For those of you interested in small farming and historical farming methods, there are two wonderful programs produced in England and made available on YouTube. Both are in several parts, but all of them are on YouTube in order and they are well worth watching. The first, called Victorian Farm, follows three modern folks, all with background historical knowledge (historians, archeologists, etc.) living on a Victorian era farm and living the life of a Victorian farmer. The second series, called Edwardian Farm, is a sequel to the first in which the same three people try to live as Edwardians in a similar situation. I think what strikes me most is the effort taken by the producers to reproduce the lifestyle and society in which these people would have operated very completely. They often have friends and experts and family visit the show, but everyone is in period dress and the technology and methods are all period as well. They are both a fascinating study in historic farming and I've learned a few things we plan to apply to our own operation once we get up and running.
Here are the links to the first episode of both shows. Watch them. Devour them. I have.
Victorian Farm on YouTube
Edwardian Farm on YouTube
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