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0:00:03 > 0:00:08- The Nantlle Valley's fertile soil - is perfect for growing vegetables.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- But very few people do that.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- Bethan and I - are determined to change things.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- We want to see - the local people growing!
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- Penygroes is the focal point - of the Nantlle Valley.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40- In the early 20th century, - there were more than 90 shops here.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46- Today, there are only two grocery - shops, very little fresh produce...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- ..not to mention local produce.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- Peas from Guatemala.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- The prices reflect that. - How much? 2.00?!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- This series aims to encourage - people to grow their own vegetables.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- His radishes are up.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- Look!
0:01:06 > 0:01:07- It won't be easy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- It won't be easy.- - I want to cry.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Is it that bad?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- We're here to grow vegetables.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- If he wants an apple tree, - he can have an apple tree!
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- If our growers have a surplus, - we intend to open a shop...
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- Excuse me, madam!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- ..to sell - local fruit and vegetables...
0:01:31 > 0:01:32- That's show quality!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34- ..at affordable prices.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Does anyone want to grow vegetables?
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- But are the people - of the Nantlle Valley ready to grow?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- We're looking - for someone to grow vegetables.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Potatoes, carrots...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- The big day has arrived.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- We're opening the shop - and want to attract customers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04- We're selling all sorts - of fresh locally grown vegetables.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- We're only open today.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08- We're only open today.- - I'll call later.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- You'd have been fine - if you'd come 50 years ago!
0:02:13 > 0:02:13- Thank you.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14- Thank you.- - Ta-ra!
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Ta-ra.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- We have to clean the place - before we open.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- At least we've got scales.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- No wonder the hoover doesn't work.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- We don't have any vegetables yet.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- That sounds more like a shredder.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Skip.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- I wonder if people - will come to swap vegetables?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- We'd better stock up - with vegetables.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07- Margaret Elis has plenty of - vegetables, so we'll see her first.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- We don't have - vegetables for the shop yet.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- We're hoping - you have enough to share!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- There's some left.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- There's enough potatoes - to open a chip shop.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- And wonderful kale.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- And wonderful kale.- - It's purple kale.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- There's a green one underneath.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- You can bring potatoes, - purple kale and green kale.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33- And carrots.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- And carrots.- - Your carrots are fantastic.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- The leaves look good.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- These stalks are strong.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- If the stalks are this sturdy...
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- ..the root is bound to be pumping - plenty of nourishment.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53- Look.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- That's a whopper. - Look at the colour.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04- There will be a stampede - to buy these.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- The parsnips are just as good.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- They'll be quite big - if the stalks are chunky.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Parsnips and carrots - will be fine in the soil...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- ..until the cold weather comes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Just scatter hay on them - to protect them from frost.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- You want to eat them yourself.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Winter is coming. - Make sure you look after yourself.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- I'll share some of them.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- You can show people - what they're missing.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- They might grow vegetables - themselves.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Have you got muscles?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Have you got muscles?- - It's heavy!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- People have arrived. Come in.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- It's shaping up in the shop. - Our first suppliers have arrived.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- Mark Burr of HenKind in Nebo - rescues mistreated hens.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- They've started to sell eggs.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- We've invited local people - to buy, sell and swap their produce.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16- Look.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- As well as eggs, we've had cabbage, - carrots, onions and kohlrabi...
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- ..from a local farmer who grows - and sells vegetables all year long.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Iwan from Pant Glas - brought chutneys and jams.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37- Sali from Talysarn supplied - samples of her cakes, fair play!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- The courgette and walnut cake - is tasty.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Right, Russ. What are you eating?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- It's nice.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- Sali made the cakes. Chocolate - and beetroot sounds interesting.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- There isn't a sample - of her chocolate and beetroot cake.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Here's some courgette - and walnut cake.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- They're meant for the customers - but I'm sure you can taste one.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- We'll have to close the shop - if I collapse!
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- We haven't opened and - we're already eating the produce!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- We'd better carry on with the work.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- Hey!
0:06:24 > 0:06:25- Hey!- - Russell.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- You've brought a helper along.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Craig and Ynyr arrive - to help us out.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Craig is - the B3 project coordinator.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- He's responsible for encouraging - local people to eat healthily.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Supermarkets have the monopoly.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- They are running everything.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- We need to take more responsibility - for what we eat and grow.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Something has to change.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- Since 2008, things have changed. - Prices are going up 10% every year.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- That's more than our wages.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- We see more people - going to food banks.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Do we carry on going - down that road...
