0:00:02 > 0:00:03Across the country,
0:00:03 > 0:00:08thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Bring them up, Isobel. Well done. - Here they come.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Shake it, baby, shake it.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- But there's one day each year... - Come on, girl. Up you go.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..when they get to leave the daily routine behind.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Woohoo!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24These are show days...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Welcome to the Pembrokeshire County Show.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..when they come together as a community...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Salute!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33..to showcase the fruits of their labour...
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Had a quick look at the competition. I'm in with a chance.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Well done. Wahey!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's show business, folks.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..and award-winning produce. - I got first! - LAUGHTER
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- You can have the last two jars. - There will be highs...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Yes!
0:00:54 > 0:00:55..and lows...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57No, no, no, no!
0:00:57 > 0:01:03..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05No way!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Apples have been grown in this country since before the Romans arrived.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23These have reddened up since I was last here.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26We grow over three quarters of a million tonnes of fruit every
0:01:26 > 0:01:31year, and apples make up a staggering 42% of this.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35To see a full orchard of apples is very close to my heart.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Today we meet two fruit-farming
0:01:37 > 0:01:40families who are helping to supply the nation.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I love apples, I love growing fruit.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Simon and Elaine Parker...
0:01:46 > 0:01:50..and the Clives - Jane, Sally, Rich and Charlie....
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I definitely think you're born with the farming bug.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56..are all preparing to show their best apples and pears, and what they
0:01:56 > 0:02:00make from them, at this year's Malvern Autumn Show.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Ours are green enough, yeah?- Yeah.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06It's a chance to display them with pride and hopefully bring home
0:02:06 > 0:02:08some of the coveted industry awards.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12I have to say, I think ours are looking the best.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24In Herefordshire, husband and wife team Simon and Elaine are busy on
0:02:24 > 0:02:26their 250-acre farm.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The family also includes their two children, Brooke and Evina,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and Simon's 92-year-old father, Barry.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43The Parkers grow the two traditional crops associated with
0:02:43 > 0:02:45this area - apples and hops.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I like to think we're a true Herefordshire farm,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50with hops and cider apples.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54And we have some Ryeland sheep, which are indigenous to this area.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58We also run free-range hens as well, for eggs for supermarket shelves.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Apples have been a mainstay of Herefordshire farming for 400 years.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Due to its milder climate, Herefordshire has more apple
0:03:10 > 0:03:12orchards than any other county in the UK.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15There's always been apples, as far as I can remember.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20There was a very old cider orchard up there when I was a kid.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And there's always been Bramleys on the farm.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Growing up around such a rich apple heritage means it will always have a
0:03:28 > 0:03:30special place in Simon's heart.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- I love apples. I wish I grew more. - HE CHUCKLES
0:03:37 > 0:03:41It's the accomplishment, I think, is the most important aspect.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It's the growing of the crop and harvesting it.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47You're not growing just for the season, you're growing for the future years as well.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Every decision you make this year, it has an effect the next year as well.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54My father's been here all his life.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58He prides himself that he's spent 92 years living in one house,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and that he's living in the bedroom that he was born in.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Oh, he's still very much part of a business, he's completely with it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10He still signs most of the cheques. He likes to do the VAT.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15He analyses all the production figures and goes through everything
0:04:15 > 0:04:18with a fine-toothed comb.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23My father and his brother bought it in 1920, I think.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26When he wanted to get married, they bought this place.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31They were farming up near Hereford at that time.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34With multi-generational farming comes inevitable changes,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and Barry is open to it all.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Changes are more growth than anything.
0:04:40 > 0:04:47Simon loves his fruit and hops, just because he's enlarged on
0:04:47 > 0:04:50what I started, I suppose.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I started in a very minor way,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and Simon's taken it on.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01While Simon loves his crops, Elaine has a passion of her own.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Come on, sheep!- Baa!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Come on, lambs!
