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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 the focal point

-of the Nantlle Valley.

-In the early 20th century,

-there were more than 90 shops here.

-Today, there are only two grocery

-shops, very little fresh produce...

-..not to mention local produce.

-Peas from Guatemala.

-The prices reflect that.

-How much? 2.00?!

-This series aims to encourage

-people to grow their own vegetables.

-His radishes are up.

-Look!

-It won't be easy.

-It won't be easy.

-

-I want to cry.

-Is it that bad?

-We're here 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...

-Home-grown vegetables are cheaper

-than if you bought them in a shop.

-Where are these from?

-Poland.

-Look how small it is.

-And home-grown vegetables

-are so much fresher.

-These are from Spain and Norfolk

-and they were packaged days ago.

-You won't buy carrots

-after you've grown your own.

-Home-grown vegetables taste good...

-..and eating five-a-day

-is essential for keeping healthy...

-..as recommended

-by a national campaign.

-How many Penygroes residents

-eat five-a-day?

-Do you eat your five-a-day?

-For five days?

-Five-a-day!

-I wasn't sure what she meant!

-I want to know about your diet.

-My diet? What do you mean?

-Dietician Nia Rees-Williams knows

-the benefits of a healthy diet.

-It's great

-that so many people in Wales...

-..are aware

-of the five-a-day campaign.

-Do you eat your five-a-day?

-Do you eat your five-a-day?

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-I try.

-Do you eat a lot of vegetables?

-Do you eat a lot of vegetables?

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-Yes, grapes and strawberries.

-I try. I grow my own.

-What about potatoes and carrots?

-What about potatoes and carrots?

-

-Oh, yes.

-Do they count, too? I'm fine, then!

-Studies of people's eating habits...

-..suggest that on average,

-adults only eat three-a-day.

-Imogen and Ceri, do you eat fruit?

-Imogen and Ceri, do you eat fruit?

-

-Yes.

-Do you eat vegetables?

-Do you eat vegetables?

-

-Yes.

-You don't eat fruit or vegetables.

-You don't eat fruit or vegetables.

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-I don't eat vegetables.

-Do I look as if I eat five-a-day?

-What do you eat?

-What do you eat?

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-Rice.

-And pizza.

-And pizza.

-

-Rice and pizza.

-There's evidence that eating

-five-a-day makes a difference.

-It can reduce the risk

-of heart disease...

-..certain cancers, strokes...

-..and it stabilizes diabetes.

-I eat fruit

-to stop me from eating sweets!

-Cabbages, carrots...

-I grow them all.

-Vitamins act

-as a catalyst or enablers...

-..to help bodily functions.

-In their absence, the body suffers.

-And my hens lay eggs.

-And my hens lay eggs.

-

-Here's Russell.

-She's almost self-sufficient.

-Hooray!

-Most of the people we met

-tried to eat five-a-day, fair play.

-But very few

-grow their own vegetables.

-But I have more faith

-in the next generation.

-I'm going to Ysgol Llanllyfni.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-Are you busy?

-Are you busy?

-

-Yes!

-With the support of the Community

-Food Co-operative project...

-..the children grow,

-order and sell vegetables.

-June Jones

-is the project coordinator.

-Can the salad makers come this side?

-It's a Welsh government

-initiative...

-..to encourage us to eat

-five-a-day at affordable prices.

-Local groups and schools buy from

-local suppliers, where possible.

-Hello. It's Ysgol Llanllyfni.

-Please can we order

-seven vegetables...

-..five salads and four fruits?

-Thank you.

-They order a few days beforehand

-and it arrives in bulk.

-The children distribute it

-amongst themselves every week.

-Who's doing the vegetables?

-It would be better

-if we do it in three groups of two.

-It's a great way for the children...

-..to learn about

-different fruits and vegetables.

-We don't grow lychees and bananas

-in the Dyffryn Valley...

-..but it's a

-great way for children to try them.

-Are these vegetables or salad foods?

-You think they're fruit?

-You were in charge of the fruit.

-The fruit is here.

-They learn how far the fruit

-and vegetables have travelled.

-Are they in a salad?

-Most people realize the importance

-of eating five-a-day.

-It's a familiar message to us all...

-..how we get a range vitamins

-from various fruit and vegetables.

-That's essential for good health.

-We won't immediately

-see a difference.

-We'll reap the benefits

-in the future.

-What's this?

-What's this?

-

-Peaches.

-They get their five-a-day...

-..and make contact

-with the supplier.

-The vegetables make their way

-to the communities and schools.

-Thank you!

-Even in rural areas...

-..children are used

-to seeing pre-packed vegetables.

