Complain about this comment (Comment number 77). An excellent program. Children worked very long hours with little breaks and no fresh air. Kelly and her family reside in a Victorian house built in 1886, the fortunate result of a particularly harsh Midwest winter, she says, recounting excitedly everything she knows about her home. The freedom, the speed, you have no idea of the sense of liberation. It is not possible to overstate just how physical Edwardian country life was. Victorian Farm is one of my favourite pieces of TV ever. They were usually recruited between the ages of 10 and 13, after they had been through some elementary schooling. The wheelwright made cart wheels and wagons. These people are doing the actual sustainable off grid life. @northeastfirstaid: Sloes are the fruit of the Blackthorn and are most often found in a mixed hedgerow along with Hawthorn - the fruit is usually on the underside of the stem and in early October often behind the leaves - the leaves on the Blackthorn seem to stay on the bush a little longer the Hawthorne which means it can be seen from a distance in early autumn. Mangelwurzels are stored in a clamp and then chipped with period machinery to feed the cows. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. 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. medina county . His "bird imitator" was in fact a medical instrument, still in manufacture, well-known even to today's ENT surgeons - it is called a Barany Noise Box. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Would it be possible for short bio's of the team to be posted (without being too personal?) Complain about this comment (Comment number 4). Doctors and scientists began to develop a better understanding of the causes of diseases. I have lived in the area for a large part of my life and, in fact, had a friend who lived there when I was a child. By the end of the Victorian era, half of the people living in Britain lived in cities. In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate. Still an ambition to keep some Tamworths and get a Shire. [2] The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman, and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. 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. Improved strains of seeds increased the harvest. Acton Scott Working Farm, Acton Scott, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, UK. They come over as truly interested in the work they are doing for the programme and as a result, we are interested too. I am very interested in the Edwardian recipes you are using and have tried to find similar recipes online but I can't find any. As a period reinactor and historical educator myself, I understand the fun of doing everything from costuming to recipes to farming the old ways. )Secondly, much more information on Ruth's restoration of the privy would be welcome. Tip the flours, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and stir. There were many peasant revolts. The series was filmed in August and September 2009 and was broadcast on BBC Two beginning on 11 December 2009. Hi Everyone,Thankyou for all your comments and queries. within weeks if regularly 'milked' (I use the term loosely!) My red felt hat came from photographs of people in and around Tavistock and seems to have been a style of very limited reach - it doesnt appear in photographs from outside about a twenty mile radius. The farm was founded in 1975 by Tom Acton, whose family has owned the farm estate for more than 900 years. This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Our life on an old Welsh farm is closer in many ways to the Edwardian farm than 2010. Complain about this comment (Comment number 96). Complain about this comment (Comment number 1). 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[10] The book reached number one on the Sunday Times best seller list in February 2009.[11][12]. 495 pc pc rip-tie jt6y5y6q35q55 cr-s-bk 1 11 With an hour long Victorian Christmas special as well. Difference, Nestlenook Farm Victorian Recreation Park, Watch Victorian Farm - Free TV Series | Tubi, Victorian or Farmhouse? Peter's soft spot this year was for his fish. Its a really special place, she said. Did they really live there for a year? I love Edwardian Farm. I have a strong interest in clothing history and wanted to be closely involved in what I was wearing. [2] The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. An earth flour to the pit helps it to drain away and part of the menagement of the pit involves an occaisional bucket of something dry and loose textured to prevent it all becoming wet and slimy. Will have to read up on them more to find where to pick them. However, in his day, they had no nice fuse wire as was shown last night. In this 12-part documentary series of Edwardian Farm, archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and historian Ruth Goodman go back in time to the early 1900s to live the lives of Edwardian farmers for a full calendar year. By the end of the Victorian era, half of the people living in Britain lived in