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00:00Come on Fletchers.
00:02We're heading into our fifth year of farming in the stunning Peak District.
00:07Here we go.
00:08They're coming!
00:10That's it, that's it. Go, go.
00:12And we're making big plans from our new HQ.
00:16Being back at the farm 24-7, it just feels like the best feeling.
00:20In a caravan.
00:21It's pretty bougie.
00:23Alongside our four kids, who are each carving their own path as young farmers too.
00:28If any of my Jacobs give birth, I've got to do it.
00:33This year, we introduce new breeds to the farm.
00:37I'm going to get a new flock of hens.
00:39I'm not even telling Kelvin. I'm just doing it.
00:42Come here, piggies!
00:44I forgot how much I love pigs.
00:46They're really cute.
00:48And continue our journey into arable farming.
00:51It's my wife, that.
00:53We've grown in confidence as farmers.
00:56I will not be defeated.
01:00Embracing the fun and chaos.
01:02Why could I not just have five minutes to eat?
01:05And together, we're working hard to live our life to the full.
01:09That was really good.
01:10You know what this calls for?
01:11What?
01:11A bro.
01:12A bro.
01:21This week on our farm.
01:23We visit a local farmer's market to get some ideas as we make plans to host our own.
01:29Well, I'm actually after one of these, so, gingerbread man.
01:34And I really want this, like, is it raspberry?
01:38Yes.
01:39Yeah, how much is it?
01:40That's £3.50.
01:42£3.50.
01:45When the boss is out for the day, I take delivery of our new range of blankets.
01:50Shall we have a sneak peek?
01:51Shall we do it before Liz gets here?
01:54Come on.
01:56It's only me she's going to shout at.
01:58Oh, that is nice.
02:00And we say goodbye to one of the biggest and best loved characters on the farm.
02:07I just feel really anxious, really.
02:10Just talking about it there was one thing.
02:12And then loading him in and getting him in for the final time is a bit surreal, but...
02:38When it comes to rearing livestock, Liz and I have realised it's better to focus our efforts
02:43on a few key animals.
02:45And for us, that's sheep, cattle and pigs.
02:52And now we're back living on the farm full time, we're finally in a position to reintroduce
02:58the most characterful creature of them all.
03:01We've now had pigs on the farm for over 12 months now.
03:07And they were a firm favourite.
03:09So it's great to have them back here.
03:12They're a mixed breed.
03:13Oxford sandy and black, which we've had before, with a saddle back.
03:17So, black with a white band across them.
03:21So let's have a look.
03:23Making pigs profitable isn't easy as we learn with our last drove,
03:27who lost money at market.
03:29Yeah, I kind of feel a little bit dejected.
03:35It's just a shame.
03:37And it's not just ours.
03:38Collectively, the price that they all go for is just so low.
03:42You think to yourself, just, how's anyone making any money at this?
03:47But we also learned that producing and selling our own products was the most rewarding.
03:52and profitable.
03:53So we're doing it again.
03:55Hello, is it Deborah?
03:57Hiya, Deborah, Kelvin.
03:58Nice to meet you.
03:58Good to meet you.
03:59How are you doing?
03:59You okay?
04:02Deborah and Sid have been breeding award-winning pigs for over 50 years.
04:08Sid got me into this really.
04:10Right, right.
04:11Are you to blame then, Sid?
04:12Yeah.
04:12Totally.
04:13I'm always to blame.
04:14Oh really?
04:15No, I love it actually.
04:16It is fun.
04:17Shall we get him in then?
04:18Okay.
04:18Have a look.
04:21Today, they're delivering 12 piglets for us to rear.
04:28All right.
04:29Yeah, yeah.
04:38Very cute.
04:39Look at these.
04:41What is it about pigs that are looking mischievous?
04:43Very cute.
04:44They're little tails, isn't it?
04:45Yeah.
04:48Oh.
04:50Oh, they're lovely, aren't they?
04:52They're absolutely beautiful.
04:55I can't wait for the kids to see these.
04:58You might have turned me into a saddleback man.
05:03Well, I'm very pleased with the place that you've put them in.
05:06Yeah, they look fantastic.
05:07They'll be cosy there.
05:08Yeah, they'll be very cosy.
05:10Well done, you.
05:12With Sid's seal of approval, the piglets can now settle into the barn, then we'll turn them out into the
05:19forest where they can roam free and forage.
05:22They're really cute.
05:23I like the tiniest one.
05:26Tiniest one is the best one.
05:29Jerry, Bob, Bethany, Penelope.
05:34I need to call one of them Jerry.
05:36Oh, that was ridiculous.
05:39I've just missed the noises, like, oi.
05:42Yeah.
05:43I've also missed, like, just looking at...
05:46Oh!
05:47Hey!
05:47Oi!
05:48No, we don't bite.
05:50That's what I've meant to tell everyone.
05:55Safe to say, Marnie is happy, and I can't wait for the boys to see them, especially the twins, who've
06:01never been old enough to get hands-on with them.
06:05Well, I think Max will be scared.
06:09Mateus will be like, get a hold one!
06:11Milo would be like, aww, now can we go play something else?
06:16But anyway, I'm really excited about these pigs.
06:20Milo, could you go and empty that and put fresh in?