0:05:06 > 0:05:10A flock of over 140 sheep takes a lot of care,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13and five-year-old Evina loves giving Elaine a helping hand.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Well done, Evina. He's walking nice.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20That's it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22These are some of the pedigree lambs.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24These are all the lambs we've got left from this year.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27So half of them are commercial and the other half, like this one,
0:05:27 > 0:05:32is a pedigree one. She was bottle-fed, so she's super-friendly.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- No, no!- You've got him.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, these are Ryelands. I've got the white ones, which are the pure
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Ryelands, and then the coloured Ryelands.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44So I've got a mixed flock. Come, then, you guys.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I do a few of the local shows. I don't travel too far to do it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50It's something that is a bit of a hobby and fits in, but it's nice to
0:05:50 > 0:05:52see other sheep farmers and see the other sheep out there,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56and maybe go shopping occasionally.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Come rain or shine, Elaine and Simon are out every day, working the farm.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I don't mind rain, actually. Simon is definitely a fair-weather farmer.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09The plants are there all year round, so he just chooses when to go and
0:06:09 > 0:06:12check them, and goes out on nice days.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Come on then.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20As well as his apples, Simon is very fond of his hops.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25These green buds grew here long before the Parker family
0:06:25 > 0:06:27bought the land,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31and the family now produce them for breweries.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35There is a map of the farm from 1890,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39when the estate, the original huge estate from the area was broken up,
0:06:39 > 0:06:45and there was hops on this farm then, and it's just in my lifeblood.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49My father's...loves his hops, and I've loved my hops since.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's, it's a unique crop.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55There's only 50 of us here in the country, and I'm very
0:06:55 > 0:06:57pleased to be one of the few hop growers around.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But nothing in farming ever stands still.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Elaine and Simon have come up with an innovative and lucrative way to
0:07:07 > 0:07:09sell directly to customers,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12without taking them away from their day-to-day farming chores.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Most people in farming have said, "You've got to get bigger or get out.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22"You need to go into something in a really big way or you need to diversify."
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And this is just a way of doing that, really.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Getting our produce to more customers
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and just adding something else to the farm.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Where a lot of farmers have opened a farm shop,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42the Parkers have come up with an idea that runs itself.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I think it's just convenience.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51People want the farm fresh stuff, but they don't want to have to go
0:07:51 > 0:07:53to a farm shop, which is obviously
0:07:53 > 0:07:56more expensive, because they have to run their own shop,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58and they don't always fit in with the hours.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Whereas people here just drive past, call in if they want something,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- and the kids love it.- The vending machine has been very successful -
0:08:07 > 0:08:10it shifts half a tonne of fruit a year -
0:08:10 > 0:08:13and the family are now considering what else they can sell from it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16We are looking at putting the hops in, possibly,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20as a kind of vacuum pack for people that do home brews,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22but we haven't got up and running with that yet.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26They'll go in somehow. Some way, they will fit a hop vine in there.
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0:08:35 > 0:08:38Nestled between the Malvern Hills and the River Severn
0:08:38 > 0:08:40is the home of the Clive family.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Jane, Charlie and their children - 22-year-old Richard,
0:08:45 > 0:08:4819-year-old Sally, and 13-year-old Joe.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54The Clives have lived here since Charlie's grandfather bought the
0:08:54 > 0:08:56place in the 1920s.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I was born here, so was my father.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03When I was a young lad,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06the fruit trees were really just to keep the pigs underneath,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and they were just little orchards with pigs in them,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and my father turned it into a commercial fruit farm
0:09:12 > 0:09:14in his time, so the pigs went very shortly.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Growing up amongst the apples and pears
0:09:19 > 0:09:23cemented Charlie's love for fruit farming.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26My passion is growing apples. If I could just grow apples and sell them
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- at a profit, that's what I'd do. - You'd be quite happy, wouldn't you? - LAUGHTER
0:09:30 > 0:09:32To see a crop ready to be picked,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35to see a full orchard of apples, is, is my...
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Very, very close to my heart.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Sadly, a fluctuating market has meant they can't rely solely on
0:09:44 > 0:09:46fruit to keep the farm afloat.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50When we got married, we needed more...a more stable income,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and fruit sales on the wholesale market wasn't...
0:09:53 > 0:09:55..wasn't very profitable at all.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00So, to save their farm, the Clives had to diversify.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04They now have a shop and a cafe,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07while Jane also runs a children's nursery.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09..lots of settling in sessions from babies...
