Next, he arrives at the mansion belonging to Antony and Serena Hitchens, who have a severe pigeon problem. Michael goes back to River Cottage with Fearnley-Whittingstall to help him with his vegetable plot in return for a ham from one of Fearnley-Whittingstall's pigs in late autumn. Fearnley-Whittingstall then visits Michael and Joy Michaud, who are organic gardeners. Fearnley-Whittingstall fails to catch anything, but Gary manages to catch 1 mullet and 2 bass, which they promptly cook and eat BBQ-style. After that, Fearnley-Whittingstall meets up with Gary, a diving and fishing expert who instructs him on the use of a speargun. He goes off to Peggy's pig farm and buys 2 pigs from her, then uses Peggy's trailer to transport them back to River Cottage into a shady copse near the cottage that he has prepared for them. Next, he builds terraces with railway sleepers to maximize the amount of space he will have.
THE JOURNEY BACK TO CHRISTMAS DVD SERIES
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.įearnley-Whittingstall arrives at River Cottage, and immediately digs up the flower garden to make way for his vegetable plot. 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. Along the way, Fearnley-Whittingstall encounters many challenges largely caused by the weather and pests.