Tales From The Green Valley - July (part 11 of 12)

[@coralscraftg.2284]

I really hate this feeling, when such a special series is getting closer to it's inevitable end. This is perfect chicken soup TV, love these series soo much it hurts! Congrats to all involved yet again, showing the world how this type of series really should be made

[@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle]

Rewatch!

[@michael.bombadil9984]

Yes, definately rewatch; I've watched them several times; there's so much to learn. From this series and Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm, as well as their (Ruth, Peter, and Alex) books, I've replanned two gardens for next spring.

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

Ha, I hate that feeling too, like coming to the end of a good book. Sometimes I delay the end. With these shows there are quite a few so you can go through the lot and then start again. As I get older I either forget more or take longer or even notice new things. It also helps that I go outdoors and grow my own and tend my chickens and do a lot of what I see. And cook some of the recipes.

[@kenfreeman8888]

I call videos like this an “Immediate Repeater.” I can finish the last episode and immediately start over. But having seen all these historical farm shows, I’m going to watch them in historical sequence: Tudor (1500s), Green Valley (1620), Victorian (1800s), Edwardian (1910), Wartime (1940s).

[@ritageorge8748]

Must have watched this 15times over Covid&in btwn screeching at Biden&my grands 401Ks😉 calming

[@maryengleman7560]

I love the progression of the holes in Peter's shirt. I just shows how hard they all worked. I love all these documentaries.

[@sleepers123]

Watching this series always makes me feel like I am a rich and grand Queen in my own little appartement. I may not be rich or have a giant house, staff or an expensive car but every single day I get to eat better then the Queen of England. Plus: I own a marvelous contraption called a washing machine 🥳

[@theclumsyprepper]

The best invention ever, the good old washing machine.

[@lynnie6633]

These documentaries are really great!! And after watching Ruth and Chloe doing laundry, I will NEVER complain about doing it again!!!

[@eb7446]

Honestly, the invention of the washing machine would have freed up working class women's time immensely. Such a laborious task was clothes washing pre industrial age. Hours and hours of time.

[@paden1865able]

I read these comments just before gathering laundry to put in the washer. Makes me grateful for what I have. My grandmothers had wringer wahers and clothes lines and even those were miles ahead of what the women had back in the early times.

[@ScratchthechalkBoard]

Wish Stewart stayed on this series, he's so knowledgeable and passionate. He was only on the Tudor Farm for one episode as a Monk writer who helps create Peter with a project. He really must have been a great expert for Medieval Ages, Dark Ages category extensively

[@heidis1105]

I find watching these episodes very relaxing.

[@jolovesminnis]

Katrina S I agree completely! Very relaxing!!!!!

[@leeann4900]

Heidi S True! And isn’t it odd that we now find relaxation in viewing their working, some days to near exhaustion, to simply survive. I find much satisfaction from watching how very much they had to think/plan ahead, in order to be prepared for future crucial tasks. I would’ve thought that more annual personal journals would’ve survived, as so many of their daily activities were repetitive from one season to the next. I do enjoy these episodes.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Weather issues aside, the land and the livestock provided most everything they needed, even if there was work involved. Depravation, then as now, was often due to exploitation and manipulation by those with power. In other words, under the threat of force. It is relaxing to watch a program that is not about murder, or organized crime or governments or other bullies threatening or hurting or killing others. No car chases, no artificial suspense... Just the rhythms of life.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

I agree. Living with the rhythms of the seasons is hard work, but so much more rewarding than traffic, and pollution and living too close together so that children think milk comes in plastic, and have no idea of the importance of the seasons. "Little we see in nature that is ours."

[@katecalhoun1104]

I watch these when I’m feeling really anxious and I find they always calm me down

[@vivianking8143]

Came upon this series about 10 yrs ago, love it as I learn something more each time I watch it. I try to watch it yearly, taking the months as what month I am in here in USA. It is also soothing. In Joy

[@julied.8277]

This should be broadcast again for 2020!