-They don't realize

-they come from the soil...

-..and how easy they are to grow.

-The children are keen

-to sell their own produce locally.

-I know the ideal place.

-The apple and plum trees

-are coming along!

-Do you know what you want to grow?

-Do you know what you want to grow?

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-No.

-We need something that will

-grow quickly to sell in your shop.

-You want to supply our shop?

-What vegetables

-are popular around here?

-What vegetables do you like?

-You've planted potatoes.

-You've planted potatoes.

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-Carrots.

-Small carrots grow quickly...

-..in a month or six weeks.

-Onions.

-What do we eat when it's hot?

-What do we eat when it's hot?

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-Salad.

-Lettuce grow quickly.

-Cress.

-You can grow them

-up to the week before you sell them.

-They grow quickly.

-They grow quickly.

-

-Yes, and you can put them trays.

-No-one else will turn up with cress.

-You'll have to get going

-if you want to sell in our shop.

-I'm looking forward to seeing

-your produce. I'll be back soon.

-Bye!

-Bye!

-

-Ta-ra.

-Good luck.

-There are enthusiastic growers

-in Llanllyfni. Bye!

-I'm visiting a couple who want to

-start growing their own vegetables.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-

-Come in.

-Have you ever

-tried to grow vegetables?

-No.

-We've no idea where to start,

-what to grow, or how to grow it.

-Getting started is the hard part.

-We need a leg-up.

-It has to be low-maintenance.

-They may be keen...

-..but Debbie and Eifion Davies

-don't have much spare time.

-People think we're bonkers.

-We both work full-time

-and we've got children.

-They can't understand

-why we'd take more on!

-It was a mess when we moved in.

-We built the patio and wall.

-But we haven't touched the garden.

-That's good.

-It can be developed without

-having to demolish anything.

-You can plant

-straight in the ground.

-Debbie has suffered

-from ill-health...

-..and realizes

-the benefits of a healthy diet.

-I try to get the family

-to eat healthy foods.

-I opt for convenience foods...

-..and buy everything

-from Morrisons in Caernarfon!

-That's it,

-I do one big shop every week.

-I'm too busy to shop around.

-That's where I get everything.

-They won't have to buy

-from supermarkets...

-..once they've grown their own.

-Eifion believes his vegetables

-will be tastier than shop-bought.

-We could plant potatoes...

-..and harvest three or four bags.

-Just one bag is expensive to buy.

-You weren't aware

-how much vegetables cost.

-I do all the shopping.

-I do all the shopping.

-

-I just saw the bill.

-OK.

-Like our other growers,

-I'm building three beds here.

-One for root vegetables.

-One for the brassica family,

-broccoli and cabbage.

-And one for peas, beans,

-onions and salads.

-They can rotate the crops

-every year.

-Rotating the crops

-from one bed to another...

-..is great for the soil

-and deters blight.

-What do you think of it so far?

-What do you think of it so far?

-

-Great. It's lovely to get help.

-They know what they're doing,

-not like me and my husband.

-It is hard work.

-It is hard work.

-

-Yes.

-I'm finding muscles

-I didn't know I had.

-And you're fit, you run.

-Yes. I like to think I'm fit.

-But this is different!

-What vegetables

-are you most excited about?

-Salads, vegetables,

-potatoes, lettuce...

-..tomatoes, fruit.

-What sort of fruit?

-What sort of fruit?

-

-Rhubarb.

-I'm not sure

-what fruits we can grow.

-You could have an apple tree.

-I've planted a Bardsey apple tree,

-and it's great.

-We'll screw these together.

-They fence in the beds

-to keep Rosa the dog out.

-It's not as easy as it looks.

-The garden slopes down

-towards the house.

-Building a straight fence

-is quite tricky.

-The horizontals are level.

-These are not level.

-If these were two inches higher,

-they would be level.

-Have you finished deliberating?

-Have you finished deliberating?

-

-They look better on the inside.

-The rail looks better

-on the outside.

-Can I just say, you're the boss.

-He's the boss.

-She's the boss.

-They'd look better on the inside.

-They finally agree

-and the work goes on.

-To finish, we put chicken manure

-on the peas and lettuce bed.

-Lime on the middle bed

-for the brassicas.

-And bone meal

-on the root vegetable bed.

-Are you happy?

-It looks good.

-We're ready to start growing.

-Yes. I'm looking forward.

-It's been hard work.

-Yes, but it'll be worth it.

-Yes.

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-A fortnight has passed

-since we built Lynwen's beds.

-Lynwen, a full-time mother,

-relies on income support.

-She hopes to save money

-by growing her own vegetables.

-Hello, girls! Are you OK?