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- ..or take more responsibility...
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- ..for what we eat - and what we choose to buy.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Why do men just stand - around talking?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Supermarkets have - an efficient system.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- What they've done is good.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- But they focus on profit...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- ..and nothing else...
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- ..not people's health and - how best to serve the communities.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- If we could persuade them - to change their attitudes...
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- ..and adapt the system - that's already in place...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- ..it would really help us.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Look who's here!
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- Come in, sir.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- One of our producers.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- There's not a lot left.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- It's a good sign, and proves how - much you enjoyed the vegetables.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Are you coming back later?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Are you coming back later?- - We'll both come later.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Thank you.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- He could have helped us clean.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Debbie and Eifion - started growing a few months ago.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- It's great to receive a box - of their home-grown vegetables.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- The couple persevered.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Our last visit to their garden - was a revelation.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- It looks neat.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- The flowers are lovely.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- You can't eat them.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- But they're pretty.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- Caterpillars ravaged the cabbages.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- The centre is fine.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- That's why I kept them in.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Have you had a lot of vegetables?
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Have you had a lot of vegetables?- - Yes!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- We've had plenty of potatoes, - broccoli, peas and beans.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Nothing was growing here - in early spring.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Just look at the place by October!
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- What are your plans over the winter?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- I was going to ask you.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- We don't know what to do.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- It's quieter during the winter.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Cabbages can withstand cold weather.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- They'll be fine until the winter.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- For your first attempt, - the Brussels sprouts are fantastic.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- They're better - than my first attempt.
0:09:58 > 0:10:04- Don't depend on the carrots - to feed you this winter.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- What was the problem - with the carrots?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- They're too close to each other.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- You should have weeded - the smaller ones...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- ..for the strongest to get more sun.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- It's good that - it happened this time.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- We learn from our mistakes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- You won't do it next year.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- We have to mention - the plastic shack.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Eifion did - a good job of finishing it.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- I hope he'll get great vegetables - from this, too.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- You'll get more from the shack - than the three beds in a year.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- You'll find it difficult - to fill the three beds without it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- You can come here in January...
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- ..to plant your seeds - and nurture young plants.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- When it's warm enough - you can bring them out here...
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- ..and grow cucumbers, tomatoes - to prolong the season of the shack!
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- How happy are you, - on a scale of one to ten?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Twelve.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- Twelve.- - Well done.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I didn't make that up.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- It's transformed - the way we use the garden.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- We're considering extending - the vegetable patch next year.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- We've done so well - that we want more.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- One satisfied customer.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- I hope more people like Debbie - visit our shop.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42- Are we ready?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Are we ready?- - It's not quite time.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- I may as well open.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- We're officially open - to start selling!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Open the door.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- But will we get customers?
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0:12:14 > 0:12:19- The Tyfu Pobl shop - is open and ready for business.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- The big spenders have arrived.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Will there be anything left - for the other customers?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Is this all you've got?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- There's more in the back.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- There's more in the back.- - We'll go to the back then!
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- What's this?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- What's this?- - Kohlrabi, from Germany.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- Not this one.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- It's a type of cabbage.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- We eat the stalks - rather than the leaves.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58- We eat the flower of the - cauliflower, the leaves of cabbage.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- This is the stalk.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- It's lovely in coleslaws and salads.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- You can boil it, if you want.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- And steam it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Yes, that's it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Have you got potatoes?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- They're worth seeing.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19- They're worth seeing.- - I'll take some.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21- One?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Don't panic.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- She hasn't finished yet.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Have you tried spinach?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- I know what spinach is!
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Watch out or I may grab you!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- How much is it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- How much is it?- - 1.10.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Customers!
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- Our vegetables are disappearing! - Have you seen our onions?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- How much do you want to pay?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- How much do you want to pay?- - I don't mind.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Forty pence.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- What do you fancy?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Do you like beetroot?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- How much is the rhubarb?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- How about one pound for the lot?
0:14:19 > 0:14:25- I was going to suggest that a large - person should get a large stalk!
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- Just tell me how much!
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Just tell me how much!- - I'd say 30 pence a stalk.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Thank you. Ta-ra!
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Thank you. Ta-ra!- - Call back some other day.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- 3.25.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- 3.50.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- 2.30.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- Ta-ra.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- She forgot her shopping! - Go after her!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Did you pay for it? - I thought so!
