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Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:103Last broadcast:24/08/2019 at 08:30
August 2019
51:18

Season 4 Episode 4

4.0 0 x
While Paul is away, Harrison is left to manage the farm, and it's not all plain sailing. There's a sweet surprise ready for harvest that's been brewing for over a year and Paul rises to the challenge at a community event that makes him sweat for his supper. Does he have what it takes to make the local footy team?
50:32

Season 4 Episode 3

4.0 2 x
After ironing out some of the food van fumbles, Paul decides to drive it over the mountains and into the 'big smoke'. Not before stopping off for a spot of trout fishing and learning they?re tough to tackle. In Canberra, he?s overwhelmed by the urban growers he meets along the way and challenges the food van to it?s ultima...
49:22

Season 4 Episode 8

Expired 3.0 3 x
Paul takes part in a species eradication program, but it?s not your average day out weeding - this method goes to new heights. As a way of celebrating the talent, artists, and producers in the area, Paul hosts a huge field day on the farm. Paul proves he?s not afraid to strip down for fashion before wowing the crowd with a...
48:15

Season 4 Episode 7

Expired 4.0 6 x
Back on the farm, it?s time to make some much needed changes. Jean teaches Paul the forgotten skill of stone masonry, while Digger brings joy to some people in need. Darcy returns to solve a long time problem on the farm - but can they get the water from the dam to all the gardens and livestock using a little DIY?
49:23

Season 4 Episode 6

Expired 3.0 6 x
Still in the Riverina, Paul visits a wheat-farming mate who has changed the future of his town with Beer. He gets roped into a local footy match and random mascot race. And at the Wagga Wagga 'eat local' farmers markets Paul uses the produce he's gathered to create an afternoon tea that delights the shoppers.
50:20

Season 4 Episode 5

Expired 4.0 4 x
Using his experience in Canberra, Paul goes back on the road. His first stop is a tiny town of 20 called Morundah who?ve turned a local pest into a palatable bar snack. Paul heads to Griffith & Narrandera and meets up with inspirational farmers who?ve reinvented themselves to survive. Can the knowledge he?s gained apply to...
50:02

Season 4 Episode 2

4.0 4 x
Paul?s spent the last few years planting and growing produce without a long term plan so he gets important advice on how to transform the farm?s future. Digger is reunited with someone very special and Paul bravely takes his food truck for it?s first test run at the local farmers markets - but he?s a little unprepared.
52:31

Season 4 Episode 1

3.0 3 x
In the last year Paul's family has grown, so he employs a local, Harrison, as his part-time farm hand. With the fencing an on-going issue, he finds a way to change the face and shape of the farm. Paul has grand plans to take his food message on the road with a retrofitted Food Van, but has he bitten off more than he can ch...
51:45

Season 3 Episode 8

Expired 4.0 1 x
After months of training it?s time for Digger to shine at a local dog competition. To welcome the start of summer Paul hosts a cricket match at RCA to celebrate the start of summer and share his produce with his friends. And his beloved cow Bessie finally gives birth.
July 2019
49:12

Season 3 Episode 7

Expired 4.0 2 x
Paul learns about catching eels from Indigenous local chef Noel Butler and sells his first eggs and veggie boxes into Tilba. Months of hard work pay off when Paul turns his own pigs into profit at the Eden Whale festival, but it?s not all smooth-sailing.
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