Tales from the Green Valley - 1 & 2

A team of historians and archeologists work a farm as it would have been done in the Stuart Period.  They work a full calendar year on the farm.  They will turn theory into practice.  Stuart Peachy helped rebuild the site.

The Historians are Stuart Peachy and Ruth Goodman.  The Archeologists are Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, and Chloe Spencer.  Stuart runs the farm, and Ruth runs the household.  Peter, Alex, and Chloe take care of the animals, building maintenance, and the fields.  Chloe has the most experience with taking care of the animals.

They kick off the year by plowing the fields and making bread.  They plant wheat into the field by broadcasting.

Each episode in the series is 30 minutes long.  It could be a last-minute fill-in for a substitute in an agricultural class or a history class.

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.  All questions should fit onto one page after formatting.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 1 Questions:

1. Who is leading the experiment?
2. Who made up the team?
3. What month kicks off the agricultural year?
4. What crop did they want to plant?
5. What were the names of the oxen?
6. What type of Oxen are they?
7. What was the most essential task of the farmer’s wife?
8. How was bread normally baked?
9. What did Peter have to do to get the plow to plow deeper?
10. How did they determine if the bread was done?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 1 Answers:

1. Who is leading the experiment? - Stuart Peachy
2. Who made up the team? - Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, Chloe Spencer
3. What month kicks off the agricultural year? - September
4. What crop did they want to plant? - Wheat
5. What were the names of the oxen? - Lancelot and Arthur
6. What type of Oxen are they? - English Longhorn
7. What was the most essential task of the farmer’s wife? - Making Bread
8. How was bread normally baked? - In a communal oven
9. What did Peter have to do to get the plow to plow deeper? - Push down on it
10. How did they determine if the bread was done? - Thumped it on the bottom

Tales from the Green Valley - Episode 2
The team continues to work on the cowshed. They build a roof for the cowshed.  They fight the rain to make sure the roof gets on and adapt to their clothing while they work on it. They turn out the pigs in the orchards after the nuts and fruits have been harvested to help fatten them up.  Ruth makes sure that the workforce is well fed as they are constantly working outdoors.

Each episode in the series is 30 minutes long.  It could be a last-minute fill-in for a substitute in an agricultural class or a history class.

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.  All questions should fit onto one page after formatting.

You can find the link for the YouTube video here.

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 2 Questions:

1. What did they need to get on the cowshed?
2. How many eggs are they getting per day?
3. What did Ruth make for breakfast?
4. How many calories did the farmer consume a day?
5. What was the vice operated by?
6. How many pegs did Alex need to make?
7. What harvest did Ruth, Chloe, and Alistair bring in?
8. How many days did the team take to put the rafters on the cowshed?
9. What is causing Alex and Fonz the most concern while climbing?
10. What went onto the roof?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 2 Answers:

1. What did they need to get on the cowshed? - roof
2. How many eggs are they getting per day? - 1-2
3. What did Ruth make for breakfast? - porridge
4. How many calories did the farmer consume a day? - 4,000
5. What was the vice operated by? - feet
6. How many pegs did Alex need to make? - 70-75
7. What harvest did Ruth, Chloe, and Alistair bring in? - pears
8. How many days did the team take to put the rafters on the cowshed? - 4 days
9. What is causing Alex and Fonz the most concern while climbing? - shoes
10. What went onto the roof? - Thatch