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Joe Brown is a 28 year old self-made, egg entrepreneur, delivering fresh eggs door to door in and around his home town of Penwortham.ÌýÌý Joe has Asperger Syndrome, and like many with his condition, struggled to find work.Ìý But he discovered a knack for handling and packing eggs on a friend's poultry farm and that was it, he knew what he had to do; set up his own egg business.ÌýÌý Joe now delivers to more than 450 customers each in around his home town, using eggs he gets from local producers.Ìý Matt joins Joe as he takes delivery of the latest batch, then sets off out on his round with him.Ìý Along the way they meet some of Joe’s loyal customers, and Matt hears about the tradition of 'pace egging'.Ìý

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The Lancashire Witches Walk is a 51 mile walk through some of Lancashire’s most stunning scenery.Ìý But it commemorates a sorry episode in the history of the county; the Lancashire Witch Trials, which saw ten people from round and about Pendle executed for witchcraft.Ìý Anita sets off on the walk and meets historian Dr Robert Poole to find out what happened here in 1612, and howÌý the reputation of these poor souls has been restored.Ìý She then meets local artists Sue and Pete Flowers who devised the walk, which follows the route the Witches took to their place of execution in Lancaster.Ìý And she is shown markers along the way, with lines inscribed that were written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, to pay homage to the Lancashire Witches.

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Steve Brown, fresh from Countryfile Diaries, visits the Brockholes Nature Reserve with one particular aim; to see brown hares.Ìý Boxing hares are one of the spectacles of spring and something wildlife enthusiast Steve has never seen. ÌýThe reserve is just a stone’s throw from the M6 but it’s teeming with wildlife.Ìý There are lapwings, curlews, avocets.Ìý Even otters. But it’s the hares Steve’s here to see.Ìý So he’s up at the crack of dawn with his binoculars to join warden Alan Wright. Together they take up postion and wait.Ìý Will they be in luck ?

http://www.brockholes.org/

The decorating of hard-boiled eggs with bright colours and patterns is a tradition going back centuries, all over the world. Matt meets artist Linda Martin who specialises in egg decoration and creating works of art from little more than a blown egg shell.Ìý Matt learns about the history of egg decorating, the local traditions of using onion skins to dye eggs, and has a go at blowing his own egg.Ìý Matt is joined by Year 4 pupils from Broad Oak Primary School who are decorating eggs as farm animals in honour of Countryfile’s visit.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-decorated-eggs-easter

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From the Gloucester Old Spot, to Tamworth’s and Berkshire’s – Adam has a soft spot for his pigs.Ìý And being rare-breeds, their health and welfare is paramount. After worming some of his new piglets, he’s off on a shopping trip to buy one of the rarest breeds of pig on the planet – the Large Black. They are critically endangered but with Adam increasing his herd, hopefully it will go some way to safeguarding their future.

https://www.largeblackpigs.org.uk

Anita takes a break from the Lancashire Witches Walk to meet with Natasha ‘Twiggy’ Twig. She’s a coppice worker and teaches Anita how to make her very own besom broomstick, using traditional methods and tools and wood from the forests around them.Ìý

Anita then visits one of the modern features of this ancient forest, Stocks Reservoir. She meets Dave Oyston, catchment manager, to find out how the trees surrounding the reservoir are so important to protect the quality of our drinking water.Ìý

Pace Egging is an Easter tradition that’s been carried out for centuries in towns and villages all over Lancashire. Hard-boiled eggs are decorated then rolled down a hill with prizes awarded for the egg that rolls the furthest without breaking. At Avenham Park in Preston, the tradition has been running since the 1860's and this year Matt faces off against Anita and 30 pupils from Broad Oak Primary School to do battle with their coloured eggs.

Find out more about Easter traditions here:Ìý

http://www.countryfile.com/explore-countryside/history/easter-traditions-still-alive-today

Tom Heap travels to the home ofÌýprobably theÌýmost famous bacon in the world - Denmark.ÌýTo keep up with global demand, Danish farmers produce 30 million pigs a year, and use antibiotics to keep them healthy.ÌýBut a serious problem has emerged. Nearly 90% of conventional Danish pig farms are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria called MRSA CC398 or ‘Pig MRSA’. It can be passedÌýfrom pig to pig,between pigs and people and from person to personÌý(although pork products when properly cooked are harmless).ÌýFor the vast majority of the populationÌýthe risk from Pig MRSA Ìýis lowÌýbut for elderly or very sick patients, it can be extremely dangerous.Ìý

‘Pig MRSA' does not respond to commonly-used antibiotics meaning a normally treatable infection can – and has - proved fatal.ÌýThe bacteria has also been confirmed in a small number British pigs, so what lessons are there for the UK to learn? Tom finds out.