Beyond River Cottage: Episode 3

Hughï¾’s sow Maggie is due to give birth to piglets. There is little Hugh can do to help except build a maternity room and leave her to it.While he waits for Maggie to give birth, Hugh must install proper plumbing and loos before he can welcome members of the public to The River Cottage HQ. Never one to be conventional, he opts for a sanitation system of willow and reed beds that will filter his HQï¾’s sewage, turning it into clean water. With the River Cottage HQ still some way from opening Hugh is also on the lookout for some spring business. Itï¾’s purple sprouting broccoli season and Hugh hopes to turn this neglected veg into something more special. With the help of some locally produced Blue Vinney Cheese he plans to put purple broccoli back on the culinary map.