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RAW – The Artisan Wine Fair 2014

Nigel Akehurst·
We visit RAW - The Artisan Wine Fair 2014 at Truman Brewery in East London to meet some of the small natural wine producers and other artisans there. Not knowing a huge amount about wine we manage to grab Isabelle Legeron, the founder of RAW and only female Master of Wine in France for a quick chat about natural wine, how it differs from commercial wines and some helpful tips to avoid hangovers. We also find out more about her book which is due to hit shelves shortly...
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London Kings Cross Skip Garden

Nigel Akehurst·
We visit the travelling organic vegetable garden in it's current location in an old bus depot in London Kings Cross and meet the team from Global Generation who run the project. We interview Paul Richens, the skip garden's creator and head gardener about how it all came about and also talk to Silvia Pedretti, youth programme facilitator about the educational impact of the project and connecting young 'global generators' with the food they eat...
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The Oxford and Cambridge Goat Race 2014

Oxford & Cambridge Goat Race 2014

Nigel Akehurst·
We visit Spitalfield's City Farm in East London to photograph some of the highlights of the pun inspired alternative to The Boat Race and interview Anne Hopkins, one of the founders who came up with the concept 6 years ago. We find out about the origins of the event, how the winning time of '&' compared to previous races and their plans for a special guest in 2015 (being the Chinese Year of the Goat)..
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RAW MILK – MEET THE MOO-MAN

Nigel Akehurst·
We visit Longleys Farm in Hailsham, East Sussex to interview Steve Hook, the pioneering organic raw milk farmer and indie film star of The Moo Man. We get Steve's viewpoint on the proven model of raw milk vending machines in Italy, the latest on the FSA's raw milk consultation and find out whether there will be a Moo Man 2. We also get to see where the raw milk and butter is produced, processed and bottled and meet some of the other stars from the film...
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