When it was suggested that we should have a go at hatching and raising trout for the sport fishing trade, Alex and I were rather sceptical, but Peter got stuck in immediately. In the coming weeks, the council will launch a consultation inviting the public to come up with ideas about how to fund Acton Scott Farm, which it says loses 168,000 a year. thanks for another brilliant series aunty beeb. Complain about this comment (Comment number 70). The Rural riots- Swing Movements/ Rural Victorian England During the 1850s. Stain removal is first performed, for example, using milk to remove an ink stain. Various Christmas specials were also broadcast. This was a crucial period in the history of Britain . Bedrooms Victorian bedrooms are not designed for sex. The sheep shearing is a life saver because it turns out that the sheep have severe fly strike. Farming was an integral part of life in Victorian times. Thank you to Ruth & all the team. many thanks. Have been searching for Mrs Widgeon and her Baked Dinner but have not found anything online. They had their own small vegetable garden and kept a pig to feed the family. Complain about this comment (Comment number 76). .. so much for research and general knowledge at the Beeb. The hops were spiky, wet and covered in sticky pollen and they made a right mess of your hands. I even know one or two of the local characters who pop up on your programme and they call it Mor-well-ham. Ruth, Alex & Peter have a wonderful approach and their interest and enthusiasm is infectious. Would appreciate your help as I have a small holding and would like to try this. [3], The series was one of BBC Two's biggest hits of 2009, with audiences of up to 3.8 million per episode. Try this for recipe for "Cut Rounds" Ingredients 170g/6oz self-raising flour 170g/6oz plain flour tsp salt tsp bicarbonate of soda 290ml/ pint buttermilkPreparation 1. Season 1. My father grew up on an Edwardian farm and he is having a wonderful nostalgia ride with this series. The windmill featured in the first programme was Wilton Windmill, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.[21]. These people are doing the actual sustainable off grid life. This requires much renovation: replacing the coal-burning range, cleaning the chimney and refuelling from a narrowboat on a nearby canal; cleaning the bedroom by removing dead birds, disinfecting against bedbugs with turpentine and salt, restoring the lime plaster and redecorating. The generation of renewable energy by the wind farm is a socially valuable activity, and it is in the public interest for it to continue. Even if the very toothsome Peter Gill was not in it, I would still watch it. At the lower end of the social and economic ladder were the farm labourers. The series, the second in the BBC historic farm series, recreates everyday life on a farm in Shropshire in the 1880s, using authentic replica equipment and clothing, original recipes and reconstructed building techniques. I'm the Executive Producer on the series and wanted to thank you for all the great feedback, I'm glad you've enjoyed this series as much as Victorian Farm. It is Alex's birthday and Ruth makes him a cake and a picnic, while Peter buys him a book about setting up an apiary. Victorian Farm Looks like a good series starting next Thursday (8/1/09) - it has at least two of the team from 'Tales from the Green Valley' Details from Radio Times: Victorian Farm Thursday 08 January 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year. Would someone tell me the names of the 2 heavy horses on the farm please. Complain about this comment (Comment number 26), Please could you let me know the ingredients of the Chicken Winter mix as I can't remember them all, i know there was greens & Shell/grit, oats just can't remember the rest. Complain about this comment (Comment number 37). Vikings star Travis Fimmel: meet the Victorian farm boy dazzling Hollywood As Ragnar Lothbrok, the star of Vikings, Travis Fimmel lets his acting do the talking. The blacksmith would forge bars, hooks and metalwork as well as making horseshoes and tools. I love being able to find out about things which really interest me which means crafts, being self suffiicient etc. Many employers hoped for the servants they hired to have at least some elementary literacy and numeracy. Domestically, the weekly laundry is done in a Victorian style. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Please please tell me where you got the red rubber seals for the jar as I have being trying to get replacements for ages without luck- all mine have turned to goo.Wonderful series as were all the previous onesPeter2006, Complain about this comment (Comment number 28), Complain about this comment (Comment number 29). Beyond farming, the presenters do not. Have wached all the series of Victorian Farm and now the Edwardian Farm. 5. BBC FAQ siteiPlayer FAQWays to contact the BBC. lets get back to the simple ways of life, yes very hard work but so rewarding. The Shropshire sheep, the Dairy Shorthorn cattle and the pair of magnificent shire horses remain, as do the ducks, geese and chickens, although they are in lockdown to avoid becoming infected with bird flu. Complain about this comment (Comment number 22). Complain about this comment (Comment number 38). Boys are gorgeous, Ruth is a firecracker. Otherwise, wonderful programme. The group has had all sorts of support from a woman whose mother donated her old English game chickens to the farm when it opened to people whose grandfather was educated in the schoolhouse. Equally indispensible is The Agrarian History of England and Wales 1850-1914 Vols 1 and 2. We often have scones and these sound like a lovely change.So, Ruth or any of the team on the programme can the recipe by posted somewhere please? She patiently demonstrates how to make period costumes to the historic needlework group there, and as months go on, more and more of us complete our projects using methods and materials appropriate to the time, and then interpret the museum buildings wearing the clothing of the period. I will try it as soon as I get the buttermilk.My husband and I led a self-sufficient life for many years, with sheep, chickens and most of our own grown veg and fruit. The boys make a predator-proof cover for the landlord's raspberry patch. Complain about this comment (Comment