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- We've sold three quarters of - the stock in just over three hours.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- There's a while to go yet.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Three quarters of an hour.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- I'm worried that Justin hasn't - appeared. There are more coming.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- The last time we were in his garden, - things weren't looking too good.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Can you give me - a hand to pick a carrot?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Mean! Shall I slap him?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- That's the best thread - I've seen this year.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- There are good ones here.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- There are good ones here.- - Why are these here?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Craig?!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- We weeded and - Craig told me to leave these.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- If you leave these here...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- ..you'll - attract the carrot's great enemy.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Once carrot flies come, - you'll never get rid of them.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- I don't agree. - I believe in permaculture.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- You could plant these back - but compost them first...
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- ..to get rid of the smell.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Shame about those. - But look at these!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- There's a good one there!
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- The parsnips look healthy, - fair play.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- But what happened to the radishes?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- But what happened to the radishes?- - I ate them every night.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- There were still loads left - and I got sick of them!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- They turned hard - and I threw them away.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- I'd have bought them.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- This is what I want to see.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- How did you get your cabbages - to look like net curtains?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- I reckon you had - too much faith in the mesh.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- Remember to use a fleece next year.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Why didn't you tell me?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- I did! People don't listen to me.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05- You have enough for yourself and - you don't want to give us anything.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- Can we have something for the shop?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- That sounds - as if I don't want to share!
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- You can share your holes with them.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I've eaten a lot of stuff.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I want to keep - what's left for the winter.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Give us one of these.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Give us one of these.- - Don't come empty-handed.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- These are works of art, - so they're more valuable.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- I wouldn't buy them.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Caterpillars ate Justin's cabbages.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- But he didn't come empty-handed.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- What has he brought to swap?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- Do you remember - I said I didn't have anything?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Look what I found!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Yeah! Justin is buying something.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Justin didn't swap any vegetables.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- But he bought eggs - and local vegetables.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12- Debbie and Eifion have plenty - of vegetables to swap.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Debbie and Eifion have arrived.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Debbie and Eifion have arrived.- - Hello.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- You're coming to swap.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- To be fair, - we'll weigh your vegetables.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- You can have the same weight back.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- That's fair enough.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- We've eaten a lot of them.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- You're making the most out of them.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38- You're in charge of the scales.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- You're in charge of the scales.- - I'll go to Gloria the scales.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- This is a big moment.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Six ounces.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- We're weighing Debbie and Eifion's - vegetables.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- They can take vegetables - of equal weight from the shop.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Two pounds, eight ounces.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Are you ready to swap?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- They don't have to spend a penny.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08- Carrots.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15- Debbie and Eifion took a kohlrabi - which they didn't try growing.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Carrots for your cucumbers.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- What else shall we get?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- What else shall we get?- - Spinach is good this time of year.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- I'll take a bunch.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- Thank you - for swapping your vegetables.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Thanks for all your help. - We intend to keep up the good work.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- We'll grow different things - next year.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Thanks!
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- Ta-ra.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Well done. We can have a breather.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Most of our vegetables have gone. - We're closing in five minutes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- My feet ache. But there's - one final shopper to deal with.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- You're the last customer! - Do you want carrots?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Yes, two.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Two carrots?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Like that?
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- Yes.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- Don't you want more?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16- Don't you want more?- - No.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Kohlrabi is good for you.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21- Kohlrabi is good for you.- - OK.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- And the last cucumber.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- What's 40 and 75?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Um... I'm not good at sums.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- It's 1.15.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Yes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- Have you got money?
0:20:37 > 0:20:38- Have you got money?- - No.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- Oh. Go and ask Dad.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42- 1.15 please.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Dad! Can I have 1.15?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- You want change?!
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- You can have them for a pound.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Yeah!
0:20:58 > 0:20:59- Bargain.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- What do you think of the year?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- What do you think of the year?- - It's been interesting.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Have you learnt something - about growing vegetables?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- I already knew everything.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- I wonder if anyone - will turn up tomorrow?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Many asked if we'll open again - next week.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- We've shown - what it's possible to do.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- It's been nice to see - people's vegetables growing.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Flowering.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Flowering.- - Bearing fruit!
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- I've really enjoyed it, - but I've never felt so tired!
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Don't complain. - You don't have to ride that bike!
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Let's go home.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Ta-ta, Gloria.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- CLOSED
0:22:43 > 0:22:44- I feel ill.