06:23Oh!
06:25Oh, my God, look at the pigs!
06:28I wasn't expecting that.
06:30What do you think, guys?
06:32Oh!
06:34Because every time I go, they don't bite.
06:37Oh, my God, that's hilarious.
06:39We've known our pigs for so long.
06:40I forgot how little they are.
06:42They're beautiful, aren't they?
06:43I forgot how much I love pigs.
06:48What do we think, guys?
06:50I want to go in.
06:51You want to go in? We can go in with them.
06:53Boys, come here.
06:54As Marnie predicted, Mateus is keen to get stuck in.
06:58These are a cross, even though they look saddleback.
07:02Yeah.
07:02It's an Oxford Sandian Black sow and a saddleback male.
07:09I feel like I've forgotten all my knowledge on pigs.
07:12How many is there? 10?
07:1312.
07:1412.
07:23How good is it to have pigs bark on the farm?
07:25Great.
07:27I've missed them.
07:28I've missed the Sandian Blacks.
07:30I've missed how cute they are.
07:32Pigs certainly bring a lot of character to the farm.
07:35They're also the most stubborn of animals,
07:37but raving them to produce good meat means we can build up our reputation as organic suppliers.
07:45But for now, we just need to concentrate on settling them in.
07:49They're just so unique.
07:53They're full of mischief.
07:54They're full of intrigue.
07:56So inquisitive.
07:57Yeah.
07:58I'm glad to have pigs back on the farm.
08:01This is, that's it.
08:02We're back into pigs again.
08:03We've got to be.
08:0412 pigs.
08:05Four kids, 12 pigs.
08:08It writes itself, doesn't it?
08:10Oi, oi.
08:12Come on here, pigs!
08:36Come on here, pigs!
08:39Four, it's vital we keep a close eye on every single one.
08:45So while Liz and I check on our flock and herd, Marnie's in the barn casting a careful eye over
08:51her Jacob lamps.
08:54She needs to fatten up her Jacobs, so that she can ensure getting the best return on her investment.
09:00My Jacobs are looking a bit, I guess like too slim.
09:05They need to get a bit fatter, so then I can do my Marnie lamb shop.
09:12So we've got one Clint and we've got my five Jacobs, so I've got 21 Jacobs all together.
09:22Some in the big field and some there, because these are the ones that I'll be selling for lamb burgers
09:30or just lamb or anything else.
09:33So I'll be making the money in making Marnie's lamb shop, so that's going to be good.
09:43Marnie thinks her meat boxes will produce more profit than my Clint's.
09:47But time will tell whose lamb will fetch the best price, and judging by her confidence, she already reckons it's
09:54in the bag.
09:56Obviously mine's going to be the best, and then we'll count our money up and then see who's got the
10:02most, which is going to be me, obviously.
10:04Then what I'm going to do, I'm just going to be like, pay me girl.
10:09The entrepreneurial spirit is strong in this one, and her first lambs will hopefully deliver her her first profit.
10:20This year, we've had two new Lincoln Red cattle born on the farm, and the latest arrival, Elizabeth, is just
10:27two weeks old and hasn't got off to the best of starts.
10:31Last week, I was with the calf, and when she was born, she was quite chesty, and she didn't get
10:37milk straight away.
10:38And I was worried that she's not had that colostrum immediately, or enough colostrum.
10:43But she's doing well, she's feeding off her mum, she's gaining weight.
10:48However, this wheezyness, she's still got.
10:50When you stand next to her, you can kind of hear that wheezing.
10:54So, I need to find out what to treat her with.
10:57She could have a bout of pneumonia, or an underlying infection that needs nipping in the bud.
11:03So, to ensure we choose the right treatment, I get on the phone to our vet, Hugo.
11:08Everything alright?
11:09Yeah, good. You know that heifer calf, Hugo, she's still wheezing a little bit.
11:13So, I was going to maybe give her something, and just here, I've got some alamycin, some bioxamil, and some
11:22loxicom.
11:23So, I was wondering if, maybe the loxicom, I was wondering if maybe that would be good for her.
11:26I'd give it one and a half mil of loxicom, and six mil of alamycin.
11:32Alright, okay. One and a half and six. Are they both intramuscular?
11:36No, loxicoms under the skin.
11:37Loxicoms. Alright, okay.
11:38I've never injected a cow before, so on the alamycin intramuscular, I can go on the rear end, on the
11:45bum?
11:46Yeah.
11:46And then on the under the skin, should I go on the neck?
11:49Yeah, neck or over the ribs, yeah.
11:51Over the ribs, okay.
11:53Yeah.
11:53Cool.
11:54Alright.
11:54Then there should be an improvement in 12 hours, so let me know if not.
11:59Okay, brilliant.
12:00Thanks, Hugo.
12:02See you.
12:02Cheers, bye-bye.
12:05Right.
12:07So it's a first today, we've never injected our cows before.
12:11Thankfully it's only a little calf.
12:13We've got to be quick, so if we can get everything rigged up here, we'll walk down, we'll try and
12:17catch her while she's napping.
12:19If you can be there, holding the syringes, but with some feed as well, so if they do come up,
12:23we can just put some feed out for her.