[@terricovill4624]

@trollmasterGeneral=why did you feel compelled to berate a person who was fascinated that there were written sources for cookery in the 1600's? That person was actually giving praise to the author for compiling the recipes! Do you really believe that attacking people straight off for learning and commenting (favorably, I might add) is your job? WOW,..... I guess everyone isn't as "enlightened as you believe YOU are.

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

@@terricovill4624 He's down there, Terri vvvv (those are arrows)

[@russellmarra8520]

I like the dog. The look he gave the women when they were washing clothes was "what in the world are you doing that for?" No mention of the cat, just a glimpse in one episode, but it would have had a job to do too. Still, there's a reason they call dogs man's best friend.

[@kerrymarshall1293]

"Why won't they come and play with me?"

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

That dog has learned more in one year, than most people do in a lifetime.... 🏡 🐶 😘

[@horndog7357]

Seeing Ruth's knee,calm down ❤.

[@askerskov]

Those simple and rustic meals they always have gets my mouth watering, I reckon I'd try making them

[@daviddanyluk535]

I find them beating the washing strangely relaxing to me. Great series.

[@dawynsnyder3022]

I love Ruth's laugh

[@virenukhu7153]

To most people of the present day so-called modern society/world, this series could perhaps be probably observed or perceived as something that used to be a way of life only 400 years back, and definitely an eye opener in many ways for most who've been watching it. And I, of all, like most, definitely loved the whole series.. To all those who liked/loved the series, I'd like to share with you about my background/where I come from, solely for the reason of sharing my culture(rather part of my culture to be more specific). Here in Nagaland (or Naga country as locals also refer to the motherland), you will find that this life isn't about centuries ago, but similar to this is what is still the present day way of life in the Naga hills and we do not call it un-modern or anything outdated. This kind of life is still very much alive and so attached to the social way for Naga people and its tribes as it has been part of our rich cultural heritage. Come visit Nagaland, visit the villages, experience life as it is. You will love it as much as I would love to explore the reality of this series. 💓from Nagaland! ✌

[@AvaT42]

It is fascinating how they find these recpies from the 1600s.

[@trollmeistergeneral3467]

Why is it "fascinating?" Do you think that in the 17th century people couldn't write down these recipes - and even publish them? Do you think that people couldn't read these recipes at the time? Roughly 25% of the popn. of the U.K. during this period were literate.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

In an English novel called "Queens Folly", I came across the bookly advices of Thomas Tusser. "A gentleman's servant" he called himself. His book is from 1555, I think to remember. I've also bought booklets from museums on old recipes. You should also have a look at YT videos on Clarissa Dickson Wright. Cook and historian. Love from Norway 😘

[@sunshinemorganics3204]

@@trollmeistergeneral3467 I’m sure she meant how they actually FOUND the recipes. As in HOW THEY DIDN’T GET LOST TO TIME. try thinking next time 🙄🙄🙄

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Oh gosh, I love that cat!

[@mortalclown3812]

One of the few animals on this series to make it out alive.

[@sparkybish]

I would do chores with Ruth any day. She seems like she makes the work fun.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@angusgreeneyeslefay9485]

i envy them beyond imagination

[@happilyl0w]

Well done to all of you. The Mare especially.

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

I like Chloe. She's as hard working as Ruth.

[@PomegranateStaindGrn]

I agree and wish they’d kept another woman with Ruth for the future series. She seemed so much happier. I know her daughters would appear on episodes for later series but they weren’t there for the duration.

[@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle]

Chloe Spencer didn't do anything else on television unfortunately. She was cool for this series.

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

@@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle That's too bad. She was great with the horses.

[@leonfields7406]

food guys....heads shoot right up! good work

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

I have a scythe exactly like the ones they are using out in the field. It's quite old and worn.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Those are still used in Norway. By smallholders, mountain farmers, and gardeners.