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Good, anything messy they love, don't they? Yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16A nursery might seem an odd thing to find on a food farm, but Jane wasn't
0:10:16 > 0:10:17always a farmer.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I'm a Yorkshire lass, and I was a wholesale ironmonger's daughter,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24so far from farming, really.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I was a nurse midwife and health visitor by trade,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and so my husband decided, well, he put it to me that, you
0:10:31 > 0:10:35know, we might like to open a children's nursery on the farm.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38So we did actually turn a pig pen into a children's nursery.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Of her own children,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46it's 22-year-old Richard who is most involved with the farm.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I definitely think you're born with the farming bug.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55So you've got to be used to working long hours and just putting the time in when it's needed.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57You can have a break sometimes, but most of the time it's
0:10:57 > 0:10:59pretty ruthless.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I've worked on the farm ever since, ever since I could do anything on
0:11:06 > 0:11:08the farm, I've always worked here,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10and I've been full-time for four years now.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15They grow nearly 24 varieties of apples.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Around 80% of them are turned into juice.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Dad's in charge of growing, I'm in charge of producing the fruit juice.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27So, in charge of the pressing room and the bottling room, and also what
0:11:27 > 0:11:29happens to the juice once it is bottled.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33So, who it goes to, finding new customers and everything like that.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Starting from a young age has really helped in the knowledge of
0:11:41 > 0:11:44everything we do here, learning a lot off dad, which is the main thing.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47He knows everything, but we do beg to differ that sometimes.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50But, yeah, no, it's all good fun, working here on the farm.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Over in Herefordshire, Simon and Elaine are getting ready for
0:12:03 > 0:12:06tomorrow's Malvern Autumn Show.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Oh! These have reddened up since I was last here.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13This year they're entering five different varieties,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17but it's the eight acres of Bramley cooking apples that Simon and Elaine
0:12:17 > 0:12:19are most invested in.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I did plant it as a bit of a whim, without a contract.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And, at the moment now, it's costing me.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32I'm too big for wholesale and too small for the supermarket,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and I'm caught in a bit of no-man's land.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36So, at the moment,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39unless we can do some prize-winning and shift a lot of Bramleys,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I'm thinking about pulling this orchard out.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49It would be very heartbreaking. I love apples. I love growing fruit.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55It's not just the Bramley orchard at stake this year.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59A good result is essential to the farm.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Winning would enhance our reputation in the industry, but I'd like to
0:13:05 > 0:13:07think, locally, it would give us recognition locally, and that's
0:13:07 > 0:13:10what I want, that's where my consumers are.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15We've had a few firsts and a few thirds but we haven't yet had
0:13:15 > 0:13:17champion in a show.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Not yet. Champion of the show is the next big...big hit.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Of course, success depends on finding the perfect apple.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34To enter the show, they need not one, but a whole boxful
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- of each variety.- Too big.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43But finding a few show-stopping fruit out of thousands takes skill
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and an experienced eye.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- It's not just colour they're looking out for.- Right.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The Malvern Show has very strict guidelines for selection,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56and if you want to win, you need to take them seriously.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Try that one. No, it's too small.- Too small.- Yeah.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04We are looking for the best fruit. Basically, our biggest problem now
0:14:04 > 0:14:06is finding them in the right size, because there's
0:14:06 > 0:14:08size parameters in the competition.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12We need 40 in the tray for the presentation, when they go into
0:14:12 > 0:14:16competition. So we're going to pick 60 and then we'll choose the best
0:14:16 > 0:14:2040 that'll go in the tray and that are all uniform.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It's uniformity - as long as they all look the same,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25that's what we're aiming for.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28We've got to spend hours picking and grading fruit to the right size.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31It'll probably take two hours per variety,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and we've entered four dessert fruit as well, and the Bramleys on top.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39MARTIAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:46 > 0:14:4913 miles away, in the neighbouring county,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51the Clive family are also ready to pick.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Do you two want to take that side, that row? OK, we'll put the boxes
0:14:56 > 0:14:59in the middle, OK, and we'll take this side.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02With over 50 acres of orchards to cover,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Jane is marshalling her troops for the big selection.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Right, come on. Off we go.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13The Clives are entering apples and pears in nine categories...
