Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture — Season 1, Episode 2: Fruit and Veg
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
A look at the changes in the way fruit and veg was grown, picked and sold, told through three of the staples in the British landscape - apples, strawberries and tomatoes. Home movies and archive footage reveal the extent of the revolution in how the fruit was picked and the impact supermarkets had on the fortunes of the small- and medium-sized growers.
About Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture
Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.