[@ViolinStimme]

Terrific series. I am hooked - a 'serial' viewer. Point of interest Stuart has the best scything technique - he relaxes on the back stroke. The 'expert' actually had the worst technique, he used force in both movements which is a waste of energy and actually creates tension!

[@JeremyNaus]

I also saw the the scything technique wasn't that good for the expert. I always try to stay all the time as close as possible to the ground, as to cut more grass in one movement. Here their swing is, in my opinion, too high at the start and end.

[@rhondastolle1550]

@@JeremyNaus Yep. To be fair, I generally use my scythe to mow my yard in the rain or when the dew is on the grass, as the water creates more resistance and it cuts better. Since they are mowing for hay, I guess by definition they have to do it when it's dry. In my experience, it's a lot more work. (whispers) But yeah, not great technique.

[@shotgunbettygaming]

I think over the years I've watched these shows (all the series avail) multiple times. One thing never changes. I want to slap the whetstone out of their hands every time they pick one up. 😆 The bladesmiths must be CRINGEING in pain😂

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Simply fantastic. I absolutely love this series (although none of them was able to scythe decent, not even the alleged expert with 10 years experience = what a laugh!). Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.

[@sandrabennett6533]

Don't be so mean. Unlike the Amish that grew up watching this done,these modern guys are trying,from scratch,to acquire skills in things that haven't been done for centuries. If you could do better in so many new tasks,the show would be about you. Ruth has researched for decades,hubby is a mediaeval artist-and she's a woman-we tend to try things out.Men take longer to learn things that today you could buy.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear @@sandrabennett6533 Mean??? Good grief! I highly recommend that you simply read my comment again after watching this guy scyrhing with allegedly 10 years experience! And this time try to understand my comment respectively try to see the facts! Please be objective not subjective. And yes, I can definitely do better (even a lot of things). Absolutely not as an armchair expert, but as a proven inventor, building expert, Draftsman, Allrounder etc.p.p.. If that's what you call mean, okay! Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.

[@sandrabennett6533]

@@Chr.U.Cas1622 Not you,chru,read the other commebts.I apologise,I was too cross to see the screen had moved on. Have you watched 24 Hours In The Past for contrast? Heartbreaking.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

@@sandrabennett6533 Okay, no problem! And thank you for answering. Will you please be so kind and tell me what that 24 hours thing is? Maybe i don't know because I'm living in Germany?! Thanks in advance. Sincerely yours.

[@sandrabennett6533]

@@Chr.U.Cas1622 It's where 6 famous volunteers spend 24 hours in Victorian conditions-the workhouse is painful to watch.My Nan had been in a workhouse as a child and the memories haunted her,literally to her dying day.

[@eunicestone838]

My brothers clothes were stolen by an escaped convict in WV in 1969. A whole outfit. Mom found the prison outfit outside the barn. Apparently he hid in our hay loft for a day or so and possibly milked our cow. Funny stuff. Dad never reported. He was just relieved the fellow went on.

[@blabla-rg7ky]

do laundry like this several times a year for 30-40 years and it's easy to see why many women have had rheumatic veins in the old days. When I have been a young kid in the 80s my grandma would take me 2-3 times a month to the river to attend her wash clothing, and she'd been healthy as fuck in that time. 20 years later and she'd cry and writhe in pain because of rheumatic legs. Yeah, you could live healthier in those ages, and in communion with the nature, but as you aged that lifestyle would take its toll on your health. Today is much better for everyone because of the numerous conveniences (including medicines with good healing effects). Sure, if you have the option to live in the countryside that's a no-brainer and should move there immediately given how easy access we have nowadays to modern conveniences, but in my opinion, no one should wish to live in those years

[@mandapanda7407]

I don't know how much saffron costs there, much less at that time, but going by my local supermarket price: this guy just put $200 worth of saffron in that dish...

