S01 Episode 1
Goats Milk Ice Cream
Matthew begins his transition from city life and settles in. He's inspired to make goats milk ice-cream for the Taste of Tasmania after visiting local Swiss goat cheese producers.
25 mins · Thu, 7 Jan 2010
S01 Episode 2
Pigs Prosciutto and Offal
Matthew sources two piglets after being inspired to make prosciutto. He buys a leg of pork while waiting for the animals to grow. A Serbian friend teaches him the traditional way to prepare offal.
25 mins · Thu, 14 Jan 2010
S01 Episode 3
Passata and Fishing
Matthew braves the elements on a fishing adventure, hunting for squid, lobster and tuna. Back on land, he picks up some ripe tomatoes for passata from a Greek market gardener named George.
24 mins · Thu, 21 Jan 2010
S01 Episode 4
Apples and Cider
Matthew is keen to cash in on Tasmania's apples by brewing his own apple cider and baking a delicious blackberry and apple shortcake, but at the market he rakes in a paltry profit of $2.20 per hour.
24 mins · Thu, 28 Jan 2010
S01 Episode 5
Chicken Dispatching and Abalone Diving
Matt settles into life on the farm by impulsively adding turkeys to his menagerie, before going abalone diving on Bruny Island to prepare a feast of abalone stir-fry and roast turkey.
24 mins · Thu, 4 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 6
Cheese and Dairy
While Matthew's farm still has a long way to go in becoming the land of milk and honey, he is ready to give the milk component his best shot. He learns how to milk a cow and make cheese from the proceeds.
23 mins · Thu, 11 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 7
Highland Deer
Matthew, Nick and Ross head out on a deer hunt in the middle of winter. Looking for advice on how to butcher their game, they make a beeline for a deer farmer in the Central Highlands.
24 mins · Thu, 18 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 8
Illegal Dinner
After setting up a shop in Salamanca Markets, Matthew learns valuable lessons about the life of an artistan producer, and realises the long hours and hard physical work they must put in to make even the smallest of profits.
25 mins · Thu, 25 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 9
Sourdough Bread and Cakes
Matthew has so far learned to make most of the things he will ever need, and it is time for him to tackle bread. He takes Tasmanian milled flour and local olive oil to an artisan sourdough breadmaker, hopeful for some tips.
25 mins · Thu, 4 Mar 2010
S01 Episode 10
Paddock Final Lunch
With the end of his first year on the farm approaching, Matthew looks back on what he has learned, celebrating his achievements with a feast for friends both old and new.
23 mins · Thu, 11 Mar 2010
