Matthew's Fat Pig Farm Kitchen has been feeding people for over a year now, but he knows that the quality of his food is only as good as the soil it comes from; so, he embarks on a 12-month mission to transform the food he serves.
After having the health of his farm soil tested Matthew receives the results and needs to explore new ways to rest and rehabilitate the damaged earth in his pig paddocks.
With Sadie and Hedley away, Matthew has got his work cut out for him managing the farm on his own and repairing winter rot in the farm's apple orchards.
If there is an art to outdoor cooking than why not have a barbecue that's a work of art. Matthew realises a long held day dream when he installs an incredible outdoor fire pit built by one of Tassie's most talented blacksmiths.
Matthew creates an incredible pie with the few things that are available in the garden and learns the intricacies of how to forage for wild food in Tasmania.
It's been five seasons and lots of hard lessons since Matthew set out to transform his cherished slice of Tassie into a farm that grows healthy food while regenerating healthy soils. He's tried it all, so which ideas worked or didn't?
