Tales from the Green Valley - 3 & 4

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 3
November comes around and they work on butchering animals for the farm as well as finish up the cowshed.    Work continues on the cowshed, as Peter and Alex build a wall for the shed.   They take advantage of the sun and warmth to finish up the wall on the cowshed.  The team finishes thatching the roof.

Ruth and Chloe prepare for butchering day by cleaning their supplies to make sure bacteria doesn't affect the meat.  They butcher a pig.  Ruth uses the blood for sausages and puddings as well as taking care of the butchering.  Ruth explains that the ancestors knew that the cooking area needed to be clean, they just didn't know about germs.

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Tales from the Green Valley Episode 3 Questions:

1. What was the next task on the shed?
2. When was the seasonal time to slaughter pigs?  Why?
3. What does Ruth use the pig’s blood for?
4. What was the only part of the pig not used?
5. What did they use to weatherproof the wall?
6. How long could a pig last after it was smoked?
7. What did Peter and Alex use to put the mud on the wall?
8. How long did it take to finish the wall?
9. What did Ruth use on the table to clean it?
10. How long does it take to finish thatching a cowshed?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 3 Answers:

1. What was the next task on the shed? - Making a wall
2. When was the seasonal time to slaughter pigs?  Why? - November, so the farmers don’t need to feed them over winter
3. What does Ruth use the pig’s blood for? - Black pudding and blood sausage
4. What was the only part of the pig not used? - The Oink/ Squeak
5. What did they use to weatherproof the wall? - Clay, Chaff, and Dung
6. How long could a pig last after it was smoked? - Three months
7. What did Peter and Alex use to put the mud on the wall? - Their hands
8. How long did it take to finish the wall? - Three days
9. What did Ruth use on the table to clean it? Salt
10. How long does it take to finish thatching a cowshed? - Two weeks

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 4
December comes to the farm and the team prepares to celebrate Christmas.  Stuart introduces the episode by discussing that although it's Christmas, chores on the farm didn't end.  The boys work on making a hovel.  They make it so they can take it down and store it over the summer.

Ruth and Chloe work on making woolies.  They talk about how the period clothes and how they work or don't work against the weather.  Stuart threshes the peas for seed and to plant in the future.  He gives the stalks and pods to the animals for a treat.

Ronald Hutton stops by and helps the team celebrate Christmas.

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Tales from the Green Valley Episode 4 Questions:

1. What did they have to build to store firewood?
2. Why aren’t there any hovels left?
3. What did Ruth and Chloe make?
4. What was one of the main field crops of the year?
5. How long did they celebrate Christmas?
6. Why was it called mince pies?
7. What did Stuart want to burn in the main house?
8. What was a common favorite meal for Christmas?
9. What was the dominant factor in Christmas?
10. Who visited the farm to teach the farmers about a Shakespearian Christmas?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 4 Answers:

1. What did they have to build to store firewood? - Hovel
2. Why aren’t there any hovels left? - They rotted away
3. What did Ruth and Chloe make? - Hose and mittens (woolies)
4. What was one of the main field crops of the year? - Peas
5. How long did they celebrate Christmas? - 12 Days
6. Why was it called mince pies? - There used to be meat in the pies
7. What did Stuart want to burn in the main house? - oakwood
8. What was a common favorite meal for Christmas? - goose
9. What was the dominant factor in Christmas? - Religion