''Escape to River Cottage'' was the first
River Cottage
River Cottage is a brand used for a number of ventures by television chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. These include a long-running Channel 4 television series, cookery courses, events, restaurants and products such as beer and organic yogurts.
...
television series in which
celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes over a
Dorset cottage and sets out to achieve a form of
rural self-sufficiency
Self-sustainability and self-sufficiency are overlapping states of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others. Self-sufficiency entails the self being enough (to fulfill needs), and a self-s ...
.
Show summary
Along the way, Fearnley-Whittingstall encounters many challenges largely caused by the weather and pests. Every week, Fearnley-Whittingstall meets up with different members of the Dorset community and gets a different kind of livestock (e.g., fish, pork) from each of them, usually free or bartered. Local
organic vegetable guru Michael Michaud, homecraft expert Barbara and experienced vegetable competitor Roy Gunning all make appearances as the series provides insight into
country life.
List of episodes
References
External links
*
Channel 4 original programming
1999 British television series debuts
1999 British television series endings
{{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub