Are you living a crazy, overscheduled and undernourished inner-city life? Do you dream of escaping to the country? Perhaps a weatherboard cottage in the middle of nowhere, where the only sound is the scratching of chooks, a few pigs squealing, and the rustle of the wind through your vegie garden? You need to meet Paul West. He was a tattooed chef at in inner-city Melbourne restaurant. Then, In 2012, he had an epiphany. To move to Hobart, live off the land, and lead a more sustainable life. Now as the host of River Cottage Australia, he loves nothing more than his dog, his veggie patch, and a ripper book to read.

Show Notes:

Watch more of Paul West and his dog, Digger, on River Cottage, on Foxtel Lifestyle Food.

This podcast was hosted by Mel Buttle.

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