12:26Three years ago, I couldn't even look at a needle, never mind inject an animal.
12:31And now, watching and working with our vets has given me the confidence to do this.
12:37So we need one and a half mil of loxicon that's subcutaneous over the ribs, under the skin, and we
12:43need six mil of alamycin, which is intramuscular.
12:46As Liz and I prepare the medicine, we're also making sure every dose is carefully recorded.
12:51So you have a medical book, so every time you administer medicine to an animal, you're legally obliged to make
12:58a note of it.
12:59So I'll put it on my phone, and then we have like a bit of a record book.
13:03So on the date, the animal, its tag number, and what you gave it, and I always write why I
13:08gave it.
13:08So every animal has a full kind of medical history log, really, if you like.
13:15Let's have a look at that.
13:17Yeah, good. One and a half, and six.
13:24Come up!
13:25All right, just make a nice line.
13:30Come up!
13:33Go on, these are...
13:36Bring her out here, Kelvin, and then we'll just sort it then, without having the cow nudging us.
13:41All farmers learn how to carry out basic medical procedures, so animals can be treated quickly and safely.
13:48And I want Elizabeth to feel calm whilst we administer the injection, as Hugo advised.
13:54Right, you come and stand at the front, come and get your knee under her.
13:57Yes.
13:58And don't let her go forward.
13:58Good.
14:02So there, ribs.
14:04You pull the skin up, you tent it.
14:06Pull back, make sure it's in.
14:13So that's one.
14:14In.
14:16It's okay.
14:17Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
14:23It's all when you're done.
14:24Good girl, done.
14:26Yeah, I'll top.
14:28There we go.
14:30Yeah, give me that thing.
14:31Good girl.
14:34Go on.
14:36Good girl.
14:37Injections administered, and another first chalked up for me.
14:41We'll now keep a close eye on Elizabeth, and hope she responds well to the treatment.
14:46We'll come back later on.
14:48Listen out for that wheezing and just kind of a...
14:51You know, hopefully she's got a bit of a spring in her step and she looks a bit better, so...
15:02It's a new day, and a new list of jobs on the farm.
15:07To me, to you.
15:09Left a bit around.
15:10Well, do you know the Chukka brothers?
15:12Can't say I've heard of them, but I wouldn't know.
15:14You've heard of them?
15:15Yeah, but I couldn't tell you what they do or what they say or where they're from.
15:19I didn't know whether they'd be a bit too...
15:22You'd be a bit too young to know who they were.
15:25Today, Josh is helping me lift and shift some of our stuff to make way for a special delivery.
15:31We're just having a bit of a move around, trying to free up some space.
15:36Despite having loads of shed space, it's surprising how much you run out of space.
15:41Every barn, storeroom and garage on the farm changes its use every time Liz and I get a new idea.
15:48And today, our plan is to upgrade our product packing room from the old tack room to this garage.
15:54Do you want to come round with a pallet and a skid steer and I'll move the rest of it?
15:57Yeah.
15:58Cool.
15:59But first, I've got to find a new home for this lot.
16:06This is my scooter. I got this when I was 16.
16:08I was so eager to drive and get on the roads and get some independence.
16:14The first chance I had, couldn't wait till I was 17.
16:18So when I was 16, I did my CBT.
16:20So I was a moped kid.
16:2225 years I've had this.
16:2525 years and it's done 1,630 miles.
16:30Is this my helmet still in here?
16:36I mean, you can just imagine it, can't you?
16:44How was that guy?
16:47How was that guy?
16:49The good old days. Right, where's it going now?
16:54Erm...
16:54Let's get it up that way into the workshop.
16:58Garage cleared in time for the delivery of new stock.
17:01These are Liz's new colours.
17:04And she's that excited to see these, she's not here to take delivery.
17:07So I'm here to take delivery.
17:08How's it going? Alright?
17:09Alright, you?
17:10Yeah, not too bad.
17:11Five different colours, aren't you?
17:13Yeah, five different colours, yeah.
17:15How you doing? You alright?
17:17How's it going?
17:1710 to a box or 8 to a box? Can't remember.
17:20We'll have a look.
17:21We'll have a look.
17:21OK.
17:22Oh, there's peppermint there.
17:24What started as an experiment to see if anything could be made from the wool we share each year
17:29is turning into an essential part of our farm's business.
17:33That's it, mate.
17:33Last one.
17:34What are we on here?
17:36Burnt orange, mate.
17:38Burnt orange.
17:39Last one.
17:40That's exciting.
17:42Showing how much we've grown, really.
17:44We're just kind of keeping up the demand, which is always good, whatever you're doing.
17:48Just like the farm, we're growing.
17:50This is growing and we're growing and...
17:53Excellent.
17:53Well, thanks, guys.
17:56See you, lad.
17:58Well, that's it.
18:00Shall we have a sneak peek?
18:01Shall we do it before Liz gets here?
18:04Come on.
18:06It's only me she's going to shout at.
18:08Oh, that is nice.
18:10Bronze mist.
18:11Let's have a look at bronze mist.
18:14Do I like that?
18:15I think I do like that, actually.
18:17Yeah, I do.
18:18She's done well here, Liz.
18:20I didn't get her looking for the colours this time round.
