The Harvest

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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 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 Executive Producer: Kate Dixon A Good Egg production for BBC Radio 4