:00:24. > :00:30.Hello and a very warm welcome to Landward, celebrating the Scottish
:00:30. > :00:33.countryside. In a moment, as we enter the festival season, I will
:00:33. > :00:36.be meeting the farmer who plays host to tens of thousands of music
:00:36. > :00:39.fans. But first, here is what else is on the programme this week.
:00:39. > :00:48.Young farmers face the reality of farming life in one of Africa's
:00:48. > :00:53.poorest countries. The quite taken aback by how
:00:53. > :00:58.different farming life is. There is no machinery, just manpower.
:00:58. > :01:05.loss-making farm transformed into a tourism success story. Our visitors
:01:05. > :01:10.are creating a financial impact on the local economy. And Euan sails
:01:10. > :01:20.into the pretty and historic harbour of Portsoy. It was built as
:01:20. > :01:20.
:01:21. > :01:24.a trading harbour and traded as far as Africa.
:01:24. > :01:27.There is just three weeks to go until one of the highlights of the
:01:27. > :01:32.Scottish summer, the T in the Park Music Festival. For a whole weekend,
:01:32. > :01:37.Balado in Perthshire becomes a mecca for music fans. I have been
:01:37. > :01:45.to meet the farmer who plays host to the revellers.
:01:45. > :01:50.For almost an entire year, these slippy fields enjoy the peace and
:01:50. > :01:58.tranquillity of Kinross-shire. That is until one weekend in July when
:01:58. > :02:02.tranquillity is replaced with mayhem. 85,000 music-lovers and
:02:02. > :02:09.4000 staff descend upon the site, turning it into the 5th largest
:02:09. > :02:19.town in Scotland and the biggest city centre. It has been held here
:02:19. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:27.for the last 14 years thanks to the smart thinking of one father.
:02:27. > :02:31.family has been here for nearly 100 years. But in the late '80s,
:02:31. > :02:34.farming was not in the best state of health and I looked round and
:02:34. > :02:37.thought what can we offer the public? We have got great location,
:02:37. > :02:40.a motorway, two A roads. There was a piece on Reporting Scotland in
:02:40. > :02:43.1996 saying that Strathclyde Park would be giving up T in the Park
:02:43. > :02:46.because of a supermarket development. So I just did some
:02:46. > :02:56.sleuthing, sent a letter, would you like to come and play? And the rest
:02:56. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:11.is history. We are not selling the family silver. It is not a golf
:03:11. > :03:16.course, it is not a housing estate it is not a quarry. It is land we
:03:16. > :03:23.can plough tomorrow. The festival is seen as an opportunity and the
:03:23. > :03:29.benefits spread far and wide. the park gives us an essential
:03:29. > :03:39.amount of money every year to spend helping community projects. The
:03:39. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:50.Rotary Club operates a burger bar. The rugby club operates showers and
:03:50. > :04:00.food kitchens. It is a wide benefit to the community. At the centre of
:04:00. > :04:07.Douglas at's Farm lies a disused airfield. During the festival, the
:04:07. > :04:10.concrete base becomes home it to a giant funfair. Each year, the roads
:04:10. > :04:19.need repairing. This year, engineers from the army are
:04:19. > :04:24.carrying out the task as a training exercise. We have clear at concrete
:04:24. > :04:31.slabs that are damaged, done some maintenance. We have a contract
:04:31. > :04:34.system with the landowner. We get training value out of it. It is a
:04:34. > :04:41.win-win situation. Do you get tickets for T in the park for doing
:04:41. > :04:47.it? I have not asked that yet, that is my next question! This is the
:04:47. > :04:52.sight of the main stage where many big names have entertained the
:04:52. > :04:57.masses. But a huge amount of building work has still to be done.
:04:57. > :05:06.And just three weeks to go. There is a lot of stuff to get in here in
:05:06. > :05:14.a short amount of time. We cannot run late. The date of the show is
:05:14. > :05:19.the date of the show. Has your ever forgotten anything? Not that I have
:05:19. > :05:29.managed to pull out at the back of the last minute. For the rest of
:05:29. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:37.the year, the Alexander family reap another unusual harvest. Some's it
:05:38. > :05:42.Jamie's business takes off. always had a passion for flight us
:05:42. > :05:50.as a young age. With T in the Park to being here for one week in the
:05:50. > :05:54.year, with about six weeks in total involved, it is a great opportunity
:05:54. > :06:04.with all this grass. We have a spare higher here that was not
:06:04. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:10.being utilised. It is the largest A bird's eye view of the bands will
:06:10. > :06:15.not be permitted during the festival. As all the tickets have
:06:15. > :06:25.been sold out, you will have to settle for the next best thing, an
:06:25. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:35.Over the last three weeks, Nick Nairn has faced some challenging
:06:35. > :06:39.eating experiences in the woods. This week, he faces the final
:06:39. > :06:46.challenge and his own version of bush-tucker trial.
