Latest news from River Cottage

Raymond Blanc, the President of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), has presented Hugh with the Sustainability Hero award at a gala lunch event in London.

Jamie Cunningham works at River Cottage Canteen and Deli in Plymouth as a Young Chef Apprentice. With a passion for food and a yearning to get into the kitchen, he was keen to find a training provider to further his skills and start a worthwhile career.

Since we started working with Skinners Brewery to launch the Hop Store Restaurant in Truro five months ago, they are off to a flying start. So we've been busy devising a brand new collection of seasonal dishes to add to your much loved favourites.

We're teaming up with Young Devon to launch an exciting community project in Newton Abbot. Under the advice and guidance of our consultancy arm, Young Devon will open a café serving delicious food – made and served by young trainees.

Having run Rose & Crown, a 17th century pub in East Lambrook for two years, Pat Howard and his wife Jan were introduced to our Chefs’ School through Palmers Brewery as a way to train their team, and haven't looked back since.

In a new series for BBC One, Hugh will attempt to get to grips with the millions of tonnes of waste generated in Britain each year.

The Veg Cookery course at the River Cottage Cookery School has just been awarded the official Vegetarian Society Approved trademark, the symbol of reassurance and trust which marks products that are suitable vegetarians.