大象传媒

An t-seachdain seo, tha Sweeny a鈥� cur f脿ilte air laogh 霉r air an lot. Cuideachd, is e air gluasad chun na h-ath 矛re leis a鈥� chl貌imh aige, le bhith a鈥� cruthachadh a鈥� chiad chl貌 Hearach aige fh猫in, tha e air bhioran an cl貌 d猫ante fhaighinn air ais bhon mhuilinn, is e mu thr脿th a鈥� d猫anamh planaichean a reic fada is farsaing.

As d猫idh dhuinn Sweeny a leantainn thairis air an d脿rna bliadhna aige na chroitear l脿n 霉ine, tha am pr貌gram mu dheireadh san t-sreath a鈥� toirt cothrom dha me貌rachadh air mar a chaidh dha anns an dusan m矛os a dh鈥檉halbh is e cuideachd a鈥� coimhead air adhart ris an 脿m ri teachd.

鈥橲 e bliadhna chudromach, thrang eile a th鈥� air a bhith ann. Thog e duais aig Duaisean D霉thchail na h-Alba ann an Dun 脠ideann, dh鈥檉hosgail e b霉th agus chuir e f脿ilte air t貌rr luchd-turais, agus dh鈥檉halbh e a Shealtainn air turas rannsachaidh a choinneachadh ri croitearan eile. Le na h-adhartasan m貌r a tha e a鈥� d猫anamh air an lot, tha an 霉idh aig Sweeny ann an croitearachd a鈥� dol bho neart gu neart.

This week, Sweeny welcomes a new calf to the croft. Since taking his wool production to the next level by creating his very first batch of Harris Tweed, he is excited to receive the finished product from the mill, which he plans to sell far and wide.

Having followed Sweeny over the course of his second year as a full time crofter, the final programme in the series gives him time to reflect on the last 12 months, whilst also taking a look towards the future. It has been another busy and important year. He picked up a gong at the Scottish Rural Awards in Edinburgh, he opened a shop and welcomed many tourists, and he went on a research trip to Shetland to meet other crofters. With the progress he is making, his passion for crofting is going from strength to strength.

With English subtitles