:06:46. > :06:52.The woodland in spring is full of wild food. So far, we have prepared
:06:52. > :06:57.a while to woodland salad, and on that and a tasty trout. On Look
:06:57. > :07:02.menu today is wood pigeon. This is Britain's largest and most common
:07:02. > :07:06.pigeon. They can do a tremendous amount of damage to farmer's crops
:07:06. > :07:12.and their populations are controlled, normally by shooting.
:07:12. > :07:17.What will be serving with the pigeon? Stinging nettles. We will
:07:17. > :07:22.pluck them and strip the tops off and smoke them in the heat of the
:07:22. > :07:32.fire. That will destroy the needle and give flavour. Smoker metal.
:07:32. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:42.That is a new one on me. -- smoked metal. You just placket from the
:07:42. > :07:49.bottom. We are just interested in the top part. It is covered in
:07:49. > :07:55.stemming bit. That is it ready for the fire. Why use nettles? The and
:07:55. > :08:03.a good soul food. They are good for the body. They have of vitamins,
:08:03. > :08:12.minerals. They are a good food source. What are we doing here?
:08:12. > :08:20.them gently over that blame. That will kill off listings. It will
:08:20. > :08:25.also soft and them. How will we prepare and cook their pigeon?
:08:26. > :08:35.Slice the breast finely first of all. Add some garlic belief, or at
:08:36. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:49.the men a leaf and place them in the hot ashes. -- wrap them in a
:08:49. > :08:59.large Leith. And this is a bed for the pigeon? Then they are ready to
:08:59. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:09.drive. Exit through with the herbs. Cooked pigeon infused with garlic
:09:09. > :09:19.and smoked a metal. What is the other thing you put him? Hedge
:09:19. > :09:26.garlic. Smells good. Very tasty. I like that. I like that a lot
:09:26. > :09:33.actually. I am a very hard to judge. You are being very generous. Really
:09:33. > :09:43.excellent. We have been on an amazing colour the Lecht --
:09:43. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:51.culinary journey. There have been Still to come, tackling famine
:09:51. > :10:00.through agricultural education. are teaching and number of
:10:00. > :10:03.different things, clearing the land, planting seed, caring for the crop.
:10:03. > :10:08.And Euan reaches the end of his journey in the historic harbour of
:10:08. > :10:18.Portsoy. We are very lucky, the Boat Festival seems to have
:10:18. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:22.captured a growing area of interest, authentic crafts and skills. There
:10:22. > :10:24.is a community in Perthshire that has united to turn a loss-making
:10:25. > :10:27.farm into a successful eco-tourism business. Sarah went to Comrie
:10:27. > :10:37.Croft to hear how the transformation has revitalised the
:10:37. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:47.This farm was typical of a tired and run-down farm. But then it was
:10:47. > :10:53.purchased by a group of enterprising people. It is now
:10:53. > :10:57.called Comrie Croft and the name is not the only thing that has changed.
:10:57. > :11:06.The new company has turned a loss making farm into a successful,
:11:06. > :11:13.sustainable tourism business. Leading the buyout was the managing
:11:13. > :11:20.director of the Comrie Croft. How would you describe what the Croft
:11:20. > :11:30.does? The Ram and outdoors type of business. It is quite diversified.