cities. A field is ploughed, harrowed and sown with the next year's crop using horse-drawn implements of the era. And where you might get one from? Visitors at Acton Scott. Complain about this comment (Comment number 65), To DM1605:Ruth mentioned that oil is a good natural remedy for nits or lice as they have a porous outer body that absorbs the oil and kills them - I'm not sure if this works for the eggs, too? I am a teacher and have discussed you work with my students. Would someone tell me the names of the 2 heavy horses on the farm please. Peter and Alex get the dray and a reaping and binding machine repaired and brew beer for the harvest. Complain about this comment (Comment number 85). I always did wonder why we had so many strawberres coming up in the garden each year when I first moved here. Reby Hardy, 36 . Complain about this comment (Comment number 51). As a result, the . your series is one of the best i have ever seen on the bbc. Generally the nearer to Buckingham Palace the better. "If variety is the spice of life, then Edwardian rural life has proved to be one heck of a curry." -Ruth Goodman. Once the wheat is dried and stored they ring the church bells, enjoy a harvest festival and reflect upon their time on the farm. In the 1850s a Dorset farm labourer earned six shillings a week (30 pence!) I inherited my great grandfathers draft harness, a real treasure. After our recent videos ( Moving in a crinoline cage; Dressing up a Victorian ), one of the most common questions was this - 'How on earth did they use the. I absolutely loved Victorian Farm last year, and I looked forward to seeing more of Ruth, Peter and Alex. I hope the BBC will give the nod to further projects like this - The Victorian Country Village perhaps?For those of you too young to remember, there were three excellent series on the BBC about twenty years ago called "The Victorian Garden" - they are available on DVD and are much recommended to fans of Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm. 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. Of the handful of historic working farms in the UK, Acton Scott Farm is perhaps the best known. Can anybody help, please? Complain about this comment (Comment number 74). Each village had a hierarchy with the squire being the local landowner. We do some of the growing now, but age has meant that we decided to give up the animals. Its been nice to get some insight into how it would have been when it first started. I have watched the Victorian Farm and am now currently watching Edwardian Farm . They, in turn, kept local shops and tradesmen in business. reheat mcdonald's hash browns in air fryer. When the wheat crop comes under attack, it is time for some pest control, Victorian style, as Alex and Peter join a pheasant hunt. 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. Victorian Farm is a historical documentary TV series in six parts, first shown on BBC Two in January 2009. Setting up home at Morwellham Quay, in Devon, the trio have to get to grips with the trials and tribulations of life at the turn of the 20th century. I want to get one for when pandemic flu sends us all back to Edwardian times! 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. My home was once a Tamar Valley market garden (in Cornwall and not a stones throw from Morwellham). for a longwhile some cider makers stored their cider in lead lined casks. thank youin the last to been shown episode Ruth with the Chef Richard Hunt was making 'cut rounds'. Complain about this comment (Comment number 31). Yesterday a phrase used was to 'absail' down the pit, is this an edwardian expression ? Agriculture has always been part of our country's landscape but it was in the Victorian era that our farms began producing more than ever! Love watching Edwardian Farm, especially Episode 9. What brilliant programmes! 6. BoredPanda staff. Complain about this comment (Comment number 69). Thanks, Complain about this comment (Comment number 27), A question - in episode 2 of Edwardian Farm Ruth pickles apples in a post 1946 Kilner jar (no moan about the age of the jar as the pre war ones were devils to seal). Programme producers - please post the cut rounds recipe used in the programme. Eventually many of these like Devonshire House and Grosven. BBC FAQ siteiPlayer FAQWays to contact the BBC. Thank you so very much and now I'm off to make sheep's head stew. Thanks to modern heating systems, we can enjoy the cozy picturesqueness of a fireplace without depending on it to keep our homes warm. Apples are picked, milled and pressed to make cider while other fruits and berries are preserved as a spicy chutney. This historical documentary series finds archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and domestic historian Ruth Goodman on the Acton Scott estate, located in rural England and frozen in the Victorian era. Supper was bread or potatoes and sometimes a piece of bacon. Programs like these are increasingly rare jewels amongst the mass of inane "reality tv" shows. Complain about this comment (Comment number 16). In this episode, the