Hugh is embarking on the big financial venture of the summer. He’s harvesting his entire tomato crop to sell at the local Farmers’ Market. He plans to maximise his profits by converting his raw material into a range of deli products: tomato ketchup, smoked tomato soup, tomato and apple butter and green tomato and tomato samosas. To add spice to the enterprise he’s got a bet with his rival grower Michael Michaud as to who will take the most at the market. He’s come up with a brand name, The River Cottage Glutton, but in search of a suitable design he goes to see local artist Trish Wylie. Hugh gets down to making his tomato products but while feeding his pigs one morning he notices signs of a porcine rumpus. It appears that a local wild boar has attempted to break into the pen. Fearing for the safety of his sows, he builds an elaborate alarm system to warn of any future incursions. Taking a break from his preparation for the market, he gets a day’s work with John Wason who fishes out of Lyme Regis. Aboard his boat the Rhiannon, Hugh is put to work hauling pots and untangling nets. At the end of the day, and after some haggling, Hugh gets paid one lobster for his efforts. That night, he makes the classic lobster thermidor for Trish who’s coming round with the labels. Hugh works on into the night sticking labels on to the various jars and bottles of tomato produce. Despite the wind and rain, the Farmers’ Market proves a huge success. Hugh sells out and wins his bet with Michael.