18:22I've got a little nice feminine touch.
18:24I do know what works, colours-wise.
18:27And Liz knows that, but I've just not been consulted.
18:30But Liz is very good at this, I must admit.
18:32Liz has worked hard with the mill in Oldham to develop this new range.
18:37Liz knows I've looked at these colours before her.
18:39She's going to go, Max.
18:40Liz is getting her hair done.
18:42We're very busy at the minute.
18:44We've got a lot going on.
18:45Liz is going and getting her hair done.
18:46Which she tells me, Kelvin, I never get my hair done.
18:49I get a haircut probably three, four times a year, max.
18:52Anyway, she's not here.
18:54She's at the hairdressers.
18:56Her blankets have arrived.
18:57It's her new colours.
18:58She's been very excited.
18:59And I'm getting first looks at them.
19:02Yeah, so when Liz arrives here now...
19:05She says, have you seen the clothes?
19:06I said, no, I've not had a look.
19:08I'll have to act all surprised.
19:10But we know that I've had a look.
19:13All we've got to do now is sell them.
19:27This morning, I took delivery of our new range of blankets.
19:31Made from the wool we sheared from our flock.
19:33Are you ready?
19:34Yep.
19:37Don't want your hair getting wet, do we?
19:38Absolutely not.
19:39I sat in the hairdressers three hours.
19:41You can't ruin it with the rain now.
19:43While Liz was at the hairdressers, I did have a sneaky peek at the new colours
19:47and was going to feign surprise, but can't hold my own water.
19:52Wow.
19:53So?
19:54That is some delivery.
19:57I've already had a look.
19:58Have you?
19:58Yeah.
19:59What do you think?
20:00Good names, aren't they?
20:01Orchid smoke, peppermint, bronze mist.
20:05Shall we have, do you want a look?
20:07Yeah.
20:07Do you like them?
20:08They're very good, yeah.
20:10That is a gorgeous colour.
20:12It doesn't feel like an orchid smoke now I've looked at it, does it?
20:15No.
20:15That's more of an orchid blush.
20:17I've had these dyed to a specific colour that only we have.
20:22Yeah.
20:23It's exclusive.
20:24I'm so happy.
20:26Well, yeah, it's gone from the sheep to the mill,
20:28to me finding little pieces of colours and string,
20:31and then they've dyed the wool, cleaned it, spun it, yeah.
20:35What a process.
20:37All this started when we realised
20:39that the money you make from selling your wool
20:41barely covers the cost of shearing the sheep.
20:44But now, we've found a way to turn it into a whole new product.
20:48This one, I was a bit, at first, I was a bit like...
20:53I don't know, but I really like it.
20:55Also not a bronze mist, really, is it?
20:57No, you have to be careful with bronze.
21:00Sometimes it can look like a blue brown.
21:01I've got the right brown.
21:02I know the good brown.
21:03I once had a brown car, and I thought,
21:06do you remember that Cavalier?
21:07And I thought it was just gorgeous brown,
21:09but people used to be like,
21:10ooh, but you have to be careful with brown.
21:13Anyway, but I do like it.
21:14I would have had a nice, bold colour.
21:16I'll tell you what, I'll do this season's colours,
21:19you do next season's colours and we'll see yourselves out.
21:22Yours will be like Ferrari red.
21:23Yeah, Lamborghini yellow.
21:24Lamborghini yellow, Porsche grey.
21:26I see Martin green.
21:27That's what I mean, yours will be car.
21:29Porsche grey.
21:30Kelvin's got such a woman's touch when it comes to things.
21:33You have, haven't you?
21:34I have got a woman's touch.
21:35You have got a woman's touch,
21:36and I actually think it's because your mum has got...
21:40Her house is like a show home,
21:42and I think that you've just been brought up with that.
21:45That's why you're tidy, you're neat, you've got that nice...
21:47Woman's touch.
21:48Woman's touch, yeah.
21:49Yeah.
21:50I am so happy with them all.
21:52They look...
21:53You've done well.
21:54Yeah, it's good.
21:55You've got to sell it now.
21:57Yeah, that's the ad bit.
21:59And like everything we do on the farm, that job is down to us too.
22:04We're like Ant and Dec.
22:05One doesn't come without the other.
22:07We even stand on the same side as Ant and Dec.
22:09I'm the little one.
22:10Oh, no, Ant and Dec.
22:11I don't know which one's which, do you?
22:12Really?
22:13I hope people don't say which one's Kelvin.
22:15He's always on that side.
22:16He's always on that side.
22:17I guess in many online shops you would have a proper photography done.
22:21Liz will take the pictures on her iPhone.
22:23We'll upload those on the internet and that'll be the...
22:27We are the farmer, the buyer, the designer, the photographer,
22:35the website and the delivery team.
22:38Just us.
22:39Behind every good man, successful man,
22:43there is a strong, anchored woman.
22:47Spending all your money on blankets.
22:50Listen, I didn't think I was marrying into this.
22:52I thought I was marrying into being on holidays in the Bahamas.
22:54I didn't realise I was going to have to work so much.
22:57So, listen, you made a bed, you've got to lie in it.
22:59Why are you marrying into that?
23:02Because I thought you were, you know, going to be a successful actor.
