Produce World, the UK’s largest vegetable grower and supplier, will be featuring in BBC Two’s new series Harvest 2013.
The series is split into three programmes focusing on vegetables, cereals and fruit. The vegetable programme featuring Produce World will be the first to air, launching the series on Wednesday 11September at 8pm.
The programme has been produced to celebrate British agriculture, exploring what goes into growing and supplying the nation’s food.Presented by Gregg Wallace and Philippa Forrester, the series is following three farmers – including Produce World’s director of agriculture Andrew Burgess.
The BBC has had access to Produce World’s complete business operation over the past year, visiting the company’s sites and meeting with the teams. The programme will tell the story of vegetables throughout the year – from sowing the first seeds to putting the carrots to bed in the winter.
The vegetable programme also explores the challenges faced by Produce World in 2012 and 2013 caused by the weather, highlighting just how hard the team have to work to get the crops in and out of the ground.
“It was an enjoyable experience working with the crew throughout this whole process and we hope our contribution will help to raise the profile of British farming,” said Burgess.
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