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-The Nantlle Valley's fertile soil

-is perfect for growing vegetables.

-But very few people do that.

-Bethan and I are

-determined to change things.

-We want to see

-the local people growing!

-Penygroes is central

-to the Nantlle Valley.

-In the early 1900s,

-there were over 90 shops here.

-Now, there are only two groceries,

-selling very little fresh food...

-..not to mention local produce.

-Peas from Guatemala.

-Peas from Guatemala.

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-The prices reflect that.

-How much? 2.00?!

-So in this series...

-..we're going to get locals

-to grow their own vegetables.

-His radishes have grown!

-Look!

-It won't be easy.

-I wanted to cry.

-I wanted to cry.

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-Oh! Was it that bad?

-Our aim is to grow vegetables.

-If he wants an apple tree,

-he can have an apple tree.

-If our growers have a surplus,

-we intend to open a shop...

-Excuse me, madam!

-..to sell local fruit

-and vegetables...

-That's show quality!

-..at affordable prices.

-Does anyone want to grow vegetables?

-But are the people

-of the Nantlle Valley ready to grow?

-We're looking

-for someone to grow vegetables.

-Potatoes, carrots...

-Justin Davies is a graphic designer

-who owns a business in Penygroes.

-He's keen to grow vegetables

-for the first time...

-..with our help and the local

-vegetable growing Prosiect B3.

-So this is your garden.

-So this is your garden.

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-Yes. Are you impressed?

-Well!

-He has drawn detailed

-plans for the garden.

-The vegetable plot is very small.

-Russell isn't happy.

-I've seen better

-gardens in junior schools.

-What's wrong with the materials?

-What's wrong with the materials?

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-I want them to look well-made.

-I don't want to use old wood.

-These look good.

-These look good.

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-Patio stuff.

-Justin wants to use decking

-to build the vegetable beds.

-He insists on getting

-a carpenter to build them.

-Justin designed four-foot deep beds.

-He'll need two tons

-of soil to fill them.

-The planks have to be strong

-enough to support the weight.

-Away!

-In the garden, the soil has arrived

-and the carpenter brought the wood.

-But there's a problem.

-Alan, the carpenter,

-I'm glad to see you.

-Thanks for the wood.

-But we ordered more.

-There are only 18, unfortunately.

-There are only 18, unfortunately.

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-Oh!

-Half the wood hasn't arrived.

-It's not a good start.

-We worked it out

-that we could cut these in half.

-Right.

-Alan the carpenter

-goes to look for more wood.

-I'll start sawing.

-I'll start sawing.

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-Justin's plans are going awry.

-Is the slate on its way?

-I don't know.

-It's been ordered, hasn't it?

-But we don't know

-if it's coming today.

-Do we have time

-to lay the slate today?

-We can't grow vegetables in slate.

-The most important thing

-is to make the boxes.

-We can play with the slate later.

-What about the other stuff?

-The fertilizer

-should have been delivered!

-These come first.

-These come first.

-

-We must have it.

-These come first.

-These come first.

-

-Yes, then we can put soil in them.

-Oh!

-Alan the carpenter has returned.

-He found wood, thank goodness.

-But time is flying by.

-Three beds have to be built today.

-Will we have time

-to plant vegetables?

-This bed is four foot high

-and three foot long.

-It's good enough to sleep in.

-All we need is a mattress.

-Sleep in a Gwanas bed.

-Join Gwanas in the bed.

-Are you OK, Bethan?

-Why am I on this side?

-Which way are we going?

-I'll show you.

-Look at him!

-Look at him!

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-Come on!

-After making

-the perfect vegetable bed...

-..it has to go

-to the exact spot on the plan.

-They're placed here because...

-..they're next to the fence.

-Detail and appearance are vital

-in Justin's work as a designer.

-The garden receives

-the same attention.

-It's part of my work.

-Every designer is the same.

-Does this fit your plan? Happy?

-Move it out a little.

-They should sympathize

-with my feelings...

-..that I want things

-to be straight or to coordinate.

-We'll see how far they reach.

-Three might be too many.

-It'll be too late to change later.

-That's what makes things

-pleasing the eye.

-Can we start?

-Yes.

-Once everyone agrees

-on the location...

-..we can start digging and whacking.

-We check that everything's level...

-..and that everyone's safe.

-It'll be fine,

-once you have a few drinks.

-That's perfect.

-That's perfect.

-

-That one's fine.

-This one needs to go deeper.

-Oh!

-Next, we fill

-the boxes with topsoil.

-Unfortunately,

-its quality isn't great.

-Look how red the soil is.

-You can see the difference

-between this topsoil...

-..and the soil you've got here.

-That one's good for planting.