23:04I didn't think you were going to choose farming.
23:06You only married a little bit actor from Emmerdale.
23:08You weren't marrying into...
23:10I could see us doing a market, so...
23:11I'd love to.
23:13We could do it, couldn't we?
23:14Get a little banner in the background.
23:16And just like that, we've conjured up our next idea.
23:20With Marnie's lamb boxes and our blankets,
23:22a small market on the farm could be great.
23:25I can't wait to get them photographed,
23:27get them up on the website and see how we go.
23:30Just tell me how good they are.
23:31They're good. You've done well. Proud of you.
23:33Right.
23:34Good moment.
23:46After months of incredible weather on the farm, autumn is upon us.
23:51And it arrived with a fanfare last night.
23:55Storm season is sweeping through the whole country, causing major floods and devastation.
24:01And our farm hasn't escaped the impact of the changing weather.
24:06Gosh, it's hard to believe that the wind can blow that down, isn't it?
24:10Well, we're very lucky because another ten feet would have been on the lodge.
24:15We would have been homeless again.
24:17We've had every element now.
24:19We've had fire, flood.
24:20Now the wind has just missed the lodge.
24:23Which must mean that our luck is finally on the way up.
24:28I don't know what has gone on this year, but we've definitely been put to the test.
24:33We'd better have a walk around then and see what else there is.
24:36See what other damage there is.
24:37Yeah.
24:38Because we're so high up, when it is windy, it's really windy.
24:41I've just seen that at the top of the paddock as well,
24:43we've got a massive tree that's come down.
24:45That's gone right over some fencing, so...
24:47Shall we have a look at that?
24:48Looking nothing got hurt there really, hasn't it?
24:51I know, yeah.
24:52Well, we'll see.
24:53We might get up there and find the sheep underneath it.
24:55Don't say that.
24:57Thankfully, our new home has escaped the impact of the fallen tree.
25:01But with livestock out in the fields,
25:04we have to be sure they are all safe
25:05and assess the full extent of the storm damage.
25:09I talk about Kelvin farming trainers.
25:12I've made the biggest mistake today.
25:14White joggers are my favourite boots.
25:16I don't know what I was thinking.
25:18Not my usual attire, but it's so cold.
25:21I've got two sets of thermals on, thick socks, joggers.
25:24This wasn't the morning task we had planned.
25:28But in farming, weather always dictates what's on the top of our priority list.
25:33It's massive, isn't it?
25:35Wow.
25:36Yeah, we've got trees on this farm that have been here for decades.
25:40And these here along the line, like, look at the size of them.
25:45And this one's down, it's just...
25:47You can see the bottom roots are huge, aren't they?
25:51Yeah.
25:52That's been at least 50 years, I would have thought.
25:57Yeah.
25:58We have a mix of ancient and modern woodland on our land.
26:02And it's just devastating to think that a tree that's been here longer than we've been alive
26:06could succumb to the wind.
26:09I'll have to ask my dad about the aerodynamics,
26:11because I cannot get my head around how the wind can blow that down.
26:15And I thought the wind would go round and through the branches.
26:18The power to blow an actual tree down is crazy, isn't it?
26:23The elements will always be stronger than us.
26:29So far, there's two trees that are down.
26:33It's not taking out this tree.
26:34The tree with a pair of buttocks.
26:37Like my little peachy bum, that.
26:40Actually, my favourite tree, this.
26:42What are your favourite trees on the farm?
26:45I don't know what's my favourite tree, but this is my favourite spot.
26:48But then I do say that about a few spots round here.
26:50But the view here is just like a postcard.
26:55Even when it's a bit grey like today.
26:57It might not look cold.
26:58It's absolutely freezing, isn't it?
27:01It is cold, but we've not even started,
27:03because when it snows, then it feels like winter, doesn't it?
27:07It is cold, but still very green.
27:10I forgot how cold it gets. We've had such a good summer.
27:15With autumn well and truly upon us,
27:18we'll have to make sure that any damaged fencing is fixed,
27:21as we're planning to keep the sheep and cattle out all winter if we can.
27:26Wow, look at that.
27:28What a random spot to come out.
27:31Even our hedgerows haven't escaped the ravages of the storm.
27:35Quite a bit of clearing up to do.
27:37Quite a bit of mess.
27:38Thankfully, the fence has not come down here,
27:41so we'll have to get the chainsaw and just clear this out.
27:44Luckily, the hedge looks salvageable,
27:46and the fallen trees will be chopped and stored for firewood.
27:50Or maybe Liz's next creative project.
27:53Right, come on then, let's get the tools, get what you need.
27:56What is it?
27:56You can get a crescent on that.
28:13The top of the repair list is fixing the fencing,
28:16and as well as those damaged in the storm,
28:18there's a few other sections that need our attention.
28:21So I've enlisted the help of my little apprentice, Mylon.
28:26Think you could lift one of these?
28:28It's quite heavy, isn't it?
28:29But it should be all right.
28:31Can you lift this one in?
28:35This six.
28:36This one.
28:37This last one.
28:38The last one.
28:40You're always snacking on something, aren't you?
28:43Where'd you find them?
28:44I didn't even know there was a biscuit stash.
28:45Oh, you know where the stable secret hang out?