:11:30. > :11:34.We are keen to do things in a holistic way so that the
:11:34. > :11:41.environment benefits from what we do and that people half year round
:11:41. > :11:51.jobs. People are more specific about looking for a Greenock
:11:51. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:01.destination. We have a green ethos. Investors are working together to
:12:01. > :12:07.complete a successful eco destination. It must have been a
:12:07. > :12:15.leap of faith? Why did you invest? The misty and age, when you can
:12:15. > :12:20.invest in the shareholding plans, in pension plans and see your money
:12:20. > :12:27.disappear, here, because it is local, we felt we had an input into
:12:27. > :12:36.it and could see what was happening on a daily basis and on a personal
:12:36. > :12:46.level, you do have to look with them at your own -- within your own
:12:46. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:54.amorality. There is a strong The core of the business is a
:12:54. > :12:57.hostel with 70 beds. It is regularly used by school and
:12:58. > :13:06.community groups. This week, Selkirk High School are staying for
:13:06. > :13:11.an outward bound week. We are building a picnic area. There are
:13:11. > :13:14.some wonderful views here. I think the pupils will be clearing and the
:13:14. > :13:23.area and setting up benches at to make it more accessible for people
:13:23. > :13:27.to come and enjoy the views. They feel a great deal of pride in what
:13:27. > :13:31.they have managed to do. In the years gone by, we have built
:13:31. > :13:35.mountain-bike trails. Pupils come back and there remember what has
:13:35. > :13:43.been done. They take pride in what other people from the school have
:13:43. > :13:53.done. When we go away from here, we can realise what has been done.
:13:53. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :13:59.They take a lot of pride away from Comrie Croft is all about the great
:13:59. > :14:06.outdoors, and with the summer holidays around the corner,
:14:06. > :14:12.businesses like this are cashing in on the growing demand. People seem
:14:12. > :14:20.to like the idea of wild camping, but with hot showers and other
:14:20. > :14:25.things we have available. I like the idea of that! This is a what?
:14:25. > :14:31.It is like at TP tent, it is Swedish, it is better suited to the
:14:31. > :14:36.Scottish climate. It has a stove so you can use it all year round. As
:14:36. > :14:42.long as you keep the stove clean. It sleeps four people, up to six
:14:42. > :14:49.people have it is a family, because it is one big bed area. It is
:14:49. > :14:53.comfortable campaign. Selling the outdoor experience may be the core
:14:53. > :15:00.business here at Comrie Croft, but bringing the benefit back to the
:15:00. > :15:06.local community is at the heart of their venture. We are welcoming
:15:06. > :15:11.over 10,000 visitors per year, and we are using visit Scotland for how
:15:11. > :15:15.much people spent in the area, our visitors create about �1.6 million
:15:15. > :15:20.or financial impact on the local economy. And you are surrounded by
:15:20. > :15:29.all this wonderful nature. We try and leave it pretty much as God
:15:29. > :15:36.created it. If you have a comment about anything you see on the
:15:36. > :15:39.programme or have a story you like to share, send us an e-mail. Now,
:15:39. > :15:44.the weather here in Dunfermline is warm but pretty changeable. What
:15:44. > :15:52.about this weekend and beyond? Here is Christopher Blanchett with the
:15:52. > :15:55.forecasts. forecasts.
:15:55. > :16:00.A fairly wet and dull day across many parts of the country today.
:16:00. > :16:05.There is more rain on the way this weekend. Tomorrow, rain across many
:16:05. > :16:10.parts of Scotland. An area of low pressure over the top of loss. It
:16:10. > :16:16.will bring the unsettled weather and rain. That we have a look at
:16:16. > :16:23.the detail from the first thing, that wet weather creeping in,
:16:23. > :16:26.further north we will see some dry conditions. But certainly by mid-
:16:26. > :16:32.afternoon across the south of the country, it will be a fairly dull
:16:32. > :16:38.and that day, at temperatures struggling, 13-15 Celsius at best.
:16:38. > :16:46.The rain is sinking Southwood, so the further north you are, it will
:16:46. > :16:49.start to dry out. We could see 17 degrees up near the North coast. If
:16:49. > :16:56.you are out and about, the best of the weather will be in the North
:16:56. > :17:00.West. Near Glencoe we could see temperatures up eight Celsius. The
:17:00. > :17:05.wind will be coming from the east. The further east you are, that is
:17:05. > :17:10.where we will start to hear -- have the heaviest rain. If you are out
:17:10. > :17:18.on the water across the south-west, conditions forced three to force
:17:18. > :17:23.five. Towards the east, similar conditions. Force for to force five.
