Tales from the Green Valley - 5 & 6

January comes to the farm as the team works on maintenance around the farm.  The well doesn't freeze for the team during winter.  They finally face some bitterly cold weather which makes it hard to work outdoors.  They work on the hedges while the animals are indoors and the leaves are gone.  Alex works on hedge laying, this forms an animal proof fence that animals can't pass through.  A hedge is often thought as a living hedge as the trees and weaving get stronger over time.

Ruth and Chloe much out the stalls.  Stuart makes ink as well as working on his shoes.  Ruth works on making medicine for the people on the farm.  She starts off with sage oil.

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Tales from the Green Valley Episode 5 Questions:

1. What was the biggest task of January?
2. Why did Stuart break up the ice?
3. What did they have on the Thames?
4. What grows stronger over time?
5. Hedge layers are natural what?
6. What made a lucrative product?
7. What was it used for?
8. What was the last job of the day?
9. Ruth produced what?
10. What did sage oil do?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 5 Answers:

1. What was the biggest task of January? - Hedge laying
2. Why did Stuart break up the ice? - So the animals could drink
3. What did they have on the Thames? - Frost Fairs
4. What grows stronger over time? - Hedges
5. Hedge layers are natural what? - acrobats
6. What made a lucrative product? - Oak Apples
7. What was it used for? -Ink
8. What was the last job of the day? - Putting the animals to bed
9. Ruth produced what? -Medicine
10. What did sage oil do? - Help joints during winter

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 6
The Team works on a new privy, taking care of the animals, laundry and some additional maintenance around the farm.  They get their first snow on the farm.

Alex, Peter and Stuart knock down the privy and build a new one.  The first thing they do after knocking down the privy was cleaning the pit and digging it deeper.  Peter has to dig out the privy after loosing out on a game of Hazard.

Chloe works with the ponies to train them to be working farm animals.   Stuart works on getting the pea seeds ready for planting.

Ruth uses pee for use in the laundry, she makes bleach with it.  She starts doing laundry around the farm.  We learn that waste management was a big business in the Stuart period.

Ruth, Chloe and Stuart bring the sheep down from the fields and perform maintenance on their hooves.  They also clean up some of their fleeces.

Alex entertains with team with his musical talents.

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Tales from the Green Valley Episode 6 Questions:

1. What was the new challenge for the month?
2. Who didn’t want to be on the bench in the privy when it broke?
3. What seed were they planning to plant?
4. Where does the stalk and pod go?
5. How did they determine who would dig out the privy?
6. What was human poo used for?
7. What was urine used for?
8. What else could urine be used for?
9. What animal did they bring in for maintenance?
10. What was the name of the cow that was pregnant?

Tales from the Green Valley Episode 6 Answers:

1. What was the new challenge for the month? - Rebuilding the privy
2. Who didn’t want to be on the bench in the privy when it broke? - Fonz or Peter
3. What seed were they planning to plant? - Peas
4. Where does the stalk and pod go? - Feed for the horses
5. How did they determine who would dig out the privy? - Dice game
6. What was human poo used for? - Fertilizer
7. What was urine used for? - For making bleach
8. What else could urine be used for? -  Gunpowder
9. What animal did they bring in for maintenance? - Sheep
10. What was the name of the cow that was pregnant? - Duchess