28:49Yeah.
28:50I'll have to try and find that secret stash myself.
28:54But in the meantime, we've got work to do.
28:58So, Mylon, you can see these fence posts.
29:01See how it's rotten?
29:01Yeah.
29:02You know these normally?
29:02Yeah.
29:03Are this big?
29:04Yeah.
29:04And what we do, we hammer them into the ground,
29:07so they go about that much into the ground.
29:10But what happens is,
29:11this has probably been here for about 20 years.
29:15And over time, it rots.
29:17So, look.
29:18That's not connected to anything.
29:20And that makes a fence come down.
29:21So what we need to do is put a new one in next to it.
29:24How?
29:24How, Dad?
29:25How?
29:26Well, I'm going to show you now.
29:27Scuse out.
29:28I truly value these father and son moments with Mylon,
29:32and just how naturally inquisitive he is
29:34when helping out around the farm.
29:36So whilst I've got his attention,
29:38I'm hoping I can teach him a thing or two here.
29:41Because this is old fencing.
29:42This was in another field.
29:44But Daddy pulled this fencing up,
29:46and now we're going to use this
29:49so we don't have to get new fencing.
29:51It's called recycling, Mylon.
29:52Do you know about recycling?
29:53Yeah.
29:55Recycling is when you borrow something
29:58and then you put it in the dump
30:00and then somebody might go into the dump and borrow it.
30:05Kind of, yeah.
30:06So let's say this was in a field.
30:08Yeah.
30:09It was part of a fence.
30:10And then we thought we don't need it anymore.
30:12So what we'd do is we'd take it out
30:14and now we're going to use it as fencing there.
30:17So we're recycling it.
30:18Oh yeah, we're recycling it.
30:20Yeah.
30:21What's this called?
30:22No.
30:24A rocket?
30:26Well what am I doing?
30:28Lifting it.
30:29Kind of.
30:30So it's a post knocker.
30:31Post knocker?
30:32Yeah.
30:33And what we're doing...
30:36So we put it in a little bit
30:37and then we need to get a spirit level.
30:38Go and get that spirit level.
30:42This is to tell whether something's level.
30:44So if this is perfectly straight
30:46that bubble will be in between those two lines.
30:49There it is.
30:50Check.
30:51Does that look pretty straight to you?
30:53Yeah, but it's a bit there.
30:57Well that...
30:58It's not absolutely perfect is it?
31:01But I reckon...
31:02It'll be alright.
31:03I reckon it'll be alright.
31:04Yeah, good lad.
31:05Good lad.
31:05With Milo's seal of approval
31:07I think we're off to a good start.
31:09Right, the next job is to take this post off.
31:12So now, get me those blue pliers.
31:16Yes dad.
31:17That's the one mate.
31:23Here, we're going to take these staples out.
31:26If we can.
31:28There's one.
31:29Are you collecting these so the sheep don't get them?
31:31At this rate, we'll be finished in no time.
31:35Right, we always start...
31:36At the bottom.
31:37Again.
31:37And these are the nails that we've pulled out of the old fence post.
31:40So we're going to use them again.
31:41And we're going to hammer them into this new post.
31:44We'll put this in there.
31:45And we give it a hammer in.
31:50In.
31:52That first one's in.
31:53Right, you can do this next one.
31:55So two at the top.
31:56I want you to...
31:57There, go.
31:57I'll get it in first.
32:07Good.
32:09There we go.
32:11We're going to pick up our tools.
32:13Pick the old post up.
32:15And then head back.
32:16And then I think that is time for a cup of tea.
32:20I think that's a job well done.
32:23Give us a kiss.
32:25I love you lad.
32:26Me too.
32:27Well done.
32:28You did well there mate.
32:29Good little worker you.
32:50The day has arrived for me to say goodbye to our first ever calf.
32:55Sonic.
32:57Who's heading off on his final journey.
32:59I was bedding the trailer up because this morning we're taking Sonic to, well, there's
33:07no best way of saying it, I guess, to slaughter, really. We're finished. Sonic is going. So,
33:15yeah, bittersweet, really. It's a bit of a weird one. I was thinking about this last
33:19night and I woke up this morning feeling a bit... it's different to a sheep. I think
33:26it makes it even more difficult because we've only got seven cows and he was our first, you
33:33know, his tag number is 001. It's our first cow, if you like, yeah, so. So, yeah, I guess
33:44we'll always remember this one. We'll always remember Sonic. I guess they say the first
33:49is always the hardest and then... who knows? Being our first calf, Sonic will
33:56always be part of the fabric of the farm, which makes today especially emotional. So,
34:02what we've done is kind of been on a special diet. Whilst he's been inside, we just want
34:06to make sure he's got enough covering on him and, erm, you know, these native breeds are
34:11pretty, pretty slow growing. Erm, he's just approaching two years old and what we did, obviously,
34:19for the last... the night before you take him, you don't really want to feed him. You want
34:24to make sure that his rumen's empty and just makes it easier for the butcher and everything,
34:28so. I have to switch my practical head on, as this is the reality of farming livestock. Yeah,
34:37there's a lot of pride. You know, we've reared him and he's had a great life. We feel that
34:44we've done really well with him. He's in fantastic condition. He's a show winner. You know, we've
34:48experienced a lot with him. Being our first calf, erm, taking him to the Cheshire Show and performing
34:55so well. We've got, you know, so many amazing memories from him and so it's a, you know, it's
35:02a privilege then when you get to see the full, the full circle really. And yeah, it'll be
35:07a real appreciation of when you do have the meat and not only do we sell that meat, but
35:16we're selling it to people, you know, we've cared and loved for that animal and that's
35:20what you want. You want to have a connection with your food, you want to honour your food
35:23and honour the work that's gone into that and honour the life that's provided that food.
