It's Not Easy Being Green (2006–2009)

1. S01E01Episode 1March 28, 2006—The family move into the house, and with the help of friends - beer guzzling students and local businesses, they plant crops, re-tile the ro
2. S01E02Episode 2April 4, 2006—A greenhouse is erected with a unique heatsink designed by Dick and made from recycled bottle glass to keep it warm, and the family acquire
3. S01E03Episode 3April 11, 2006—Dick attaches a generator to the water wheel that powers all the lights in the house and the family enjoys a bumper first harvest.
4. S01E04Episode 4April 18, 2006—A heating distribution system is installed to help spread the warmth from the efficient wood burning stoves to the rest of the house and to
5. S01E05Episode 5May 2, 2006—Winter is closing in, but the heating distribution system is not working as well as intended - the wood burners can't quite keep up with the
6. S01E06Episode 6May 9, 2006—Both the heat sink and the water wheel have proven reliable. Dick installs a solar hot-water panel to complement the wood burners in the spr
7. S01E07Episode 7May 16, 2006—A second wind turbine is erected, and a composting toilet is installed. Brigit gets into the cosmetics business by making her own moisturise

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Episode 1April 24, 2007—In the first programme, Dick helped the Keenan family in Wirral build an eco-house, setting up a ground-source heat pump, wind-turbine, and
2. S02E02Episode 2May 1, 2007—In programme two, Dick helped Duncan and Steve in Bath to give their scruffy city garden the green treatment. Using only free, recycled mate
3. S02E03Episode 3May 8, 2007—In programme three, Dick and James revisited would-be green gardeners Duncan and Steve to see how their urban garden was progressing. Then i
4. S02E04Episode 4May 15, 2007—James meets Maggie, who is determined to decorate her 1930s house using eco-paints, whilst restoring and reusing the original features. In
5. S02E05Episode 5May 22, 2007—In this episode, we meet Andrew Martin from East London, who wants a solar panel but has no budget. Dick comes up with an ingenious do-it-yo
6. S02E06Episode 6May 29, 2007—Dick Strawbridge and his son James venture out from New House Farm in Cornwall to meet aspiring individuals and families who want to try and
7. S02E07Episode 7June 5, 2007—In this programme, Dick met Matt, who has a heavenly New Forest house by the beach, but a hellish heating bill. He had a solution, but a vis
8. S02E08Episode 8June 12, 2007—Dick Strawbridge and his son James venture out from New House Farm in Cornwall to meet individuals and families in cities and countryside ar

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Solar PV Panels and Natural DeodorantJanuary 7, 2009—:Newhouse Farm has the outbuildings re-roofed and there is a major investment as we get solar photovoltaics (PV) so when the sun shines we m
2. S03E02It's All About The Bee'sJanuary 14, 2009—Dick Strawbridge and son James team up with Lauren Laverne to find out more about living the green life. Dick tries to understand why honey
3. S03E03Meat or No Meat?January 21, 2009—This week at Newhouse Farm we are dealing with the reality of eating bacon sandwiches and Christmas turkey. Apologies to vegans and vegetari
4. S03E04Green PubJanuary 28, 2009—Here at Newhouse Farm local life takes on a huge role in our day to day activities. From popping into the local butchers to going to our gre
5. S03E05Grow-DomeFebruary 4, 2009—This week at Newhouse Farm we go a bit space-age. Taking delivery of a geodesic dome and setting up a new organic hydroponic system. The dom
6. S03E06Homebrew CiderFebruary 11, 2009—This week at Newhouse Farm it’s homebrew moments fermenting away. The team collects bucket loads of local apples to make their very own cide
7. S03E07Recycle Dirty Oil RagsFebruary 18, 2009—Dick and his team get their rags oily building a ram pump. It is technical stuff - will it work? Lauren visits an eco-hotel in Norfolk and h
8. S03E08Turkeys and Organic VegetablesMarch 2, 2009—At Newhouse Farm this week Dick and James are preparing one of their home reared Turkeys and their organic vegetables for a special lunch to

Season 3 ranked & reviewed