-This is more like subsoil.

-It's red and has more clay in it.

-If you squeeze this soil...

-..it keeps its shape.

-If you compact that...

-..water won't go through it.

-That's why we have

-to put compost on top.

-We put compost on the topsoil,

-then the fertilizer.

-It will feed

-the vegetables all season.

-That looks better.

-One advantage of raised beds

-is that the soil stays loose.

-Roots have plenty of room to grow.

-The bed is ready to plant.

-Great.

-Vegetables like peas, beans,

-the legumes family...

-..lettuce and onions.

-They like fertilizer.

-I want you to start planting.

-I want you to start planting.

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-Right.

-A hand's width from the side...

-..and a hand's width

-between each one.

-They'll grow.

-You don't need

-anything fancy to measure.

-Your hands are stuck to your body.

-Plant them like this.

-I'm the type of person

-who buys food on the day.

-I sometimes go

-to Tesco, but not often.

-I'd rather walk

-to the butcher's and the Co-op...

-..to buy what I need

-to cook on the day.

-My fridge is usually fairly empty.

-In the first bed, we plant lettuce,

-onions, spring onions and peas.

-In the second bed, we sow seeds -

-parsnip, radish and carrots.

-We finish with beetroot

-and broccoli in the third bed.

-With three beds

-packed with vegetables...

-..Justin won't have to buy

-imported vegetables again.

-I knew that food came from far away.

-I thought that by buying it

-in the local Co-op...

-..at least it helped

-the staff to keep their jobs.

-I know it's not local produce.

-But the picture

-is sometimes bigger than that.

-It would be great if locally grown

-produce was sold in the Co-op.

-You'd get local food in a local

-shop, employing local people.

-We have premises, so there's

-no reason why our growers...

-..can't open their own shop,

-selling local vegetables.

-A shop where growers

-could sell any surplus produce...

-..is a great idea.

-I hope people support it.

-People might ask why not have

-a shop like that long-term.

-But we only have two new growers.

-We need a lot more to open a shop.

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-We found two growers in Penygroes.

-Now I'm going to Llanllyfni...

-..to meet someone else

-who is keen to grow vegetables.

-Hello! Is there anyone home?

-Hello! Is there anyone home?

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-We've been expecting you.

-Single mother Lynwen lives here

-with her daughter, Llywela.

-You've got a good-sized garden.

-Yes, we have a bit of space.

-Have you tried growing vegetables?

-Yes, last year.

-But we didn't have much luck.

-Maybe there wasn't enough soil and

-it was stony. It's windy here too.

-It won't be hard to adapt this bit.

-We could use scaffold

-boards or pallets.

-We could move soil from over there.

-Have you thought

-of using this big patch?

-Llywela and her friends

-play there in summer.

-I wouldn't mind growing

-a lot more vegetables.

-We could have a play area

-and a vegetable patch.

-Great.

-When you're older,

-you'll play less and eat more.

-That corner could be used

-for growing veg eventually.

-It's the big day.

-There's a lot to do.

-Craig from Prosiect B3

-has come to help.

-Llywela's ready with a spade.

-We've got plenty of helpers today.

-I hope you're feeling strong.

-We have a lot to do.

-I'm not as good as Grace Jones.

-We'll start by tidying the toys...

-..and getting the tools out.

-I hope you're ready. Off we go.

-I've marked out roughly

-where the beds will go.

-We're preparing one bed.

-There will be one along the back.

-There's a concrete path,

-so we can reach the vegetables.

-There will be trees here...

-..and less grass to mow.

-Let's get to work.

-What's the soil like?

-Great.

-We start by digging

-and weeding for the first bed.

-It's important to shake

-the soil off the weeds.

-We want to keep the soil.

-You're too old!

-After removing the weeds...

-..we dig holes for the posts

-that will support the bed.

-Wow!

-If it's tough, treat it tough.

-With the second bed, we double-dig.

-We turn over the top layer,

-keeping the grass.

-That's too big.

-When the grass rots, it releases

-nutrients for new plants.

-A worm!

-One of the vegetable

-grower's best friends is the worm.

-It's a great natural plough.

-It fertilises the soil

-by digesting everything it eats.

-But not every creature

-is as beneficial.

-This is a baby vine weevil.

-It's not a nice baby

-to see in a garden.

-It eats roots.

-Dandelions grew here.

-They have big, fat roots.

-The grubs like to live in the roots.

-They eat the roots in winter.

-In spring, they come out.

-It's alright in the wild...

-..but you don't want them

-in flower pots or in the garden.

-If your plants wilt

-or get blown over by the wind...

-..they have eaten the roots.

-You can buy powder

-to get rid of them.

-Watch the plants.