35:31Come on mate. Come on lads. Good lads. Come on. Good lads. Come on. Good boy. I just feel
35:44really anxious really. Just talking about it there was one thing and then loading him in
35:49and then getting him in for the final time was a bit surreal but, right, I'll hit the road.
35:58Paperwork. Check. You're out. Cool. Right. Look, you know how we get on. Good lads. See you later on mate.
36:05See you later.
36:28With Sonic leaving the farm and Elizabeth under the weather it's been a roller
36:33cost a few days for our herd. And Liz and I are back in the fields checking up on her.
36:40First signs tell us she's still not 100% but I won't know for sure until I can get in
36:45for
36:45a closer look. Oh, she still seems weak on her feet, doesn't she? Let's see if she feeds.
36:56What are you gonna feed then? Can you hear it? Her stomach does still look like it's pulling in, doesn't
37:04it?
37:04Yeah, I can still hear her a little bit. I can just still hear her wheezing a little bit.
37:08It's almost like she's got a shallow breath. What do you think? I just can't get close enough to hear.
37:15You can see her belly's like still struggling. She doesn't seem very sturdy on her feet, which she should be
37:22by now really.
37:24Elizabeth has had a course of injections to treat the slight chest infection.
37:30And thankfully once we get closer, her breathing's definitely sounding better than it was.
37:37It's obviously, it's improved a lot. It has improved but it's still there.
37:41Well, I think let's keep her here for another day. We'll listen out again.
37:47We'll come back in a bit. Yeah. Still plenty of grass, isn't there?
37:52I thought of that before. She's not out of the woods yet.
37:55And if she doesn't improve over the next 24 hours, we'll check in with our vet.
38:09Being part of the farming community, me and Liz have realised that to survive as small farmers, you have to
38:15diversify.
38:16And find clever ways to make products or sell your goods direct to customers.
38:23As we start warming to the idea of hosting our own farmers market, we're all headed out on a recce
38:29to gather intel on the realities of running one.
38:34Abbey Lee's farm in High Lee, Cheshire are established producers of organic eggs and potatoes.
38:40But like us, they've diversified and now generate an extra income stream, which not only supports their farm, but other
38:47producers too.
38:53Wait, farm shop bacon sandwich. I think that'd be a good start. Right. Daddy's going to go and get a
38:58bacon sandwich.
38:59With ketchup. With ketchup. Come on.
39:04Once a month, local suppliers of meat, fresh produce and natural beauty products get together to sell their wares.
39:12We've got the whole family with us, including the dog. And we're just going to see, not only just have
39:16a good day out,
39:17but we're going to see how the logistics work here. As we're always adapted on the farm, things like this
39:22are really good to see
39:23because we would love to do something like a farmer's market at our farm. So it's good to see what
39:29local producers have got here,
39:31how it works, what they do, how they set it up. And yeah, it's interesting, it's fascinating and clearly very
39:38popular because it is so busy.
39:41I've already spotted some goods here that I'd like to bring back to the cottage, so I hope Kilmer's brought
39:45his cash.
39:49Right, Marnie and Milo have got a fiver each to spend.
39:56I like this store, hold that.
39:59Kids happy with pocket money in hand.
40:01Is it a toy?
40:02It's just made out of beeswax.
40:05I do the rounds to see what kind of stalls this market has to offer.
40:10Well, I've never tried Dexter before.
40:12I usually do one animal for this market and usually sold out to be about half past 11.
40:16Really?
40:17Yeah. Right, OK.
40:18They are only small. They're all grass fed.
40:20We cut it all up and over and back back to whatever we've got.
40:23Oh, right. Oh, good, good, right.
40:25What shall we go for then? Let's have a bit of Dexter.
40:27We'll take a minute, a mini steak then.
40:29Yeah.
40:29All right, we'll get them two then. They'll do.
40:32Those?
40:32Yeah, those two, please.
40:33Thanks very much.
40:35It's amazing to support the farmer to keep running.
40:38You can't just have a nosey and walk off and leave them with a full stall.
40:41People actually come because they're intentionally to buy stuff.
40:44So that's what they need, to keep running.
40:47Our fridge will be stocked up, that's for sure.
40:48All right.
40:51Truly good.
40:52Thank you very much.
40:53That's great, that.
40:54Well, nice to meet you anyway and I guess, yeah, we'll be in touch if we get the thingy.
40:58Yeah, yeah.
41:00Well, I'm actually after one of these soaked gingerbread man and I really want this, like, is it raspberry?
41:08Yes.
41:09Yeah, how much is it?
41:10That's £3.50.
41:12£3.50.
41:14I've just bought a little gingerbread man and it's raspberry.
