Beyond River Cottage

Hugh's new farm is 10 times the size of River Cottage, so he plans to expand production, including setting up a culinary headquarters where he can sell direct to the public, but he soon wonders if he has bitten off more than he can chew.

Several weeks after Hugh leased a collection of barns near his farm to serve as his culinary headquarters, he gives himself a two-week deadline to accomplish the task of getting the muck-ridden buildings up and running by Valentine's Day.

Hugh builds a maternity room for his sow that is moments away from giving birth. He also contemplates how to install plumbing to his new headquarters, and he challenges himself to put the neglected purple broccoli back on the culinary map.

On May Day, Hugh takes advantage of a healthy crowd that gathers on the Cerne Abbas Giant by selling his famous chocolate waffles. It is also opening night at The River Cottage HQ, and Hugh hopes to serve his guests something spectacular.

There are new arrivals on Hugh's farm this spring, including 11 piglets and two baby lambs. Hugh also attends an Easter Blossom Picnic Party, goes mushroom hunting for morells, and gets a crash course in breadmaking from a master baker.

Hugh installs beehives at The River Cottage HQ, the only problem is his fear of being stung. He also takes on his biggest event yet, a wedding party, and the newly-weds want their entire menu to only include wild, or home-grown, cuisine.