:17:23. > :17:30.For the rest of the afternoon and evening on Saturday, the rain
:17:30. > :17:34.continues to move southwards. The rest of the country is starting to
:17:34. > :17:38.dry out, seeing some clear skies. That will bring the temperature
:17:38. > :17:42.down to around four Celsius overnight. Looking ahead to the
:17:42. > :17:46.second half of the weekend, and the lower pressure will move away,
:17:46. > :17:49.bringing some slightly better weather. The rain will start to
:17:50. > :17:55.fizzle away. There will be some brightness and temperatures
:17:55. > :18:00.starting to creep up. As we go forward, the next few days will be
:18:00. > :18:05.fairly cloudy and damp. If we take a look at the pressure sure, we can
:18:05. > :18:13.see not too much and the Whale frontal activity. This low pressure
:18:13. > :18:16.down here will be influencing us. We will start to see some rain,
:18:16. > :18:23.particularly in the North East. Further south will see some
:18:23. > :18:29.brighter skies with temperatures around 15-16 Celsius. Tuesday, low
:18:29. > :18:35.pressure over England, sinking southwards. We will see rain and
:18:35. > :18:39.cloud the further north you are, will be drier brighter. By
:18:39. > :18:49.Wednesday, a little uncertain of the detail, it could be a wet day,
:18:49. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :18:59.but this could all change by Last week, UN visited Whitehills
:18:59. > :19:09.harder to hear how the leisure industry has replaced the fishing
:19:09. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:16.industry. This week, he sails into Last week, we were and white cells,
:19:16. > :19:21.a fishing village that has turned to the ceiling Industry for its
:19:22. > :19:31.future. Today I am heading for Portsoy, a village that is firmly
:19:32. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:44.The old harbour was built in the 17th century. It is beautifully
:19:44. > :19:47.preserved and has a unique history. How special is Portsoy? It is
:19:47. > :19:52.special for a number of reasons. It was not built as a fishing harbour
:19:52. > :19:58.but as a trading harbour. It traded as far afield as the Baltic, the
:19:58. > :20:04.Low countries, even possibly Africa. It is that combination of unique
:20:04. > :20:10.design and attractiveness with a slightly different history to the
:20:10. > :20:15.other horrors on the coast. Many of them were fishing harbours. --
:20:15. > :20:18.harbours on the coast. community is proud of its seafaring
:20:18. > :20:23.heritage and once future generations to have a connection to
:20:23. > :20:27.the sea as well. These local schoolchildren are building a boat,
:20:27. > :20:32.that they will eventually learn to sail themselves. Although it is
:20:32. > :20:38.unlikely they will sail quite as far as their ancestors. So what
:20:38. > :20:43.were they trading? Trading really fell into two distinct areas. There
:20:43. > :20:51.was legitimate trading, anything from timber to green, bone trade
:20:51. > :20:56.and line trade. That was the legitimate business. Then, there
:20:56. > :21:02.was, one suspects, the bigger illegitimate business, because it
:21:02. > :21:11.was a great smuggling poor. What with the smuggling, whisky? Know.
:21:11. > :21:17.It was wine, spirits, China, Crystal, glass. An amazing range of
:21:17. > :21:21.staff. It was a good old trade. The whole thing came to an end with the
:21:21. > :21:29.creation of the Customs and Excise. It was mainly the setting up of the
:21:29. > :21:35.Excise officers in Banff that was the real killer. Another famous but
:21:35. > :21:42.legitimate export was Portsoy marble. The stone was used in the
:21:42. > :21:52.Palace of Versailles. And here in Scotland, it can be seen at Hoghton
:21:52. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:59.These days, very little is exported from the old harbour. But all of
:22:00. > :22:02.Portsoy's history is celebrated here annually at the Scottish
:22:02. > :22:08.Traditional Boat Festival. Traditional boats from all round
:22:08. > :22:14.the country descend on Portsoy. are very lucky, the Boat Festival
:22:14. > :22:20.up seems to have captured an area of growing interest, authentic,
:22:20. > :22:26.traditional crafts and skills, ranging from maritime skills, boat-
:22:26. > :22:34.building and restoration, through to music, handicrafts and food.
