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MAY is such an exciting time in the River Cottage calendar - we are seasonally spoilt. The fishing season has begun with some great catches, the narrow window of springtime foraging means it's time for Edible Seashore and our first Herbal Day next week. Simon and the team are busy in the garden with our garden courses. Take your pick and join us in our little corner of Devon...
	Due to popular demand we have another Meat Curing & Smoking event on the weekend. The next date is Sunday 1 June 2008. Click the link above to find out more about this popular course.
	One of our favourite contributors, Eleanor Gallia joined us for our Herbal Day on Tuesday. To find out more about the day, click here and to read all of our River Cottage blogs, including our Herbal Day blog, click here.
	If you fancy a taste of life on the wild side, join John for a Wild Food Feast on Friday 16th May - a handful of tickets remain. Edible Seashore events are sold out this year, but you can click here to register your interest in next year's events.
Recent Quote	From one of our Build and Bake guests... "I had a fabulous day and would like to thank Steven and Dan for being such great hosts ... The food throughout the day was fantastic, and the attitude from all those involved in looking after us was welcoming and helpful. The event exceeded my expectations ... it felt like we were spending the day sharing an approach to food/living that was real, and that the people involved cared passionately about. Great value for money, great day ... The only thing that I did find quite disappointing was that I don't live there, but this is a minor quibble and I'll get over it..."
	Missed our May newsletter? For new blogs, 8 free recipes, details of new events, and the chance to win a weekly organic fruit and veg box, click here.

Pigeon Pastilla

This is a really extraordinary dish that takes a little bit of time and care but isn’t very difficult to make. It’s North African in origin – hence the combination of sugar, nuts and cinnamon with meat...

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Asparagus

Asparagus is a not-to-be-missed seasonal treat, but it’s vital to get hold of the really good stuff – and that means spears that have been cut within hours rather than days.

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River Cottage in Country Living

In the June issue ofCountry Living(available now), read Hugh's discussion of delicious, guilt-free fish and shellfish, meetFraser Christianour Catch & Cook skipper and host, and find out how to join us at HQ for a specialBread and Jamday.

Don't forget, River Cottagemembersare entitled to a 30% discount on subscription to Country Living!

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MSN visit River Cottage

The team from MSN recently visited us at River Cottage, to chat to Hugh about Park Farm, our new series and our Chicken Out! campaign: view photos of their visit, or listen to their podcast interview with Hugh

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