0:15:13 > 0:15:16OK, right, are we ready? Concorde pears.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21..so organisation and efficiency is the key to Jane's picking strategy.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22OK, girls, off you go.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Fairly green, but with a bit of blush on.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Long, straight, but not too long.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33How are you doing, boys?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Next stage of the battle plan is some very precise polishing and an
0:15:40 > 0:15:43eye for detail.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46That looks better in there, think that looks better in there.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Luckily, her friend, Kippy, has come over to help.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53That looks all right. Any I should swap, any that just look a bit
0:15:53 > 0:15:56out of place anywhere? A bit big.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Does that one need to be swapped with that one, possibly?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Might look a bit better there.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- That one's a little bit paler, isn't it?- It is, isn't it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Let's swap them around.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It is good fun, searching for perfection.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Or as close to perfection as you can get, I guess.- Yes, yeah.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Have to strive to be the best. - Mm-hmm. Yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Yeah. I think.- Yeah. - Would you agree?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Yeah, it is, it's the sort of recognition of... I mean,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- that's a whole year's work, isn't it?- It is.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- To get an apple to that, or a pear, is...yeah.- Yeah.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Show rules also state, all apples must face the same way in the trade,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41with the eye of the apple facing the end of the box.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Obviously, you've got to be very careful you don't dig your
0:16:45 > 0:16:47fingernails in, so you shouldn't really be wearing
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- stoned rings or anything.- No... - LAUGHTER
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- I left my diamonds at home. - Oh, have you really?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Great care is put into every stage,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and Charlie knows all too well how easy it is
0:17:01 > 0:17:03to stumble at the last hurdle.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06The yard's always been on a slope,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- and one of Richard's friends was helping, just...- Trying to be helpful.- Trying to be helpful,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13just help Jane put all the apples in the car, which she's lovingly put
0:17:13 > 0:17:16into their cases and packed and polished, and he tripped over the
0:17:16 > 0:17:19step, and the russets did roll down the yard,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and so they've been known as "rolling russets" ever since then.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- And I heard a little, "I'm sorry, Auntie Jane." - LAUGHTER
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Right, carefully does it. - Slide it in.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Carefully, carefully does it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34After a year of growing and planning,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36and with the best selection made,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40it's finally time to head off for the show.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Elaine and Simon have five crates of what they hope
0:17:43 > 0:17:45are the perfect apples.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Out the way, Ruby, out the way. - Yeah, don't trip me up, whatever you do.- Don't jump up.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54The clock is ticking,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57because the deadline for all entries is 4:45pm.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Any later and they face disqualification.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04SOARING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Sitting in the shadows of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16the Malvern Autumn Show is coming to life.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Over the next two days,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24the Orchard Tent will be brim-full of apples and pears of all varieties.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Fruit growers from far and wide are gathering to show off what they have
0:18:29 > 0:18:30grown so carefully.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Unlike other competitions, fruit is done a little different.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Right, OK...- Entries are submitted the day before the show starts.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You going to take those? - The fruit will be judged tonight,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48but the families will only see the results tomorrow.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Jane and her younger son, Joe,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54have arrived a leisurely one hour before submission deadline.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Right, now, where do you want these? - Concorde on the end there.- Yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Russet.- Russets are over here. - Thank you.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Jane is entering nine apple and pear categories.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07There we are, darling.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10And in charge of making sure everything goes where it's supposed
0:19:10 > 0:19:12to is Jonathan the steward.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Because this is a commercial competition,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18we're looking for criteria that, say, a supermarket
0:19:18 > 0:19:21would be looking for. So, uniformity of size and shape,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25freedom from blemish, lack of pest and disease.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Just very high-quality sample of fruit.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29OK, right, let's go and get some more.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36We've got the pears in there.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Pop these round a bit like this, so they're a bit on the diagonal.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Or shall we sit them upright? I think everybody else has put theirs
0:19:44 > 0:19:48on the diagonal, haven't they? Those look beautiful, don't they?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Those next door. - Eyeing up the competition.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- I know, absolutely! - HE CHUCKLES
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I know, you think yours are good, don't you, until you put them next
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- to somebody else's, and then... - SHE CHUCKLES
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- There? OK. Perfect. Right. More?- Yep.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09One of the more popular exhibits is the Heaviest Apple competition,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and this year Jane has made a bold move.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14They're whoppers, they are whoppers. In fact,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17our Howgates were bigger than our Bramleys, so that's why we've, er,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20yeah, entered... As you can see, everybody else has entered Bramleys,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22but we're a bit different and entered Howgates.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Usually you don't really have many of them on the branches, cos it
0:20:25 > 0:20:27can't really hold them, and...
