Gourmet Farmer

Name: Gourmet Farmer
Released: 2010-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Matthew Evans

TV Show · Documentary

Australia’s most feared restaurant critic, Matthew Evans, has thrown in his city life for small farm living in Tasmania. Having spent most of his life writing about what is good food, he now wants to go to the source; to find the best local produce, and to rear and grow it himself.

2010 · 25m

Starring Matthew Evans

EPISODE 1

Good Food Needs Good Soil

Matthew searches for natural ways to nourish his soil using regenerative agriculture so that he can improve the quality of his food.

25m
EPISODE 2

Fermented Flowers

Matthew thinks about purchasing some goats to deal with the farm's blackberry problem; Sadie trades some excess tomatoes for fermented miso paste.

25m
EPISODE 3

THe Elegance of Good Ideas

Matthew starts to tackle Fat Pig Farms' long-term soil health by planting an edible native garden, now that winter is starting to set in. He uses an age-old form of landscaping that will benefit his farm for years to come.

25m
EPISODE 4

Food For The Land

After checking the health of the farm's soil, Matthew tests out new ways to keep his pigs fed. He also uses chicken poop to revitalise the damaged soil in his pig paddock.

24m
EPISODE 5

The Apple of My Eye

Matthew has got his work cut out for him with Sadie and Hedley away. He has to plan a very special surprise for Sadie's birthday.

25m
EPISODE 6

Living The Dream

Matthew installs an outdoor fire pit and catches something from the ocean that's finally worth bragging about.

25m

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