:22:34. > :22:38.all centred on the harbour. Yes. So, 2nd July and July 3rd, come along
:22:38. > :22:43.to Portsoy. Portsoy is just another hidden treasure on this often
:22:43. > :22:53.overlooked coastline. I hope you enjoyed the journey along it as
:22:53. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :22:57.Earlier this year, we were contacted by team members of the
:22:57. > :23:01.Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs, who told us through
:23:01. > :23:05.their charity work they had been chosen to visit a food and farming
:23:05. > :23:09.project in the West African state of Benin. We gave the young farmers
:23:09. > :23:18.a camera to film what they experienced in one of the poorest
:23:18. > :23:22.regions of Africa. We are here in Africa, representing the Scottish
:23:22. > :23:30.Association of Young Farmers' Clubs. Last year, the food for Life
:23:30. > :23:34.project was are chosen charity. We have used over �28,000, and as a
:23:34. > :23:38.result, the dairy has sponsored three young farmers who have been
:23:38. > :23:48.actively involved in fund-raising to head out to Africa. And we are
:23:48. > :23:51.the lucky three young farmers and we are delighted. This is a charity
:23:51. > :23:55.which sends to hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in
:23:55. > :24:00.the world. For many years, the charity treated the affects of
:24:01. > :24:05.famine, but in 2009, the approach changed. Mercy ships decided to
:24:05. > :24:09.start dealing with the calls -- cause of famine rather than just
:24:09. > :24:12.the consequences. This led to the creation of a training project
:24:12. > :24:19.called food for life. In collaboration with a non-
:24:19. > :24:24.governmental organisation in Benin. They were looking for someone to
:24:24. > :24:30.train them in agriculture, and we were looking for someone to train.
:24:30. > :24:33.We worked together to build a training facility and from that
:24:33. > :24:38.point, our goal is to train trainers. We are teaching and
:24:38. > :24:44.number of different things. From clearing the land to planting the
:24:44. > :24:49.seed to caring for the crop to the harvest. We have now added a pigs,
:24:49. > :24:53.sheep, rabbits and chickens. We will teach something in the
:24:53. > :24:59.classroom in theory, but immediately, we will then take it
:24:59. > :25:03.out to the field. The food for Life project has trained three groups of
:25:03. > :25:08.students since 2009. Pascale was one of the first people to benefit.
:25:08. > :25:11.He had been none at able to grow anything on his land and his family
:25:12. > :25:20.were in extreme poverty. The trainee he received changed his
:25:20. > :25:25.life. Before the project, it was have at their -- miserable life I
:25:25. > :25:30.was living with my children. After the training, I was given my first
:25:30. > :25:34.cabbage seeds. The group into nice cabbages and when I saw them I was
:25:34. > :25:38.able to send my children to school. This means my life has changed
:25:39. > :25:45.through the project. I am very happy, in fact I am the happiest
:25:45. > :25:51.person. The current intake of students is just as excited about a
:25:51. > :25:58.life-changing possibilities of the food for Life project. I have come
:25:58. > :26:04.here at the Food For Life Centre, I have been so interested in
:26:04. > :26:09.agriculture and animal farming that I have decided stay as a learner.
:26:09. > :26:11.After this training, I will go back to my village and teach my
:26:11. > :26:17.grandparents and uncle and others about the new methods and
:26:17. > :26:21.techniques I have learnt. I like agriculture because I have
:26:22. > :26:25.discovered that without agriculture, you cannot run industries in our
:26:25. > :26:29.country and I think when we do a lot of Agriculture, we can face the
:26:29. > :26:37.famine issue. We will fight famine and it will no longer affect our
:26:37. > :26:41.country. The project is making a difference in Benin to a small
:26:41. > :26:45.number of people, but it is hoped in time, this approach to dealing
:26:45. > :26:55.with famine will have a much greater impact across more of
:26:55. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:01.Africa. The goal of the whole programme is really to develop a
:27:01. > :27:05.network of white trained agriculturalists that will solve --
:27:05. > :27:10.serve western Africa. It will raise the standard of living, bring
:27:10. > :27:19.nutrition to the point where a lot of the health issues that we see as
:27:19. > :27:23.the ship comes in Argon. -- are gone. After weeks spent with
:27:23. > :27:28.students and former students at the project, our young farmers were
:27:28. > :27:34.able to reflect on their experience. I was quite taken aback by how
:27:34. > :27:42.different farming life in Africa is. There is no fancy machinery and it
:27:42. > :27:48.is basically manpower. The sun is so warm underclothes are soaked in
:27:48. > :27:54.sweat but they keep on working. is unbelievable, the students are
:27:54. > :28:04.absolutely fantastic. Everybody seems just now like a family. It
:28:04. > :28:07.
:28:07. > :28:10.has changed my life, I know that Well done to our young farmers in
:28:11. > :28:16.Africa, some of the people on this programme are Anna worried about
:28:16. > :28:19.their jobs! Next week will be the highlight of the year for at the