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Just amazing to have this, apples this big.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- And it's one of the easiest classes to enter. Isn't it?- Yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:20:36 > 0:20:38You only need five, and you need giant ones.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Do they judge on the quality of the fruit?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43No, it's just purely on the weight.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48There's no quality criteria, it's just who's got the heaviest apples.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51It's a great talking point with the public when they come in.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53With all entries now in,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56there's still last-minute touches to make sure everything is up to Jane's
0:20:56 > 0:20:58high standards.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01On to Gala now, and we've chosen the red Gala
0:21:01 > 0:21:02instead of the stripy Gala.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06It was half a dozen of one and six of the other, which one to go with,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08but I think these are looking quite nice, don't you?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- They're looking very shiny, yeah. - Very nice and shiny and red.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14But who knows, the judge might prefer stripy Gala.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I have to say, I think ours are looking the best.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Absolute relief to drop them off. Yes, that's it, my work is done.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Yes, I can do no more.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Fingers crossed, yeah. And we'll see what happens, eh?- Yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Arriving bang-on the 4:45pm deadline,
0:21:40 > 0:21:45Simon and Elaine will have to rush to get their submissions in.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- I'll take those, then.- You're going to take the Bramleys?- Yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52As long as they're set up in time, Simon and Elaine will be entering
0:21:52 > 0:21:55seven varieties into the competition.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01They need to do well, but already they're worried.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- They look nice, don't they?- We're struggling. The competition, they look very good.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10For heaviest apples, they've brought their Bramleys,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13but Jane's five do look bigger.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- These are Howgates. - Yeah, Harrogate Wonder.- Yeah.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18But they're not as dense, are they, as a Bramley, so you need them
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- large.- Yes.- They're not as...- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25..firm. Doesn't matter how they look like, or condition or anything.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's purely done on weight.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Commercial fruit judging is so rigorous
0:22:30 > 0:22:35because it's about supermarkets' demands, so each presentation box
0:22:35 > 0:22:39must have three spares to cut into.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Have you got your extra Gala? - No, cos you've got the Gala.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- No, I haven't. - Oh. We have a problem.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Did you not bring the three extra Gala?- No.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Not having the three extra might mean that we get disqualified,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54unfortunately.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57But that's the rules, you have to play by them.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I am pleased with them.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- I just wish I had a full box, the full contingent here! - LAUGHTER
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- All right, all right. - We know who to blame!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10But it's still the Bramleys that are most important to Simon,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and the spares are there.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- I like the look of ours.- Ours are green enough, yeah.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- Yeah.- There's too much red on these two.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Yeah.- Actually, we're probably in with a shout with this. - Do you think?- Yeah.- I don't...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24He's already got a place in mind for the "first prize" card.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I know where the certificate's going, they're going up on the vending machine, so they can say,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30when they buy our fruit, they're buying prize-winners.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I think if we could get a prize with the Bramleys, that would mean a lot.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38With entries in place, everyone heads back to their farms.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Tomorrow, they will return en masse to set up their stalls and to sell
0:23:42 > 0:23:45their fruit.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48A win tonight will translate into bigger sales.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Today's judge is apple expert Mike Stoker.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You get a feel when you look at the tray straight off,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58you see someone's put a lot of effort into that.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03As it is a commercial competition, I'm looking for uniformity of size,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06internal quality of fruit,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and any pest or disease damage.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10It's a blind judging.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12All entrants are given a number...
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- Lovely sample.- ..and that is all that Mike is allowed to see.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19You've got to have an eye for it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Cos I've come from a fruit-growing background,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24you have an eye for detail, if you like, so you're able to pick
0:24:24 > 0:24:28up things that maybe the general public might not see.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Competition is fierce.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34A good result will have an impact on our farmers' sales tomorrow.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37If I award a place to any one of the growers here today,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40then surely it's going to help their business.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43If they are a farm shop, then they can use that to promote their fruit.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Mike has reached entry number three.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50That's Jane and Charlie.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52He's starting with their Bramleys...
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Nice.- ..and already he may have spotted something.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Because they're very close-stalked, short-stalked,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03it makes a very cosy little environment for...
0:25:06 > 0:25:08..earwigs. And they do make a bit of a mess.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14No earwigs to be seen, so it's on to their Galas.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Someone's spent quite a bit of time with a duster on it,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19having a good old buff.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Now it's Simon and Elaine's turn.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Last entrant, number seven - lucky for some.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Straight inside.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Oh, very nice.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36He's also impressed with their Galas.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40The presentation is exceptional, isn't it? It really is very good.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Look at that. Fantastic.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I'm not supposed to do that as a judge, I just couldn't resist.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54What a shame Elaine forgot the spares!
0:25:56 > 0:26:00To judge all ten classes will take him late into the night.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It's a nice way to spend an evening, to be honest, if you like,
0:26:03 > 0:26:04if that's your...
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I don't mind doing it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23It's the morning of the Malvern Autumn Show,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and the exhibitors and competitors have begun to arrive.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Our farmers only have one thing on their mind -
0:26:32 > 0:26:34how did they fare in the judging?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38First in are Simon and Elaine.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Which are we going for first?- The heaviest, I suppose.- The heaviest.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- It's first-come, first-served.- OK.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Ooh!- Ha-ha!
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Ooh!- We got first!- Yes!
