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						  In 1999 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall decided to quit the bustle of London and take on the life of a smallholder at River Cottage, a former gamekeeper's cottage in Dorset. The aim: self-sufficiency; to grow his own vegetables and raise his own animals for food.
Over the years several series have been produced covering his experiences and watching his rural empire grow.
	  Over the years several series have been produced covering his experiences and watching his rural empire grow.
                
                