team embarks on a trip by steam train, Ruth begins a tough task in the dairy, Alex tries his hand at beekeeping, the sheep get sheared using the latest time-saving technology, and the lengthening summer days allow Alex and Peter to try out the new Victorian sport of cricket. The really wealthy had their townhouses which they kept in addition to their country estates. The programme tonight said that British wheat lost out to world markets due to price. Hi There, I have only just returned from holiday and have missed episode 1, does anyone know if it will be repeated in the near future? I went to Morewellam many years ago and found the whole place amazing. I haven't been there for quite a few years, but it is a great day out. Maybe further back in time?Thanks F, Complain about this comment (Comment number 47). Victorian era 1837-1901 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=134467 This time the team will live and run a farm in the Edwardian era! New Year arrives and the farm needs emergency repairs, with the help of the woodsman, the blacksmith and the basket maker. All those who talk about off grid must see this. Shropshire council, which runs the farm, shut it down in June after an outbreak of E coli and there are no plans to reopen it. I am wondering if this is the same David Upshal? A spokesperson said: Shropshire council, like many other local authorities, is facing an extremely challenging financial future and it is in this climate that an options appraisal has been undertaken to determine whether an alternative commercially viable model is achievable., Cecilia Motley, Shropshire councils cabinet member for communities, culture, leisure and tourism, and transport, said: Shropshire council recognises the value Acton Scott holds for many people and is committed to supporting the landowners and the local community over the coming months and we look forward to hearing thoughts and suggestions when we open discussion in the new year., Francis Acton, for the Acton Scott Estate, said: It is clear that there is a large community who have a great affection for the historic working farm. The trio lives here for a year, using only Victorian-era tools and materials, such as . The repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 abolished the import tax on corn leaving . My husband is the image of Peter Ginn, he was adopted and is always looking for his half brother. Difference? I'll miss the programme after the end of the series. pewter being more hardwearing than ceramics it seems likely its use would have been standard. As winter draws on, animal fodder and shelter is provided. Victorian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in six parts, first shown on BBC Two in January 2009, and followed by three Christmas-themed parts in December of the same year. However, he had one wrong item. Complain about this comment (Comment number 68). Complain about this comment (Comment number 33). Another brilliant episode of this fantastic series based on brilliant ideas. His ancestor, Richard Acton, built the familys Elizabethan manor house in 1580. The Rare Breed Survival Trust has also offered its support, and the chief executive, Christopher Price, wrote to the council last month, urging it to ensure that the farm remains safeguarded for the future. and to Richard Hunt for providing it. I am not a naturall blogger, but will do my best.I really think it is great that people mind about the details. Everything is now focused on the wheat harvest. Living conditions for Victorian farm workers were often cramped and basic. He told me how his grandfather told of the times when one man working in a field would strike up a song which would be picked up by a neighbour in an adjoining field and the singing would spread down through the valley with all joining inthen the tractors came and it all changed, too noisy for singing. Complain about this comment (Comment number 41). i loved the victorian farm series and really enjoying the edwardian farm. Thanks for posting the link to the site for the cut rounds recipe (for anyone else wanting to use this - you need to scroll down quite a way!) One of the benefits of the combined human/pig method is that their straw bedding provides a good part of this mix allowing a quick and relatively smell free composting process. Complain about this comment (Comment number 10). Complain about this comment (Comment number 11). It should be possible to achieve both. I thought it would be me and my mum shouting in a room, but we had 1,000 Facebook members in less than a month.. Complain about this comment (Comment number 9). I thought it was slipping off the radar and it might have closed without anybody realising it was even an option. Alex arrived for the year with his own cockerel - Sunny - under one arm, determined to make a go of poultry farming. This year we moved the filming to Devon, at Morwellham Quay, and while the action is based primarily on the farm, the new location allowed us to explore other aspects of the working countryside, including rivers, coasts and mining. Even children