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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. In this episode, Max gets to grips with the grisly process of turning his farm animals into meat, and he has to come to terms with a disastrous potato harvest that could threaten the viability of the project. Max and his neighbours also gather in grapes for winemaking, and we learn how best to pluck a Christmas turkey. Presenter: Max Cotton Producer: Tessa Browne A Good Egg production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2024.
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