[@Watoosi13]

Manda Panda did a bit of a search and it seems that in that time period England might have grown its own saffron, so while expensive currently it might have been more accessible in that time for this group hence the frankly ridiculous number of recipes they mention with saffron. Though yes he did just make my wallet cry with how much he used.

[@kodomotachi1]

Yes, and there was Ruth changing ingredients a few episodes back, to economise and use her own garden herbs... There you have it, the difference between an male 'chef' and a housewife who knows value for the home.

[@lindahouston9331]

😱 Wow! That's one pricey dish!

[@hilarylonsdale608]

Saffron crocus grows easily in the UK, so they may have had a patch in the garden. There are places in the UK named after the trade, Saffron Walden in Suffolk for one.

[@ol6374]

Actually britain still does grow it's own saffron in the westcountry.

[@raeafoley6131]

I watched this so many times! Including The Victorian and Edwardian Farm. Been trying to get the DVD box set that also includes the Living like A Tudor, I think it was called, but I still haven't managed to find it. And You Tube sadly doesn't show the full season of the Tudor one.

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Ruth has to be loving it , she has Stewart to help with the cooking!!Color has done many of the same jobs that Eve does in later farm series

[@manchestertart5614]

Do you mean Chloe?

[@leeann4900]

Watching these episodes, of which I find so very relaxing, I also find myself yearning to pull out all our blankets and rugs and take them outside to hang, as I beat the dirt out of them ~ but nah, it was a good thought, yet NFL football is on, and I’d be distracted within ten minutes!

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Don't let Stuart handle that rib!

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Hacking it up......no...

[@learntocrochet1]

I'm so curious - how did Peter get the nickname Fonz?

[@PomegranateStaindGrn]

I think I’d read that he’d gotten the nickname at uni but I can’t be sure.

[@paden1865able]

I read that he got it because he did a great impersonation of Fonzie. Dunno if that's true or not but it's a great story.

[@daviddanyluk535]

Chloe always makes me laugh during this series. Does anybody know what she is doing now? Take care,

[@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle]

Didn't find anything on her. She doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. She is listed in imbd website and that's it really.

[@daviddanyluk535]

@@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle Thanks for researching this for me. I couldn't find any updates on her either. I like to follow-up on certain series hosts to find out what they are up to now. Take care,

[@hollystorey9278]

I like to imagine that she is engrossed so completely in learning and doing that having a media presence might only flit in her mind! So love the series and the genuine nature of their experiences! It is lovely to know that others are enjoying this with all that is going on in the world. Take very good care!🌻☺️

[@daviddanyluk535]

@@hollystorey9278 Thank you for your reply. I really do like watching this type of series. Take care everyone!

[@Saighin]

After spending some years as a forensic archeologist, she apparently went back to Uni for a career shift & is now a practicing Osteopath in Surrey England 😉

[@gwynjones8709]

I do wonder how they or if they did laundry in winter ..

[@ianfindlay865]

gwyn Jones Perhaps wiser not to ask or think too much about it. Stuff some fragrant herbs in your drawers (both types).

[@tredzwater]

+gwyn Jones - I've read that they did wash "small clothes" (underwear) in pots on the fire and dried it indoors. I'm not sure how much good that did, considering the fact that they didn't bathe. They did wash face, hands and private parts but they thought putting water all over opened the way for "miasmas" (disease vapors) to enter the body. They also slept with a square of fur hanging in front of their chests by a cord. This was to attract fleas to the fur and not to you. In the morning, it was thrown in the fire. Sometimes, I wondered how they had such large families.

[@jessicalovell5625]

The washed mostly underclothes or clothes that sat directly against the skin. The whole point of the chemise was to keep a layer between clothes and the body. Men and women both wore them and they had multiple chemises. Even Farm family would try to have a couple chemises per person. So during the winter, as long as they wash their chemises, they would have been relatively clean. Of course clothes get stains and stuff. Those would have been spot cleaned if they could. Things like corsets were washed about once a month.

