One Million Calories
Max Cotton tries to complete a year of total food self-sufficiency on his tiny farm in Somerset. He wants to test to destruction our ideas of eating seasonally and locally.
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Mon 22 Apr 2024 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 27 Jul 2024 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 28 Jul 2024 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4