41:19When I go back home, I can pop in the shower and just have a wash.
41:23You need washing your body.
41:26If not, your body will get crumbled up.
41:32Is it all natural?
41:34No.
41:34All natural.
41:36You make it all?
41:38Wow.
41:38Let me smell.
41:40That one's nice.
41:40That one's nice as well.
41:42Which one would you recommend is the best, the yellow or the pink one?
41:46I might yellow.
41:47I'll take the yellow one.
41:48Yellow.
41:49Yeah.
41:50Oh, I'm so happy.
41:52That is a crystal.
41:54Yeah.
41:54That would be very nice to you.
41:56Feel it.
41:57It's cold.
41:58And if you hold it in your hand for a long time, it'll get warm.
42:01That means it's a real semi-precious gemstone.
42:05You can have that.
42:06Really?
42:07Aww, what do you say?
42:09You take care, don't you?
42:10See ya.
42:17Janet and Tim have been running this farmer's market for over 20 years.
42:21And alongside hosting, they sell their own produce here too.
42:25So you bake all this, dear?
42:27We do a bit of baking.
42:28Wow.
42:29And the farm is about the eggs.
42:30Yeah.
42:31We're organic free range.
42:32We have it free.
42:33At this stage of the year, we've got the leg ons.
42:35Leg ons, we've got leg ons.
42:36Well, do you know, Janet, my favourite cake is coffee and walnut.
42:39Right.
42:40So I'll take a slice of that, please.
42:42Take one of those?
42:43Yeah.
42:44If they've managed to get leg on chickens to lay eggs successfully,
42:48we can't wait to get their advice about setting up a market too.
42:52And so you do this once a month and then for the rest of the month,
42:55are you just working to the next month?
42:57We do this on the farm once a month.
42:59Yes, I do other markets.
43:01Right.
43:01Other town centre markets.
43:03It's just good to get out with customers and it brings them back to the farm as well.
43:08And it all works together.
43:10But it's a nice way to shop, isn't it?
43:11Not your typical supermarket.
43:13It's quite a community feeling, isn't it?
43:15It's very community, yeah.
43:15Yeah.
43:16I've got stalls here that have been with me from the beginning.
43:18So what was in here before?
43:20This is the corn chef.
43:21Right.
43:25We've all often thought whether we should do anything like this, haven't we?
43:28At our farm.
43:29Yeah, yeah.
43:30Maybe, er...
43:31This is a great idea.
43:32Yeah.
43:33What advice would you give?
43:34Any good advice?
43:36You're doing it for the community and you're doing it for the traders.
43:39Look for your local stalls, local farmers.
43:42Yeah.
43:43You know, that's the country.
43:45Yeah.
43:45Keep it in the community.
43:47Yeah.
43:47But you've got plenty of help with...
43:49Yeah.
43:49You'll all be all right brushing up, won't you?
43:51We're not scared of a bit of hard work.
43:54I know you don't.
43:55So go for it, really, if you want to.
43:58I got this for free, which is really cute.
44:03I got a lip gloss off that.
44:04I got the wooden spiel and some soap and then a crystal.
44:08I've had a good treat today.
44:11You've had a good treat.
44:12Dad, can we come here again?
44:14We can come here again, yeah.
44:17What a real nice...
44:18Thank you for coming.
44:19Nice morning we've had.
44:20Lovely to meet all of you.
44:22Good.
44:23Right.
44:23Come on then.
44:24Let's get back.
44:26Right, guys.
44:26Thank you, guys.
44:27See you later.
44:28Thank you very much.
44:29Bye.
44:30It's great to see the farming and creative communities supporting each other in this way.
44:36And the kids have certainly had a fun day out too.
44:39It was good though, wasn't it?
44:40Yeah.
44:41It was actually really good.
44:42Give us some ideas.
44:43I submitted all my money.
44:46Yeah.
44:47So I think all in all, we've had a good do, haven't we?
44:49So often you go and buy stuff, you don't know who's made it.
44:53You've met the person that's made that product.
44:55Do you think we could maybe do something like that at our farm?
44:57Why don't we all have our own stall and see who does the best?
45:01Right.
45:01Food for thought.
45:02Better invite some family round to come and buy.
45:04Come on.
45:05I've got one on the farm.
45:16Next time on our farm, while out searching for our next arable crop, I discover the hidden
45:22joy of growing veg.
45:24That is just good soil.
45:25It's just getting your hands in it.
45:27If you know, you know.
45:28I'm going to take my shoes off in a minute.
45:30Our new cockerel finally gets some company and a chance to earn his keep.
45:36We'll see if he's a nervous wreck around the new girls, or we'll see if he's the alpha
45:40that he's supposed to be.
45:42And Milo joins me for an insight into tupping season.
45:46So there's 50 sheep all together.
45:4850 sheep?
45:4950 girls.
45:50And guess how many boys?
45:5110.
45:52One?
45:53One boy.
45:54To marry all of them girls?
45:57Yeah.
45:57Wow.
45:59That's really good.
46:00Well done.
46:15All right.
46:29That's a 카�ley.
46:30We're going to take a drop.
46:30cuál is kind of auffs.
46:30We're looking at something.
46:30You
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