Conwy couple one step away from winning 'dream' farm!
The couples will also present their business plans to Trystan Edwards, Eryri General Manager, and Giles Hunt, Land and Estates Director for all of the National Trust, in a bid to be crowned the new tenants of a 600-acre dream farm in Eryri (Snowdonia).
Over the last few weeks, seven applicants have battled it out to become the new tenants of unique hill farm Llyndy Isaf, Nant Gwynant, by completing real-life farming tasks.
Applicants have now been whittled down to just two.
Ryan and Lowri live just 20 miles away from the farm. The husband and wife duo, who have two young children, hope the tenancy will be a chance to combine Ryan's passion for hill farming and Lowri's desire to welcome tourists to the farm.
Ryan is a first generation farmer but has built up his livestock throughout his career and hopes to bring them to the farm.
Lowri said: "We've benefited a lot from this experience."
Ryan said: "We came as a married couple but we are leaving here as business partners."
Ryan admitted to Matt that without Lowri, he couldn't do "any of my things".
Lowri said to Ryan: "I'm just proud to see you in your element and seeing you grow in the past eight years."
The couple said they "don't give up easily". They said the tenancy will allow them to grow as a family and individually and give them a chance to "make their mark".
Llyndy Isaf has been in the care of National Trust Cymru since the charity bought the farm in 2012 after a successful public appeal.
Throughout the series, applicants have been monitored by Trystan and Giles.
Trystan Edwards, general manager for Eryri, National Trust Cymru, said:
'It's a privilege to have a farm in Wales selected for this programme. Llyndy is an incredible landscape, from the shores of Llyn Dinas to the heather clad ridge of Mynydd Llyndy, it holds a special place for nature, people and history."
The winners, who will be offered a life changing 15-year tenancy of the farm, will be revealed in the episode on May 3.
National Trust: Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker is on Channel 4 on Saturday at 7pm. Readers can catch up on 4oD.
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