worked hard on the farm from as young as six years old. Well done, another fantastic series. This months consultation was announced only after a local campaign had begun. Growing an extravagant moustache and beard not only allowed the poet laureate to . :(, Complain about this comment (Comment number 89). doodle dandy: the sheep are Whitefaced Dartmoors. ' we have had a great year, so interesting, loads of fun 'Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, but do the three people really spend a full year at the farm? Their gluten levels were much higher than here and more suited to the kinds of bread being produced at that time. Edwardian Farm is on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday, 10 November. Hello to everyone who's taken the time to post comments on here. It is also time for the hay harvest, weather permitting. Can't find anything similar on the web. The harvest is completed just before the rain comes, with Ruth harvesting the last of the corn. I also wanted to answer just a couple of points: To uusikaupunki1870 #14, the Wednesday night episodes are repeated at 7pm on Friday's, but I'm afraid episode 1 has been and gone, the series is however out on DVD in February. Complain about this comment (Comment number 37). In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate. I work at Bantock House Museum in Wolverhampton where I started the very popular rug making group. Is this wrong? Farming Depression, 1873 - 1920s. The company was commanded by a captain, assisted by a sergeant major. Some wealthy landowners or independent farmers provided decent cottages for their farmhands, and these were generally free. 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. I have had mastitus myself years ago when I was feeding and it is no laughing matter.Best wishes to you and your goatsRuth, Complain about this comment (Comment number 36). Ruth makes cheddar cheese in the dairy with her daughter, Catherine Goodman, using milk from the cow Forget Me Not and rennet from a neighbour's male calf. 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). They would also collect firewood, fill sacks with grain and shred turnips. A pigsty is built upon a foundation of bottles to provide insulation and three young Tamworth pigs and a pregnant Gloucestershire Old Spot sow are housed there upon completion. Acton Scott has long provided the opportunity to become familiar with the country life of yesteryear. Hauling corn by the Windmill 1940. The protagonists are historian Ruth Goodman, and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn.The series was filmed in Shropshire county in England, on the Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, and Blists Hill Victorian Town.The series shows how farm work and house work were done in the early Victorian Era, then shows machines and innovations that were introduced later. However, there is not a binary choice to be made between the generation of clean energy by the wind farm, and a good night's sleep for its neighbours. (Depending upon the absorbency of the flour, you may need to add a little milk if the dough seems too stiff but it should not be too wet or sticky.) A Victorian Mental Asylum | Science Museum Although the industrial revolution had already begun in the 18 th Century, it was the Victorians who really started advancing in all areas. Crickley Hall: Creating the illusion of the past, Stacey Dooley in the USA: Girls Behind Bars, Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Surprising and exquisite. Woman Working With Scutcher Machine CC0 via Rawpixel | Television . A Victorian Farmhouse with Original Style - Romantic Homes, Watch Victorian Farm | Prime Video - amazon.com, How to Live Like a Victorian - The Daily Beast, Tales from the Green Valley" a documentary of, Victorian Farm - BBC series | Survivalist Forum, Victorian England Rural Life | Definitive Guide - Odyssey Traveller, Victorian Folk or Victorian Farm House? They sell off the pigs and sheep they successfully bred and raised. Victorian Folk or Victorian Farm House? I'm pleased to say it worked, and we grew a very successful oat and potato crop there but you'll have to wait until eps 11 and 12 to see for yourself when we harvest the crops. 3. Complain about this comment (Comment number 92), Richard Hunt, the chef shown on the programme, has made his recipe available on another message board. Complain about this comment (Comment number 42). Many interior walls in older homes are load-bearing. Thanks and here's hoping that you can help me. The fourth installment came in 2013, Tudor Monastery Farm. Cannot wait for next week. Wonderful, entertaining and extremely interesting - it really gives one a taste of the past.Episode 6 had a travelling salesman, with some extraordinary wares (loved the teasmade). Already there are concerns among the villagers in Church Stretton that the decision has in effect been taken. Victorian Pharmacy was a four-part series in a similar style to Victorian Farm, also made by Lion and shown on BBC Two in 2010. Two questions: where did you source the