Follow-up to the hit BBC series Victorian Farm Victorian Farm sold over 40,000 copies (Nielsen Bookscan figures) Includes projects and recipes to try at home Following on from the hit BBC seriesVictorian Farm, this book accompanies a new 12-part BBC series. This time,Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn take a leap forward in time to immerse themselves in an Edwardian community in the West Country. Inthe nineteenth and early twentiethcenturies, Morwellham Quay was situated in a bustling and commercially prosperous region astunning rural landscape encompassing rolling farmland, wild moorland, tidal river, coastand forest, which supported a vibrant and diverse economy. Ruth, Peter and Alex will spend a year exploring all aspects of this working landscape - restoring boats, buildings and equipment, cultivating crops, fishing, rearing animals and rediscovering the lost heritage of this fascinating era as well as facing the challenges of increasingly commercial farming practices, fishing and community events. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Title: Edwardian Farm
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1862058857
ISBN 13: 9781862058859
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Weight: 1080 grams

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Following on from the hit BBC series Victorian Farm, this book accompanies a new 12-part BBC series. This time, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, and Peter Ginn take a leap forward in time to immerse themselves in an Edwardian community in the West Country. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Morwellham Quay was situated in a bustling and commercially prosperous region—a stunning rural landscape encompassing rolling farmland, wild moorland, tidal river, coast, and forest, which supported a vibrant and diverse economy. Ruth, Peter, and Alex will spend a year exploring all aspects of this working landscape—restoring boats, buildings, and equipment; cultivating crops; fishing; rearing animals; and rediscovering the lost heritage of this fascinating era as well as facing the challenges of increasingly commercial farming practices, fishing, and community events.

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Historian Ruth Goodman is an expert in nineteenth century farming practice

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