harvest, still hasn't any feed for his animals.