S6 Ep5: Inside the River Cottage Kitchen Garden with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

About this episode

Fiona visits the River Cottage kitchen garden and discusses the importance of growing food with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

In this episode, Fiona visits the famous River Cottage kitchen garden and chats with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about the joy of growing your own food, the power of healthy soil, and why gardening matters more than ever. From seed swapping and no-dig gardening to gut health and resilient local food systems, Hugh shares stories from nearly 30 years of growing at River Cottage and reflects on the future of gardening and food growing.

People in this episode

Host: Fiona

Guest: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Topics covered

• growing food
• healthy soil
• no-dig gardening
• gut health
• local food systems

Keywords

• gardening
• food growing
• seed swapping
• resilient food systems
• soil health

Mentioned in this episode

Places: River Cottage

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