Tales from the Green Valley — Season 1, Episode 11: July
Documentary, Reality • 30 min • 1 season, 12 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
The women make the most of the July weather by washing all the clothes and bedsheets in 'lye' - a mixture of ashes, water and fermented urine. Meanwhile, the men tackle the job of making hay in the meadow. Fonz reflects on the farmers' achievements as the team harvest the peas
About Tales from the Green Valley
Follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts. They wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the 1620s.