number 20). By the end of the Victorian era, half of the people living in Britain lived in cities. Filmed almost exclusively at Blists Hill Victorian Town, it revolved around a recreation of a Victorian chemist's shop and included Ruth Goodman among its presenters, with Victorian Farm narrator Stephen Noonan providing the voiceover. They show recopies, culture and farming tools/methods popular during the War years. Much use was made of period sources such as The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labours of the Farmer, Farm-steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-man, Field-worker, and Dairy-maid by Dr Henry Stephens, first published in London in 1844. Would you not have slaked it first? I too wondered about the use of quick lime. Charitable Tax #12153 2816 RR 0001. If they fail, all their hard work will have been in vain. I absolutely loved Victorian Farm last year, and I looked forward to seeing more of Ruth, Peter and Alex. Complain about this comment (Comment number 53), Andrews Alan & Safiravv - I have put several of the recipes I used in the book to accompany the series. Some of the farm animals have already been sold. Doctors and scientists began to develop a better understanding of the causes of diseases. I'd really like the precise recipes so I can try them myself at home. Complain about this comment (Comment number 73). The fourth installment came in 2013, Tudor Monastery Farm. For peter2006 #28: the rubber seals for the Kilner jars were from Ruth's own collection, so thankfully we were spared the ordeal of sourcing them.For luvachicken #25 and tamsinbrn #27, the exact ingredients of the chicken feed were as follows: Wheat (cracked) 3 parts, Dari 2 parts, Canary seed 2 parts, Oatmeal 2 parts, Millet 2 parts, Broken maize 1 part, Hempseed and buckwheat each part, Rice 1 part, Meat (granulated) 1 part, Grit 1 part. Complain about this comment (Comment number 1). 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Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. [7][8], A corollary miniseries, Victorian Farm Christmas, comprised three episodes aired at Christmastime in 2009. doodle dandy: the sheep are Whitefaced Dartmoors. 495 pc pc rip-tie jt6y5y6q35q55 cr-s-bk 1 11 Victorian Farm Series. Hi Everyone,Thankyou for all your comments and queries. Complain about this comment (Comment number 16). @Honoramorton - as a keen gardener I think I can answer this one - liquid waste would probably have been mixed with water and used as a liquid fertiliser, solid waste also known as "night soil" would have been buried in a technique known as "double digging" the veg plot. Its a really special place, she said. Victorian Children in Factories Children in the Victorian Era were often forced to work almost as soon as they could walk. A very enjoyable series, as were the previous two. has anyone done a 1440 on a skateboard; frozen trouble rules avalanche; patricia mae hewitt; arizona winter league; woolf reforms advantages and disadvantages; lachine hospital blood test appointment It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television [1] and filmed on the Shropshire estate of Acton Scott. [18] A ram is added to the sheep flock and marked with a raddle to ensure that he impregnates all the ewes, so that they will lamb in the spring. Is it possible to have the recipe for the CUT ROUNDS. Edwardian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. Complain about this comment (Comment number 24), Please can you tell me the quantities used in the chicken winter feed mixture ?Thanks, Complain about this comment (Comment number 25). I'm really looking forward to the winter episodes of the Edwardian Farm, actually; they were there over one of the coldest winters in the British Isles in about 40 years. ), Complain about this comment (Comment number 8). With an hour long Victorian Christmas special as well. Then the clothes are hand-paddled, mangled and ironed over a period of several days. I was lucky to recieve the Victorian Farm book for christmas from my daughter, the book is a brilliant read too! [2] The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. Sorry about that.Enjoyed making the rug though.Ruth, Complain about this comment (Comment number 35), gardenfarming sue - None of the goats got mastitus, they all went home after their stay on the farm happy and healthy. John & Fred Goulstone unloading 2cwt corn sacks Cheney Court 1940. Climate has always given a lower protein wheat here in the UK and in Edwardian times we were using predominately wheat or flour from the plains in Canada. The Mower by Seurat CC0 via Rawpixel The farmers paid rent to the landlord, paid tithes and employed many labourers who otherwise would have been unemployed. I also got a bike - wheeeeeee!!! Tis a hard life. The British census of 1891 found that 1.3 million girls and women worked as domestic servants in Victorian England. It is not possible to overstate just how physical Edwardian country life was. Only one complaint.WHY does the narrator keep calling it Morewellam??? The repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 abolished the import tax on corn leaving . I researched, designed and cut all my own clothes, although with time so short I got a friend - Julie - to do most of the actual sewing.The real challenge was to make clothes worn in that part of the country - not London fashions - by people of that social standing and income level. All three of you have brought so much information to us. Builders in Victorian days did not have the capacity to easily span large spaces, so the numerous walls really were . This was first broadcast on Thursday 8 January 2009 at 9 pm. The wheelwright made cart wheels and wagons. I have a smallholding and though we are vegetarian and probably wont be boiling any sheep's heads soon I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you do it. Yesterday a phrase used was to 'absail' down the pit, is this an edwardian expression ? Even children worked hard on the farm from as young as six years old. I may not be looking hard but I can never find any sloes to pick. It is also time for the hay harvest, weather permitting. If they succeed, they will have something to celebrate at the May Day fair. Complain about this comment (Comment number 91). 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