River Cottage The River Cottage philosophy

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Date Published:: 30/09/2007

At River Cottage, we stand for good food, produced with care, harvested seasonally and eaten with pleasure.

It promotes a better understanding of the food we eat and celebrates the vibrant local food communities that exist all over the UK.

We believe there are straightforward things we can all do that will help us shop, cook and eat in a more positive, sustainable way. These include growing or raising at least some of your own food, and buying the remainder as close as possible to its source, as well as embracing seasonality and seeking out ethically-produced meat.

We think that anyone who absorbs these ideas and takes even one step on the Road to River Cottage will find their relationship with food – and, by extension, their daily life - greatly enhanced.