[@manchestertart5614]

Washed under clothes. Aired woollen clothes,brushing off any mud. Wool takes a long time to dry,so they would have got out of the snow and rain and worked indoors or outside under shelter. They probably all had b.o ,but smelled the same,so no problem. Offensive to our delicate sense of smell,but we aren’t living in 1620. Richer people would have carried “pomanders “ to sniff (don’t know if that’s the correct term) if they had to mix with the common folk 😂 Peter ,Stuart and Alex would have got sweaty ,but I’m sure they would have used modern toiletries.

[@eunicestone838]

Putting the laundry in a tub and using a dasher was far better and easier than beating it. Also saved on laundry chemicals.

[@leavingitblank9363]

Hmm... those cow shed rafters (27:00) don't exactly look hand-hewn.

[@robertpayne2717]

Washer women usally didnt get caught up the creek without their paddle

[@Jefferdaughter]

There are videos of people using scythes to cut tall grass or hay, and it was left in a neat windrow, which would help it to dry. There are videos of a young woman mowing a section of tall grass and weeds faster than a guy with a power strimmer/ weed whacker machine!

[@ragnkja]

Those must be the kind of experienced mowers the narrator mentions.

[@paulstovall3777]

Lol. If you want something nasty to work with, try thrashing peanuts. OMG! That or bailing hay in the American midwest during summer when the bails will literally spontaneously cumbust just sitting in the field in the hot sun.

[@magorzatap.4739]

Cuttig grass by boys is a joke! Terrible technick! Sorry my english...

[@samikirk05]

I wonder what happens with those places after they leave.

[@dl7596]

The series should explain that basic information. On the other hand, you could look it up on the internet. livinghistoryfestival.wordpress.com/stuart-peachey/ www.stuart-hmaltd.com/green_valley_farm.php en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_historic_farm_series

[@katvampyre69]

Amazon has Victorian farm and Edwardian Farm, but only the Christmas version of the Tudor Monastery farm

[@blabla-rg7ky]

the "absolute history" channel has gotten the tudor monastery farm, along with the others you've mentioned, but beware that for some of the videos the background sound covers almost the entire narration so you can barely hear anything. Also, for some retarded reason that channel is only uploading one video per week, and it's not in order (this week might be Victorian farm, next week might be a different video, 2 weeks later might be Wartime farm, then another non-farm related video, and so on. It might take 1 year for a 6, or 8 video collection to be fully uploaded, which is why I have stopped following that channel and instead did a good 'ol youtube search for these amazing series)

[@germyw]

They have it now.

[@patstokes8233]

For those that are watching this from the US that know what really summers are like being often in the 90's for week on end, in England the temperature in mid summer would seem cold to us. It never gets hotter than in the low 70. So it's never hot there and to them when it gets in the high 70's they really think they are suffering from heat. They don't have any idea what heat is like when it's close to 100 every day.

[@ritageorge8748]

I'm just curious are we to take from the sad state of the 2mens clothes that they work much harder-the last two shows in summer-what farmer would be in rash making wool&sleeves that nearly cover the hands& they get in the way!

[@readmycomment3157]

Not true at all

[@ritageorge8748]

You said it-even in CT & Boston- you can feel it but breezy Cali & buggy moist Fla sounds like places there&that heat is evil at times for me

[@ellens.bookishcollection]

What is the variety of bean and rose that Ruth talked about?

[@archONtour]

for me these are peas

[@finiledermann3327]

E. F. Rose Angelica and the Beans are special small beans smaller than broad beans don‘t remember the name sadly

[@petawatson5120]

Martoc Beans (Vicia Faba) an very old variety of beans, and the rose is Rosa gallica officinalis

[@crawfish069]

The rose was Rosa gallica at 8:38

[@starababa1985]

The variety was called the Apothecary rose, an early gallica type.

[@johnnyrika957]

Where do I find more series like these?

