Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden

Marcus Wareing adopts a slower-paced life at his Sussex smallholding. He brings in new pigs, shares his bounty with the locals and cooks up a feast inspired by a firm family favourite.

Marcus returns to an old stomping ground in search of veg-growing tips and helps a local farmer with hay bailing.

Marcus is on the hunt for the perfect chicken and gets a lesson in developing his own mushroom patch.

Marcus is on the hunt for perfect cows and heads down to the village pub with other local growers.

Marcus finds that getting his own ducks proves more of an adventure than he anticipated. He also gets a lesson on what is edible and growing wild in the hedgerows and bushes.

Marcus expands his his herb patch, giving a new perspective on ingredients, and has a close encounter with some bees.

Marcus brings in new apple trees to the orchard and cooks his favourite dessert, tarte Tatin.

A visit to Marcus's native Lancashire inspires him to introduce some rare breed sheep, and he gets a lesson in growing spices from chilli enthusiast Mohan.

Marcus takes on the challenge of making the kitchen garden produce year-round veg and cooks up some special jam.

A trip to Kent inspires a nutty addition to Marcus's farm, and he harvests the bounty of the berry bushes.