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Hey, we got a first! Oh, that's made my day now.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- It's by quite a bit as well. Oh, no...- Doesn't matter what happens
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- now. I've got one red! Hey! - LAUGHTER
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- Oh, brilliant.- By 1.5 ounces. - By 1.5 ounces?- Yeah.- Oh, wow!
0:27:07 > 0:27:09And now, on to the Galas.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Oh, we did get a fourth. That's all right, we got a four.- Oh, we got...
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Fourth out of four.- OK, fourth out of fourth, yeah, I'll do that.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16We got a card, I like that.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Anything to pin on the wall and the vending machine will be good.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21We can show them what we've got.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Yeah. Right, Bramleys.- Bramleys.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- Oh, we got second! - Oh, no.- I'm OK with second.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Oh, OK. I'm not. I wanted to win the Bramley.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Oh! Look at that.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- We've come second by half a point. - I know. Second's good!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- No, it's not.- I know it's not a red, but second's good, and it's only
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- half a point in it.- I don't mind the rest of that,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46this is the one I wanted to be first with.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50We've lost a point on the colour, skin quality and finish.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- So there's a few of ours that have got a little bit...- Yeah, just a bit too much...- ..blushing.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- Some blush going on there.- Yeah.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- Oh, well.- Second. Second's OK.- Well, there's nothing we can do about it.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- We've got a first with the heavy ones.- We've got a first, yeah. - First, and second with the Bramleys.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- We'll tell everybody we came first in the Bramleys, that's all you need to tell them!- OK.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11LAUGHTER
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Next, it's Jane and Joe's turn to find out how they've done.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18What have we got, then? Where's ours?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- It's...Gala. Oh...- Wow! - We got first!- We've got first!
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Well done. That's the one that I really wanted a first in.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- That's really good.- Well done. - Isn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Fantastic.- Yeah, I'm quite proud, actually.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Proud of Mum?- Yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:28:33 > 0:28:35We have got...
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- With Comice.... - Oh, we've got a third.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Got a third for the Comice.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Now, I didn't think we'd get that.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Very happy for a third.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Oh, look! Oh, wow! Look! - Concorde, first.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Concorde, we've got a first for. That's excellent, well done.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- They do look nice, don't they? - Yeah.- Two firsts and a third so far!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55SHE GASPS
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Look! First, first for the Conference as well.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- I didn't think we stood a chance with this.- We've only dropped... - It's fantastic.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- How many points have we dropped? - Er...- Two and a half marks.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Blimey! Ooh, look!
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Hold on, wait.- We've got a second. - Second, that's really good.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13It is very good, isn't it, considering I didn't think
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- those Howgates were as heavy as the Bramleys.- No.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18We've got a third!
0:29:18 > 0:29:21That's not bad, is it? It's not bad at all.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- So, how many, how many firsts, then? - That's four.- Four?
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Four firsts.- Four firsts.- I think that's the most firsts we've ever had. Dad will be proud, won't he?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Yeah.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33It's a wonderful result for Jane,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35but her winning streak does not end here.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- I have some good news for you. - Do you?- Yes, you've won the Silver
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- Salver for the most points in the show, so well done.- Fantastic!
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- That's fantastic! Thank you very much.- Well done.- Thank you.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Thank you. No, that's great. Absolutely fantastic.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Go and collect your prize from the office when you're ready.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- Oh, well done, thank you. - LAUGHTER
0:30:04 > 0:30:06With judging over, across the showground,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09everyone is getting ready for opening time.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11EVOCATIVE MUSIC PLAYS
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Our farmers have no time to lose.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Already they've had an eventful morning,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21but the real work starts now.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Soon, thousands of potential customers will be pouring in,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31so they're setting up stalls right opposite their prize-winning apples.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35I would like to think they'll say, "Ooh, that variety has got an award,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38"let's go and try it," because it's not a well-known...
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Um, everyone knows about Gala -
0:30:40 > 0:30:43it's the biggest-selling apple in the country now,
0:30:43 > 0:30:44and everyone knows the Bramley.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Everything else in between they're not au fait with, and hopefully,
0:30:48 > 0:30:52if they can see the name varieties, Herefordshire russet with a place,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55they will then come and enquire and see what it is.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's going to be a busy day for everyone,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01but Simon won't be working the stall.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Oh, I'm not the best people person in the world,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06somebody else needs to be doing it.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- It helps if you're not here for the selling part!- Yes. - LAUGHTER
0:31:10 > 0:31:12So, yes, when the public start, I always slip away.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16And that suits Elaine just fine.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- The stall's my thing.- The stall is definitely her department.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Simon faffs around, and then when he goes, I change it back to how I want
0:31:22 > 0:31:24it, generally, is how it works.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Keep him happy until he goes.- Yes.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I like to think I'm in charge of growing the crop and she's in charge
0:31:29 > 0:31:32of selling it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Time for Simon to make himself scarce...
