Victorian Farm

Product Description

No electricity no gas no flushing toilet.. .and no tractor! Could you survive a year on a Victorian farm? In this fascinating time-travelling experiment Lion Television with the BBC follow a team of historians who will spend a year recreating farm life in 1885. Accompanying the series this book follows the team as they try to run a farm using only materials & resources that would have been available to them in the Victorian era. This was a crucial period in the history of Britain
- rapid industrialization had radically changed life in the cites but rural communities used a mixture of centuries-old & pioneering modern practices. Packed with informative text & photographs from the farm year this book reveals exactly what the Victorians ate wore how they managed their animals farmed the land & organised their lives. In-depth features describe revolutionary advances in more detail including new inventions new breeding methods & advances in agricultural science. Practical projects allow you to join the historians in rediscovering Victorian crafts cookery & homecare. Providing a real insight into life on a Victorian farm this series is also a fascinating reminder of how history comes full circle. The organic diet of 1885 use of natural products for cleaning & healthcare & interests in crafts & gardening are of increasing relevance today as we look for a more responsible way of living over 120 years later.