From seed to jam, follow the trail of the chillies on Hope Acres Farm and the people they encounter, as they are sold to make money for a drug rehabilitation programme.
Every afternoon, men from the treatment centre down the road come and work on the farm.
Andrew Yates, the farm's Horticultural Support Worker, says, "It helps to get them out of that benefits men...
Preparing the soil
Dec 10, 2008
Now the season is at an end, workers are turning the soil, removing any leftover plants, and preparing it for spring.
One worker taking part is Owen Pettit (left) from Chepstow, a former alcoholi...
Making jams and chutneys
Dec 1, 2008
As the end of the season nears, there's a rush to use up all the chillies. They are made into jams and chutneys, which have a longer shelf-life.
Chris Graham (pictured), 28, from Port Glasgow in S...
The cherrrybomb variety of chillies is commended at the True Taste food awards.
Rhiannon Williams from Really Welsh says the project's success is down to one person, "Andrew Yates took this projec...
The first crop of chillies from Hope Acres Farm is harvested.
There are eight to ten varieties, including jalepeno, cherrybomb, frednose and the hottest - the Thai dragon.
The chillies are sold...
After agricultural advice from Really Welsh, Hope Acres sows its first crop of chillies.
Rhiannon Williams from Really Welsh says, "In 2005 we decided to give 5% of all our profits to charity. Ho...
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