The team sets about restoring a cottage, thresh the previous summer’s wheat crop, and make cider and preserves. A flock of Shropshire ewes arrives on the farm.
Peter tries to build pigsties, and Ruth tackles the laundry. A ram and a Shire horse arrive. Ahead lies a Victorian Christmas of decorations, cooking, and church carols.
It’s springtime, and there are lambs and pigs to be delivered and animal midwifery to be mastered. The team turn to Victorian science to save their struggling crops.
Lengthening summer days allow for a few breaks in the routine, but there are still plenty of tasks to be done. Weather permitting, it’s also time for the hay harvest.