men's wool working clothes? Alex goes out catching rabbits with a team of Victorian poachers. Episodes. Bit difficult with a small bungalow garden but one can dream. I would love the cut rounds recipe too please. The research I have done has recipes only using yeast, Complain about this comment (Comment number 80), Complain about this comment (Comment number 81). Answer: In the fashionable new developments in Belgravia, in Knightsbridge and in Mayfair. Shropshire council said that animals are sold regularly as part of the farms stock management programme and the majority of the rare breed animals have remained. Really want to try this recipe! Accompanying the television series, this book follows the team as they try to run a farm using only materials and resources that would have been available to them in the Victorian era. My apologies if you have already done this, I've had a quick look on the site to see if I could find them but no luck, if they're on here somewhere just point me in the right direction! Can you please advise where the Tannery was located? This allowed a woman to use either chamber pot, outhouse, or early toilet by just flipping her skirts (which she needed both hands to do, they were so long and heavy), and squatting. The late Victorian period was one of severe agricultural depression, particularly in arable production. Complain about this comment (Comment number 40). Recipe for the cut-rounds please. According to a study in 1851, nearly of the population in Britain lived in rural areas and most of the people were born in the countryside areas and villages. 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. Complain about this comment (Comment number 57), brilliant series really interesting. But by the age of 45 his facial architecture had begun to collapse, thanks to a "queer" set of false teeth. As the third series on the BBC historic farm series , following the original, Tales from the Green Valley , it depicts a group of historians recreating the running of a farm during the Edwardian era . (Ahem. Farming was an integral part of life in Victorian times. 3. 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. This was a crucial period in the history of Britain-rapid industrialization had radically changed life in the cites but rural communities used a mixture of centuries-old and pioneering modern practices. I realise that programmes are recorded in advance but please try to ensure the correct pronunciation in future programmes, Complain about this comment (Comment number 19). Can you please remind me what it was, so we can try it on our daughter and get rid of them once and for all.Thank you, Complain about this comment (Comment number 60). Ruth learns straw plaiting and makes a hat and cooks a Victorian style curry. Their first task is the restoration of the cottage - a task that threatens to get the better of them. Let's have more of the "Farm" programmes and maybe some similar series depicting our social history. Acton, who died last year aged 95, had been keen to retain traditional farm methods and had built a collection of Victorian seed drills and ploughs. The Shropshire tourist attraction and working farm was closed down after an E coli outbreak and campaigners fear it may never reopen. This was for a number of reasons As the population increased, demand for food increased too. thanks,K, Complain about this comment (Comment number 46), To kimathy7The house is Lanhydrock near Bodmin and the "Gentleman's House" is available on googlebooks.To the Team Thanks for bringing many happy memories back - I used own an old miner's cottage in nearby Gunnislake.Are there any plans to do any further series? Leaving the comforts of home far behind, a team of three head into the British countryside to experience the daily life of Victorian farmers. At harvest time he was given a jug of beer by his master. The odd contraption in the woods was regularly fiddled with and lovingly supplied with fresh juicy maggots throughout the summer. At midday, they would eat bread and occasionally a piece of cheese. Complain about this comment (Comment number 94). You can stay up to date with BBC TV blog via these feeds. Did they return to their home herd after the year's filming? A very enjoyable series, as were the previous two. I mean, are they actually living at the farm for at least, say, 300 of the 365 days and nights? Read reviews and opinions and share yours on all things TV - your favourite episodes, live programmes, digital channels, the schedule and everything else. Surely it is a dangerous thing to be transporting around the country in an open wagon. Many employers hoped for the servants they hired to have at least some elementary literacy and numeracy. A Victorian Mental Asylum | Science Museum Following on from the hugely successful Victorian Farm, archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and domestic historian Ruth Goodman now experience life on an Edwardian farm.. Very much enjoy the programmes. (15) 2009 13+. A prized ewe is in danger and a lame horse may jeopardise vital work on the farm.