Edwardian Farm - Episode 7 & 8

Springtime has come to the Farm and life is renewed.  A visitor comes for Mothering Sunday.

Spring is in full swing on the farm, and one of the first harvests is brought in: daffodils.  Eve, Ruth's daughter comes and visit the farm in time for Mothering Sunday, it is a similar holiday to Mother's Day.  She makes Ruth a cake for the celebration.  In the Edwardian period, many daughters worked in service and it was the onetime of year where they could get the day off to spend with their families.

Alex tries to expand his chicken concern by buying an incubator.  The sheep are also ready to give birth and the boys learn how to handle lambing.  The boys also purchase a new pony for the farm and hire an expert to tame it.

The episode concludes with the celebration of Easter, and Ruth makes eggs to celebrate.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 7 Questions:

1. What was harvested at the beginning of the episode?
   
2. Where were the daffodils sent?
3. Who came to visit Ruth?
4. What was the busiest month of the year on the farm?
5. What did Alex buy to increase his animals?
6. What did Alex and Peter plan on plant in addition to the oats?
7. What did Eve make for Mothering Sunday?
8. What was the name of the newest pony?
9. Food used to dye eggs:
   1. Red:
   2. Yellow:
10. What did Ruth use to create patterns on the eggs?

Episode 7 Answers:

1. What was harvested at the beginning of the episode? - Daffodils
2. Where were the daffodils sent? - London
3. Who came to visit Ruth? - Eve, her daughter
4. What was the busiest month of the year on the farm? - March
5. What did Alex buy to increase his animals? - Incubator
6. What did Alex and Peter plan on plant in addition to the oats? - Potatoes
7. What did Eve make for Mothering Sunday? - A sindle cake / or cake
8. What was the name of the newest pony? - Laddie
9. Food used to dye eggs:
   1. Red: Beetroot
   2. Yellow: Onion Skins
10. What did Ruth use to create patterns on the eggs? - Candle Wax
    

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Episode 8

The team looks to the sea for their harvest.  The Tamar Valley is a place where the farmers had one foot on the land and one foot on the sea. 

The boys take a trawler out for it's first time sailing since it's restoration.  Ruth picks seaweed and shrimp.  She uses the seaweed for bread and makes little dishes with the shrimps to sell.

Alex makes a curricle for the small pond on the farm.  Peter has to try it out first because the baby fish escaped from the hatchery.  He promptly sinks it but then gets the hang of it.

If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use.  You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts.  You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators.

For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom.  You can easily format these questions to your specifications.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.  This series is also available on Amazon Prime.

Episode 8 Questions:

1. What did Ruth catch?
2. What was lava used for?
3. What was the type of boat that Alex had made?
4. What did Ruth make with the sheep’s fleece?
5. Who tested out the curricle?
6. How long is the rope walk?
7. How far is the longest rope walk in England?
8. What does tar do for ships?
9. What died while the boys were out trawling?
10. How long would it take to hand haul in a net?

Episode 8 Answers:

1. What did Ruth catch? - Shrimps
2. What was lava used for? - Bread
3. What was the type of boat that Alex had made? - Curricle
4. What did Ruth make with the sheep’s fleece? - Lanolin
5. Who tested out the curricle? - Peter Ginn
6. How long is the rope walk? - 20 yards
7. How far is the longest rope walk in England? - quarter of a mile
8. What does tar do for ships? - Preserve the wood
9. What died while the boys were out trawling? - wood
10. How long would it take to hand haul in a net? - three hours