-Hello, girls! Are you OK?

-

-Fine, thanks.

-Are you well?

-How has the garden been?

-OK.

-Can I have a look?

-I've bought you a couple of things.

-I've got potatoes.

-Llywela can plant them

-about two or three inches deep.

-Is that deep enough?

-Is that deep enough?

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-Lovely.

-Llywela is keen to start planting...

-..and can't wait

-to see the potatoes grow.

-I hope she'll love their taste, too.

-The other side now.

-Statistics suggest...

-..that children who regularly

-eat fruit and vegetables...

-..continue to do so for life.

-The best way is for children

-to grow their own vegetables.

-They marvel at how the seed

-grows into a fruit or vegetable.

-They appreciate the effort and

-energy that goes into growing.

-These can go here.

-We grew potatoes in a bucket.

-She was so excited,

-she held out a saucepan for me...

-..before I even picked them!

-That's deep enough.

-She will learn to grow.

-She can fall back on it

-when she's older.

-We'll plant the lettuce next.

-We won't plant the same

-vegetables next to each other.

-There are two reasons for this.

-It's nice to have a pattern.

-If a dog or cat

-does its business this side...

-..at least the other vegetables

-will be edible.

-More lettuce and peas on the end.

-As a child, I remember the smell

-of tomatoes in Taid's greenhouse.

-It brings back

-a lot of memories of Taid.

-I'm glad I experienced that.

-We'll plant French beans here.

-They'll be slower than the plants.

-You'll be eating the rest

-while these are growing.

-We'll put one here.

-We'll put one here.

-

-And just push it in?

-To the top of your finger,

-not too deep.

-You could plant two in every hole...

-..in case only one grows...

-..or if snails eat them.

-If two are growing,

-remove the weaker one.

-What should I do with it?

-What should I do with it?

-

-You can plant it elsewhere.

-Throw it in the compost bin

-if it isn't good enough to keep.

-The lettuces, spring onions

-and beetroots have leaves.

-Staring at the soil won't

-make them grow faster, Llywela!

-The brassicas won't

-be ready to eat for a few weeks.

-I'm heading

-to Debbie and Eifion's garden.

-Are you getting used to the garden?

-Yes. At first, it was a shock

-to see when I opened the curtains.

-We're used to it now.

-We'll start with the onions.

-Make a hole with your finger.

-If you push them in...

-..you can damage the onion.

-It will rot much sooner.

-Plant them with the heel down...

-..where the roots are...

-..and the shoots on top.

-Plant them to the neck of the shoots

-and water them.

-Plant them six inches apart.

-How tight should

-the soil be around them?

-Quite loose.

-Don't pack it in

-too tight or it can't expand.

-If the soil is tightly packed...

-..water won't reach

-the young onions.

-Keep it loose.

-It will compact in its own time.

-They'll appear in a few weeks,

-especially in this weather.

-In two months' time,

-you'll have nice red onions.

-There's nothing nicer

-for salads and quiches.

-The peas can go on the end.

-You'll need to screw two batons

-to this, to this height.

-Stretch some netting around it

-to provide some support.

-You could use bamboo canes.

-Cover the tops with plastic bottles

-to protect your eyes.

-Then just weave bamboo through it.

-They'll be fine for a week.

-In the second bed, we're planting

-cabbage and sprouts.

-Remove and pot the weaker plants.

-Oh, ideal! Craig has arrived.

-Are you OK?

-Are you OK?

-

-We're fine!

-I've brought seeds and potatoes.

-I heard you needed more stuff.

-We'll get nine potatoes here.

-You've brought pegs with you.

-Mown grass is good

-for moisture retention.

-After you mow the lawn,

-don't throw the grass away.

-Wait for it to rot and it'll be

-great manure for your vegetables.

-When potatoes begin to grow...

-..they're just below the

-soil surface.

-If the soil gets blown away

-they're exposed to the sun.

-They turn green

-and they are inedible.

-We earth up potatoes

-to keep them white.

-You don't have soil here,

-so that's where the grass comes in.

-The potatoes

-will grow through the grass.

-The grass provides

-nutrients and cover.

-The three beds are ready.

-They need

-to be watered, fed and weeded.

-The crops will be ready

-to eat in two months.

-Here's to the new garden. Cheers!

-Coming up next week...

-..Debbie and Eifion follow Russ's

-advice and build a plastic shed.

-But they're not happy.

-It doesn't matter if it's wonky.

-I'd prefer it if it wasn't!

-That was my sticking point.

-That was the worst thing of all.

-We plant apple trees

-with great expectations.

-Will they be normal-sized apples?

-Haven't you seen apples

-in the shops?

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