[@leavingitblank9363]

Do an Internet search on generic terms like "living history tv programs" to find titles, then search on the specific titles to see where you can watch them.

[@eunicestone838]

The cat is looking for a field mouse.

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Save that urine, a million and one uses for fermented urine.....lol..

[@bethyeary8995]

Just goes to show that nothing went to waste. 😃

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

In Lappland the Sami people used to freshen up the colours of their natural dyed clothes with fermented urine. Love from Norway 🦌🇳🇴

[@Laura-Lee]

Stuart (aka. The Professor) certainly does like to lecture and cook. I have the feeling he does the same thing in his own home, forcing his kids to sit around the chopping block in the kitchen and watch and learn. But it takes all kinds and a show like this wouldn't be the same without a know-it-all and this one in particular. Love you, Stewie! 😎🤓 LL

[@sueclark5763]

Stuart peachey owns the farm

[@leavingitblank9363]

@@sueclark5763 Why do you keep saying that? There's no support for this. He's the Director of Historical Management Associates Ltd, which operates the facility.

[@eunicestone838]

The dog got tired of picking beans.

[@penggie]

was he able to use that much saffron because they didn't buy lemons and oranges hahaha

[@TravelingCello]

How can one do this sort of thing for a living?

[@eileenalix8265]

Traveling Cello - I don’t know where you live but there are living history sites all across the USA and I think Europe as well. I don’t know of any that operate to this extent but it does look like a great time.

[@robertpayne2717]

At the time period they are articulating that was their living most all their needs were met by the farm production.Tech they are Employees of the UK. In this modern age.

[@megancrager4397]

Anybody else bummed they don't talk about the dog and cats 😕

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Not really. The cats and dogs were meant to be usefull on the farm, back in the 17th century. So in this series they're not pets. No doubt they got their fair share of cuddles and goodies off camera though ! 😘

[@dl7596]

@@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Nina Elsbeth Gustavsen, "Not really. The cats and dogs were meant to be usefull on the farm," responding to Megan Crager 's, "they don't talk about the dog and cats".

[@esterocalandria6464]

Isn't their scything technique a little off? Too much hacking, it seems to me.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

Alex thinks the best swing is "like a sand wedge." Golf? Period?

[@Mr71paul71]

looks like they have done no research at all into scythe use, if they had they would have cleared that field in less than a day with 2 men scything

[@karenl6959]

The one guy they said has scythed for 10 years or more... but technique like that? After 10 years? He needs to study with the Amish, I think. My mother has scythed considerably less time, but at much greater efficiency.

[@saracreaney]

Would a farmer of that age afforded Saffron?

[@everettgaskins5040]

What about tree hay

[@daviddanyluk535]

Thank you to those that responded to my question about why Peter is called Fonz. Take care everyone.

[@eunicestone838]

Ruth needs to patch his poor shirt.

[@polly5961]

I like that Ruth NEVER fishes for compliments the way the guy cook does..Also, Ruths hands are SO clean compared to the guy cook.. and the meals Ruth cooks ALWAYS are aesthetically pleasing to the eyes... I am sure that all you can tell I'm quite biased concerning my three historyoteers... I somehow don't care for the two guys they added to the cast.. I do like Ruths helper, who has a friendliness about her🤗. As ALWAYS, to EACH their OWN... God's blessings to ALL of you😊

[@adorabell4253]

These aren't added. Tales was the first of the series so it's more that they were taken out. Stuart is an academic while Ruth is a reenactor, different set of skills.

[@kartermeijer6813]

I agree. I really like Cloe, she's a sweet gal, but Stuart is a bit frustrating to me

[@russellmarra8520]

I think there is way too much criticism on you tube videos. Stuart's comments were all on target and informative. He seems like a decent man, though there isn't much humor in his segments. Chill out, folks. If you, like I, grew up in a modern world where the wilderness is an unpainted parking lot, someone like Stu would be good to have around.