0:31:36 > 0:31:38..because here come the people.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Welcome to the Malvern Autumn Show.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48We're bringing together the finest growers and producers from
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05This weekend, event organisers are expecting 65,000 visitors.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08People want to compete at the Malvern Autumn Show,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11because of the quality of the exhibits THAT we attract here,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13and the prestige of winning here.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20This will be a celebration of everything the harvest season
0:32:20 > 0:32:24brings, and the orchard tent will be at the heart of it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28The Commercial Apple Growers' Competition is a great showcase for
0:32:28 > 0:32:31local farmers, local fruit producers,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33showing the best of British fruit that's produced.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43To lure in the customers, Sally has put out a whole range of tasters.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49I'm in charge of handing out the tasters, and, um...
0:32:49 > 0:32:54..yeah, convincing people to buy them, or trying to.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- Would you like to try any? - Yes, please.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02While everyone wants a taste, not everyone seems to be buying.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14If they don't sell more soon,
0:33:14 > 0:33:18both families will be taking a lot of apples and juice home.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25On the other side of the showground, things are a little busier.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS
0:33:30 > 0:33:35The Malvern Autumn Show has a surprise around every turn,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37from vintage caravans to giant veg.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42And even a bit of crochet.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I think rural skills and old traditional skills will disappear,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54and a show like this just focuses on those skills, and it's a really
0:33:54 > 0:33:57important thing to do, and it's about connecting back
0:33:57 > 0:33:59to the beginning of something.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06These poppies are going towards the Cirencester Parish Church display to
0:34:06 > 0:34:08mark Remembrance Day.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12We're looking for another 1,000, so we're asking members of the
0:34:12 > 0:34:15public to come in and make a poppy that can go towards that.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I think the Poppy Appeal touches everybody.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23You know, everybody has a relative in the past or knows people in the
0:34:23 > 0:34:25current times who are in the Forces,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and it's just really important to remember people
0:34:28 > 0:34:31who've given up their lives. So it's a good thing to do.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42It's lunchtime already, and finally,
0:34:42 > 0:34:48crowds of apple buyers are beginning to swarm into the orchard tent.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It started off a little bit slowly, and then it's really picked up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56I think people don't want to carry the apples around the show,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58so it's always busier in the afternoon.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01They see us in the morning and then come back later and buy them.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Oh, no wonder you were coming back for that - it weighs a little
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- bit, doesn't it?- Yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Out of all the varieties,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16it's the Lord Lambourne apples that are the most popular.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I've sold out of one of the varieties,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23so I've got Simon at home, picking them now, ready for tomorrow.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- I haven't quite had lunch yet. It's been... - SHE LAUGHS
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Trying to get there but, um...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30no, it's been really good, really happy with it.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Elaine thinks it may have something to do
0:35:33 > 0:35:35with their competition success.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Winning the prizes has been good, and being so close to the apples.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41People like to have a good look at them and then be able to buy some of
0:35:41 > 0:35:44them as well. I've had a few people come and comment how big the
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Bramleys are and how nice they are,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48so it's good to be able to point that,
0:35:48 > 0:35:50"Yeah, we have won a prize, go and have a look."
0:35:52 > 0:35:56What you need to make a good apple pie is good apples.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01That's why I've bought so many.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04We thought we'd try some of the different apples which you don't see
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- in the supermarkets.- Next week's lunches, sorted.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Well, my dessert anyway - apples! - LAUGHTER
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Meanwhile, Jane and the family have got through dozens of bottles
0:36:17 > 0:36:19as free samples.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- That's apple and rhubarb. - Apple and rhubarb?- Yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25It was pressed yesterday, so it's fresh.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31The tasters seem to be going down well at the moment.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Plenty of people are, yeah, having a few.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38We've got apple and rhubarb, apple and raspberry,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42russet apple juice or Discovery apple juice.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45With so many flavours to try, there's something for everyone.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51I tried the apple and rhubarb, because I like things that are more
0:36:51 > 0:36:52sharp, not so much sugar.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00The free taster strategy is beginning to pay off...
