The Harvest
On Max’s farm, badgers ruin the wheat crop. Max makes bread from his own wheat and cheese. Plus a calf is born. From 2024.
Max Cotton, a retired political journalist, leaves behind the weekly shop, supermarkets and the modern world to find out if he can grow and produce 100% of his food on a smallholding near Glastonbury. His only import for a year is salt.
This second episode gets off to a bad start as getting the wheat in is hampered by badgers and a pre-Stone Age harvesting system. Max explores making bread from the wheat he’s grown, discusses having a house cow and making cheese, and deals with the shock of going without tea and coffee.
Presenter: Max Cotton
Producer: Tessa Browne
A Good Egg production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2024.
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Tue 23 Apr 202413:45BBC Radio 4- Sat 3 Aug 202419:00BBC Radio 4
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