[@sueclark5763]

Stuart peachey owns the farm

[@ritageorge8748]

What a nice way you put your comments

[@vanessashimoni6548]

It seems, at least to me, that Ruth and Cloe don’t have good chemistry. Not sure why because they both seem like very pleasant, knowledgeable, hard working women.

[@theclumsyprepper]

I disagree. I think that Ruth and Chloe were having a lot of fun together.

[@janeparent9178]

even though its too late i ship chloe and fonz

[@daviddanyluk535]

Does anybody know why Peter is called Fonz in this series? Take care everyone.

[@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle]

Because he is easy on the eyes heyyy

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

@@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle Oh yes....😘

[@stanlygirl5951]

There were other Peters on the team so used his uni nickname.

[@eunicestone838]

Those pants.,...lol

[@elainefarley1895]

Back in the 1960's, Mingo County, West Virginia, the prisoners would come and use the Same tools at the beginning of the show. I forgot what the name is. The state stopped bringing the prisoners in the 70's. They did a fantastic job.

[@dl7596]

041622. Elaine Farley, Back in the 1960's, Mingo County, West Virginia, the prisoners would come and use the Same tools at the beginning of the show. ".

[@leavingitblank9363]

@@dl7596 Yeah, because cutting grass is such a good life skill. Lots of cost-of-living jobs available in that. (BTW, if you bothered to educate yourself rather than talking from your armchair, you'd know that prisoners ARE trained in _actual_ skills that would allow them to get a job when they're released. But OMG! That would be tax-payer dollars paying to train them while they get room and board for free! Socialism!!)

[@eunicestone838]

I'm from Crum WV . I believe we probably know each other. I went to Crum school.. 1964-1974. I miss it.

[@KJ-xx6xr]

That's NOT how to take down hay with a scything crew. *covers eyes* that hurts to watch. while I personally know syching is shoulder wearying labor, if you watch a pack of Amish do it with scythes, its a thing of beauty, that is if they aren't doing it with a horse drawn sickle bar mower.

[@Ratkill]

Yeah, love the series, but when it comes to technique in things like axe handling, scything, hammering, sharpening. it all seems very amateurish, it looks much more tiring than it should have been.... and they dont seem to get better in any of the later farm documentaries either @_@

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

LoL🤣

[@KJ-xx6xr]

None of them are "academics" only. That's easy enough to learn if one googles their work/life experiences.

[@treetrout3987]

Sonia, I agree; sometimes. Who stews prime rib steaks !? Stuart, that's who. what a sot.

[@manchestertart5614]

It’s supposed to be 1620,perhaps that’s how it was cooked.

[@treetrout3987]

@@manchestertart5614 Most English cooking, in English Homes at the time, as far as Beef was concerned was done over open flame on a spit and, as the French said, ' They cook it to perfection.' Stuart tended to refer to texts from various Countries, to research his recipes, as you may notice. This is where he obtained the recipe you refer to, if I am not mistaken. My family has only been here since the 1880's. We still cook a lot of those dishes today...passed on....

[@jeffcare2812]

It's so unsettling every time they call Peter "Fonz".

[@mortalclown3812]

Most of us can get over it.

[@manchestertart5614]

Americans 🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂

[@MsJammajamma]

watching them use a scythe makes me smile so amateurish , it should look like a lawn after being cut .

[@jackiebuttnor8410]

Wonder how well you would do at a 200% new task with rudimentary instruction and little to no practice time? LMAO!

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

one thing series forgets ... Alex Peter and Ruth have already done this 4 times by this taping ... they have harvested with period tools and sheered sheep ... of the group we KNOW 3 of them have lots of experience doing this ... the other 2 ... fit in well ... be nice to see them do Iron Age next ... perhaps Phil Harding can teach them napping or be a part of it for the napping

[@stanlygirl5951]

Sorry, but you are incorrect. This was made in 2005, and was their first Farm series. They are tyros here.