-If they die suddenly,

-they're the problem.

-Ugh.

-We'll put cement round it.

-Now the posts are in place,

-we can build the bed sides.

-We want two sturdy planks here...

-..so the soil

-comes up to this level.

-We'll take the wood as far as

-where Bethan and Lynwen are working.

-I hope everything

-will be more or less level.

-It will be easier to work here.

-That's the idea, anyway.

-Once the frame is in place...

-..we have to dig deep enough

-to get rid of any weeds.

-It's a pity to throw away

-the nutrients.

-Some people might say,

-"Put it in the recycling bin."

-Then the nutrients would go

-to help someone else's garden.

-It's important to keep it.

-Put soil on top.

-The weight will kill the weeds.

-They have no hope

-of getting through this much soil.

-If possible, don't throw anything.

-It will rot.

-It won't cause any trouble.

-Lynwen tries to eat a healthy diet.

-Unfortunately, the most

-healthy supermarket food...

-..is usually the most expensive.

-I asked Lynwen about

-her shopping pattern, over a cuppa.

-Tea?

-Lovely.

-To ensure that at least Llywela

-gets her five-a-day...

-..is it difficult and expensive?

-It can be.

-I'm not working now,

-so it's more difficult.

-I have less money,

-so it feels more expensive.

-She wants more things as she grows.

-It can be costly.

-When I stopped working,

-I had to go back on benefits.

-Everything has changed.

-I was on income support before,

-but a lot has changed.

-The bedroom tax came in.

-Unless I pay the bedroom tax

-and rent, I lose the house.

-How much do you spend

-on food every week?

-About 50.00 a week,

-or sometimes every two weeks.

-It depends, really.

-Prices are going up.

-It's difficult to budget.

-It's difficult sometimes

-to balance everything.

-Do you want rake here afterwards?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-Make it nice and flat.

-There are so many reasons

-to grow produce locally.

-In a small plot, you can grow enough

-vegetables to last all summer.

-You save a lot of money.

-With a small plot...

-..it's said that you can save

-more than 1,500 in a year.

-We've made oblong wooden

-beds in Lynwen's garden...

-..using soil that was there,

-topped with compost.

-We put plastic netting

-over the fence...

-..as a windbreak

-to protect the vegetables.

-We've done the hard work

-and it looks good!

-Are you ready to plant?

-Are you ready to plant?

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-Yes. I'm looking forward.

-Are you, Llywela?

-Are you, Llywela?

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-You're a fantastic worker.

-Give me five. The other hand.

-Ouch!

-You've got muscles.

-We'll come back to plant vegetables.

-I want see how Margaret's garden

-is coming along in Penygroes.

-Hello, Margaret.

-Hello.

-Hello.

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-Look!

-They've grown well.

-They've grown well.

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-Yes.

-We only planted

-the vegetables three weeks ago.

-The difference is amazing.

-It's not just vegetables!

-No. I took the advice

-and repotted all my flowers.

-They look fantastic.

-They look fantastic.

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-Thriving.

-You've got green fingers, don't you?

-I must have!

-Everything's alive.

-The lettuce, cauliflower, spring

-onions, beetroot and courgettes...

-..look very healthy.

-It's quite a feat, to think Margaret

-has never grown vegetables before.

-The beetroot is starting to grow.

-They're ready

-when the stems are thick.

-You can start new ones off in pots.

-After picking these,

-you can plant new ones.

-You'll get two crops in one season.

-She's planted tomatoes

-and strawberries too.

-The strawberries are growing well.

-They look marvellous!

-Great.

-They look appetising now!

-They're whoppers.

-Aren't they nice?

-I know from experience that

-gardening makes me feel better.

-When I'm stressed, I go

-to the garden to weed for a bit.

-Something tells me

-that happened to you too.

-Yes. I come out and forget

-about the house, work, everything.

-I go to the garden

-and shut the gate.

-I'm in my own little world.

-I forget everything.

-Are you happier now?

-Yes.

-I hadn't realized it,

-until speaking to you now.

-That's why I feel different.

-All the hard work we did...

-..freed up this corner

-which wasn't being used...

-..so you can grow vegetables.

-They're doing great.

-Next time, there's

-an important phone call.

-Hello, this is Ysgol Llanllyfni.

-Please, can we order seven

-vegetables, five salads...

-..and four fruits, please?

-Young growers from Llanllyfni

-offer a very special service.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-Lynwen and Llywela

-plant potatoes and seeds.

-But will they succeed?

-And a couple

-with great expectations...

-..are ready to face a challenge.

-We're busy. We both work

-full-time and we have children.

-Some people think we're bonkers.

-Some people think we're bonkers.

-

-Ouch!

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