One Million Calories

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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. This first episode sees him prepare for the challenge. Why is he doing this? What has inspired him, and how much food does one person need for a year? He is helped and ridiculed in equal measure by his family. We hear from them, from Guy Singh Watson, the founder of Riverford, and Max’s farming friend Tommy Allen. And we're introduced to the star of this series - Max’s cow, Brenda. Presenter: Max Cotton Producer: Tessa Browne Executive Producer: Kate Dixon A Good Egg production for BBC Radio 4