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

@@stanlygirl5951 funny but the one on the acton scott farm is the first it's where they learned how to drive horses with an expert guide watching ... THAT was the first and it was Peter Ruth and Alex ... watched em as they were made back when

[@jackiebuttnor8410]

Nope! Tales from the Green Valley was the first in 2005. Victorian Farm was 2009. Edwardian Farm was 2010/11. Wartime Farm was 2013. Secrets of the Castle was 2014. If you choose to not believe me. Go look it up.

[@lisalapoint7022]

​. Tales is their first series.

[@jeanjordan1378]

X

[@stefanevgenii3350]

Supposedly the "experts" still don't' have a clue how to use a scythe.

[@vladabocanek3703]

I've never seen such a horrible work with scyte, as is Stuart's.

[@Bevalderon]

Do you often see people work with a sythe?

[@vladabocanek3703]

@@Bevalderon no, people nowadays are lazy and comforted.

[@treetrout3987]

Perhaps I am being Petty, But as an Historian, and a human, I find the old geezer, Stuart whom I've seen in a 'few' other docs, a man of petty mentality. He's often featured alone (in what I've seen ) and seems to be unable to go with the flow of the other scholars. Just distasteful and I think of all the historical period pieces (this being only 1 with the crowd) this one suffers a bit from his never-ending irritable endeavours to be 'different or original. Never a compliment for another cook nor a thank you to a compliment on his. Oh One must regard his tendency to refer to other hired experts as Hired labourers of the day. Begone bonehead!'

[@Jefferdaughter]

I think I know what you mean, but the role he is 'playing' is always one of someone with more money and standing, who does not live with the others. Maybe some of what is irritating about him is due to that role of someone apart from the commoners.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

I think he is the manager of the site--a permanent position. However, I would NEVER LET HIM INTO MY KITCHEN. He spit roasts an old ewe without any basting or simmering it a long time with herbs. Then he uses a brazier to cook salt fish without soaking it to get the salt out and soften the dried flesh-- he even puts a sprig of rosemary on top clear out of the water. The rosemary, just dried out in the heat, would have been stiff and hard as a fish bone. Finally he works hard on a raw chicken, then makes a room-temperature salad without even washing his hands or the table surface. Health and safety rules.? I think not.

[@polly5961]

TreeTrout "Begone Bonehead!" I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! Dost thou mindest if thee borrowist thy wise phrase!?!?😄 Really... you gave me a much needed smile and to laugh aloud... something I rarely do..😊 THANK YOU!!! I so agree with the ARROGANCE in which he carries on..as though he is GRACING EVERYONE with his presence... NOT.. I have to hand it to my three HISTORY-A-TEERS for not giving him a Swift kick in his behind😉

[@sueclark5763]

The Green Valley Farm was a project started in an old farm in Wales to show what life was like on a farm in the 1600s. Stuart Peachey - also in the Green Valley series was an author and one of the instigators of the project.

[@treetrout3987]

@@sueclark5763 I Know these things. My point was: he was not a good fit with the other members of ' the cast '.

[@OstblockLatina]

17th century farm reenactment: *worrying whether animals are going to have enough fodder for the Winter* Also: *adding saffron by handfuls to the oatmeal* Very realistic INDEED. A skilled handworker from the capital would have to work for approximately a week to buy the amount of saffron that guy just chucked into that oatmeal. And this is supposed to be just a very ordinary, not particularly well-off farm. It's absolutely ridiculous.

[@peri4094]

Apparently saffron grows pretty well in the UK, which also explains why it’s in so many recipes (according to comments further up/on another vid)

[@wbshappy1]

never bidden. I have nothing to do with this bozo

[@pollyg562]

the younger woman looks to lost around 30 pounds, which i believe made here obese when starting,

[@catzkeet4860]

Oh please shut up

[@jackiebuttnor8410]

Can you be any more Obnoxious? LoL