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Thank you. - ..which has led to a new problem.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10We're struggling with russet apple juice at the moment.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13We haven't quite got enough, I don't think, to last the whole day.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's been a very good seller, hasn't it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I don't know whether it's related to the fact we've won first prize for
0:37:19 > 0:37:20the russets. Who knows?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23The juice is doing so well,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26they need to get more of it sent from the farm.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Hi, Dad. Yeah, we need some russet juice, ASAP, please.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35Whilst Jane waits for the cavalry to arrive, Elaine is taking full
0:37:35 > 0:37:40advantage of a lull to see what else the show has to offer.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43She's found her favourite pedigree, the Ryeland sheep.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Hey! Hello!
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I've got some of these at home.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53I've got 20 ewes of the white variety, and ten of the coloureds.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56I do want to buy some more coloureds, so I'm having a quick,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59like, shopping expedition as well, as Simon's not here to supervise me.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Oh, you're pretty.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09I may have bought one or two sheep before now,
0:38:09 > 0:38:14and had them delivered to the farm without Simon knowing straightaway.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16But once they're there, they're there, aren't they,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- so we can't really get rid of them! - SHE LAUGHS
0:38:19 > 0:38:22He can't tell them apart anyway, so it's fine, it's fine.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24He doesn't know.
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0:38:29 > 0:38:32Simon's also off for a little wander, and there are no surprises
0:38:32 > 0:38:35about where he's heading.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I'm going to have a look at this hop stuff in here.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Ooh, look at these hops!
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Evina seems to be more interested in something else.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Oh, Daddy, I want to go on the funfair!
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Funfair!- We're going to go on the funfair in a minute, OK?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- O-o-o-oh!- No, come on, we're going to have a look at these hops.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Ah, look.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03I want go on the funfair!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Back on Jane's stall, things are a little quieter,
0:39:12 > 0:39:16as they've run out of their biggest-selling juice.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20But Charlie's arrived to save the day.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Excuse me. One for you, Sal. - OK, well done.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Bringing more. - Russet juice? Excellent.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29More russet. Rolling russet. There you are, Sal.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Thank you, dear.- Well done.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- How are you?- How we getting on today?- Good. Good, good, good.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- It's been quite good, actually. - Yeah? How did the apples do?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Do you want go round and have a look?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- I'll go and have a look in a sec. - Go and have a look.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Charlie's been busy on the farm all day and hasn't seen their
0:39:47 > 0:39:49competition results.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Eee!
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Lovely! First, that's good.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That's gone really well, hasn't it? She has worked hard.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Would you like a taste, madam?
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Buoyed by their success, Charlie's thrown himself into selling mode,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26while the others take a break after a long day.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29You OK, my dear? You have a taste, have a taste of any you want.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31I will do.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34I can show you the winning russets, the Bramleys and the winning pears,
0:40:34 > 0:40:35we've got them all here today.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- Very nice, thank you.- Jolly good, well done.- Thank you.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44No luck yet, but he's not about to give up.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Meanwhile, Jane is engaged in a different kind of selling -
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- the ancient art of barter. - Hi there.- Hello, hi.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59I was wondering how you felt about swapping a bottle of apple and
0:40:59 > 0:41:01raspberry juice for a couple of ice creams?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09One bottle of apple and raspberry for two ice creams.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Perfect.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Back in the tent, Charlie has found his stride with the last of today's
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- customers.- Look at that, a brand-new £10 note, here we go.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Hello!- Hello!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29You all right? Have you had good day?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- More to the point, Mum, have you had a good day?- Yeah, it's been really busy.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Well, there's some empty boxes, that's a good thing.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49The Malvern Autumn Show apple and pear competition is over for another
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- year.- It's been a good family day out, if not a little hectic. - SHE LAUGHS
0:41:53 > 0:41:55For both our farming families,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59these awards will bear fruit for their businesses.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02It's been a big show, and a long day, hasn't it?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Yeah.- Yeah.- It's gone really well.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Really tired now, but it has gone really well.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08It's been a long, hard day.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11But, yes, I think we'll be quietly happy tonight.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Simon and Elaine have walked away with four awards.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18We've had to report back to my father, who sat there,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20looking for all the figures to analyse,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23and no doubt he'll tell us it's not good enough -
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- we need more, more, more! - LAUGHTER
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Jane and Charlie have won a staggering seven certificates and a
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- piece of silverware to put on their mantelpiece.- Perfect.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Charlie's quietly chuffed, because he grew the fruit, so, um, yeah.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36It's all down to him in the end.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41To get that recognition, I feel extremely proud
0:42:41 > 0:42:44and extremely pleased.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47But the show is not finished for our families just yet.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50They have another busy day of selling tomorrow,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- and it's set to be just as busy. - OK.- Well done, dear.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Cheers.- Good day.