River Cottage Australia

2013
River Cottage Australia

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

EP1 Episode 1 Mar 29, 2016

In the last year Paul's family has grown and so he employs a local guy called Harrison as his part-time farm hand. With the fencing an on going issue for Paul he finds a way to change the face & shape of the farm. Paul has grand plans to take his food message on the road with a retrofitted Food Van but has he bitten off more than he can chew?

EP2 Episode 2 Apr 05, 2016

Paul gets important advice on how to transform the farm's future. Digger is reunited with someone very special and Paul bravely takes his food truck for its first test run at the local farmers markets but he's a little unprepared!

EP3 Episode 3 Apr 12, 2016

After ironing out some of the food van fumbles, Paul drives it over the mountains and into the "big smoke". In Canberra, he's overwhelmed by the urban growers he meets along the way and challenges the van to its ultimate test.

EP4 Episode 4 Apr 19, 2016

While Paul is away Harrison is left to manage the farm. There's a sweet surprise ready for harvest that's been brewing for over a year, and Paul rises to the challenge at a community event that makes him sweat for his supper.

EP5 Episode 5 Apr 26, 2016

Paul heads to Griffith and Narrandera and meets up with inspirational farmers who have reinvented themselves to survive. Can the knowledge he's gained apply to his own patch of paradise in Tilba?

EP6 Episode 6 May 03, 2016

Still in the Riverina, Paul visits a wheat-farming mate who has changed the future of his town with beer. At the Wagga Wagga farmers markets, Paul uses produce he's gathered to create an afternoon tea that delights the shoppers.

EP7 Episode 7 May 10, 2016

Back on the farm it's time to make some much needed changes. Digger brings joy to some people in need. Darcy returns to solve a long time problem on the farm - can they get the water from the dam to all the gardens and livestock?

EP8 Episode 8 May 17, 2016

As a way of celebrating the talent, artists and producers in the area, Paul hosts a huge field day on the farm. Paul proves he's not afraid to strip down for fashion before wowing the crowd with a special tribute to Tilba.
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Released: 27 June 2013 Ended
Producted By: ITV Studios Australia
Country: Australia
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.lifestylefood.com.au/tv/river-cottage-australia/
Synopsis

Celebrated chef and self sufficiency guru Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hands the River Cottage baton to an Australian counterpart – former Tasmanian chef, Paul West – who faces new challenges and uniquely Australian characters as he attempts to set up his own farm near the historic and picturesque village of Central Tilba on the NSW Far South Coast.

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Paul West

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mrwayne-34666 Not a bad show bit idealistic and simple but a good view of what really goes on. Don't worry about the above review. They obviously are vegan and don't understand working farms with livestock. Nice to get a whole community involved and all the differ things ppl do for each other in country Australia. His own live stock and food van were interesting also
mmunier Tonight I have seen the second episode I caught by chance last week on SBS and was pleasantly surprise how fresh and entertaining it was. It's interesting to see the only comment I found here on it... One needs to live on a farm to understand how "reality" is real! Yes you breed and raise all sort of animals. Some you love very much, some it's only business but often the ending is the same. I remember in France at 15 saying 'goodbye' to Bijoux 'my' 1000kg horses, with a handful of 'blessed' oats, yes blessed by the village priest...But Bijoux had become obsolete with the birth and affordability of tractors! And Bijoux after a hard and long life of service was on his way to the butcher shop. Farmers needed a return, and the same went for dairy cows which milking condition was no more positive. "Paul" is charming in these episodes and has his hands in many ventures. The show is light hearted, funny involved with the surrounding community and seem very real. Tilba is a very pretty village in a very pretty area, It was a privilege to feel part of it during these episodes.I believe the cottage was sold in May this year...That's perhaps the only thing that is not real, TV - But if TV is not real farming, nonetheless it did its job to portrait real farming in a small window. And I loved it.
herfancy Wow, I don't even know where to begin with how animals are treated on this show. It is absolutely psychopathic to spend months with animals and having them trust you only to end up killing them. This is supposed to be the best of the best of "humane" farms for the animals and yet it is still brutal. Horrific.There is so much that could be done on a farm - show us how to compost, show us more detail around how to grow different veggies, show us about soil and fertility, companion planting, water management - I could go on and on. As with most locavores, they are obsessed with killing and animal products. This shown is just another lost opportunity to show true and compassionate sustainability.