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As the days lengthen and Spring reaches its peak, River Cottage Spring celebrates Britain's seasonal foods as they appear in fields, allotments and gardens around the country.
No matter where you live, you can enjoy a slice of River Cottage - read on for more information...
Cat's Beekeeping Q&A
Channel 4 posed some questions to our resident beekeeping apprentice, Cat Streatfeild. Read on for her answers!
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Guide to setting up an Allotment Smallholding
Are you in search of the Good Life? Do you fancy yourselves as the next Barbara and Tom?
If you’ve always dreamed about creating your own working allotment or smallholding but not known where to start, then pop the kettle on, dig out your old jumpers, grow a beard (not essential) and take a moment to contemplate what’s actually involved.
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Bees and Beekeeping
Honeybees pollinate about 80% of flowering crops, which in turn furnish one third of the human diet. We'd be in trouble without them...
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Crayfish - what's the problem?
The American Signal Crayfish was imported in the 1970s for the restaurant trade. They cause a whole host of problems, not only for our native species (the White Claw Crayfish), but for rivers up and down the country. Read on for how you can help...
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Recipes from 'River Cottage Spring'
A delicious collection of recipes from River Cottage Spring
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If you are interested to find out more about River Cottage, why not catch up on our previous series?
From Escape to River Cottage to A Cook on the Wild Side, River Cottage Road Trip to River Cottage: Gone Fishing, you'll find them all here
We have also put together a selection of River Cottage hampers for the kitchen and garden: packed full of organic seeds, useful gardening items, and River Cottage products specially selected from our Store, they're an ideal gift for the budding gardener or chef.