0:00:02 > 0:00:03Baaaa!
0:00:03 > 0:00:07# Come join us down on the farm today
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# Learn about nature along the way
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# From seeds to crops And field to barn
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# So much to do down on the farm
0:00:15 > 0:00:20# Summer, autumn, winter, spring Ploughing, planting, harvesting
0:00:20 > 0:00:24# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:00:24 > 0:00:30# Come join us down on the farm today. #
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Hello, I'm JB and welcome to summer on Down On The Farm.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Today, we'll be finding out about the pigs on my farm
0:00:37 > 0:00:40and meeting some young gardeners.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Coming up, we meet farmer Neil who knows all about peas.
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Storm visits a growing project and finds out what's being harvested.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53I'm going to tell you about my Tamworth pigs.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57'But first, Storm discovers how balls of wool are made.'
0:00:57 > 0:01:00So come join us down on the farm.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- 'When I visited shepherd James and his family...'- Good boy!
0:01:09 > 0:01:10'Mum Helen,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13'Molly, Bee and Isaac
0:01:13 > 0:01:17'on their farm, I learned all about Herdwick sheep.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20'Shepherd James also showed me how a sheep is sheared.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'The wool from a sheep is called a fleece.'
0:01:23 > 0:01:26So I have a fleece from shepherd James's sheep.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30It's all washed and it's lovely and clean, and I'd like to turn
0:01:30 > 0:01:34this into this, and then hopefully into something to wear.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38So let's go inside and see how it's done.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42This is Marion. She's a wool crafter, which means
0:01:42 > 0:01:46she makes things out of wool, like cardigans.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50So I've come to find out how to make a ball of wool.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- I see you've brought a fleece. - I have, and it's lovely and clean.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Right, so we'll start with carding.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58So what is carding?
0:01:58 > 0:02:03It's brushing out all the tangles like you're brushing your hair.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08So we take some fleece and we put it on one carder, like that,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and then with the other carder we brush it.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Ah! So carding takes tangles out of the fleece,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17like brushing tangles out of your hair.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22Then we roll it up into a thing called a rolag.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- So what happens next? - Well, we're going to spin it!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27That sounds fantastic.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31So there's the spinning wheel. We'll just bring that round a bit.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34There is a nice, fluffy end on the end of my wool that I've spun
0:02:34 > 0:02:39and then we're going to join that onto the fluffy end of the rolag.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Then I'm going to just press the treadle down with my foot.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46The rolag is attached to wool already spun and by
0:02:46 > 0:02:50pressing the special pedal, called a treadle, the wheel spins,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53the wool is pulled in and it wraps around a tube
0:02:53 > 0:02:55which is called a bobbin.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58That turns it into the wool that we can knit with.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01There are lots of balls of wool here that have come from all
0:03:01 > 0:03:05different sheep and some have been dyed bright colours.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Here's Marion to show us how to knit.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10We've got the knitting needles
0:03:10 > 0:03:14and the wool, and you're going to put the right needle through
0:03:14 > 0:03:16the front of the stitch,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19put the wool round and then bring it through.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Do you think I could have a go?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26'Lots and lots of practice is needed for knitting and an adult to help.'
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I've just finished this hat, do you like that?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Oh! I know a little boy that will love this.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Well, thank you very much for showing me
0:03:35 > 0:03:40how to turn a sheep's fleece into a ball of wool and then into a hat.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45While I finish off my knitting, let's find out what else happens in summer.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Well, it looks like Isaac's very happy with his woolly hat.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55In late summer, fields begin to change colour
0:03:55 > 0:03:59as green turns to gold.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02While we enjoy holidays in the last of the warm sunshine,
0:04:02 > 0:04:07down on the farm it's harvest time.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Combine harvesters are used to gather the crops
0:04:11 > 0:04:13of wheat, barley and oats.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Farmers hurry to harvest their crops in the good
0:04:16 > 0:04:19weather before the rains come,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21often working late into the night.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27In the hedges, plants like blackberry and elderberry
0:04:27 > 0:04:32have used the last of the summer sun to produce eye-catching fruits.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37These attract birds keen to fatten up for winter.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41The birds will later spread seeds from inside the fruit
0:04:41 > 0:04:44far and wide, helping new plants to grow next year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50As the days start to grow cooler, orchards are filled with the
0:04:50 > 0:04:55sounds of the last harvest of the summer, delicious apples and pears.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01And when the swallows fly south in search of warmer lands,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04we know that summer is over.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Autumn, with its rich colours, is just around the corner.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I'm here in Glasgow with my wellies to meet a group of young
0:05:21 > 0:05:25gardeners called The Smelly Welly Club.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Local children come to the club twice a week to learn
0:05:29 > 0:05:33all about growing fruit and vegetables.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Hi, guys. You look very busy. What are you doing?- Planting broad beans.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- You're planting broad beans and are these paper pots?- Yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Why would you use paper pots? - So that we can recycle.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I have brought my own trowel. This used to be a milk carton.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Why would we use trowels that used to be milk cartons?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- To recycle and they're not that much money, as well.- That's also true.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Do you want to show me what we do?- Yeah.- OK.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03You put the soil in and use your hands to control it and then,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- once you've got enough soil, you just put a bean in like that.- Right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:06:11 > 0:06:13And that's it done!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22There's one thing that's really important for any garden
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- and what's that? BOTH:- Worms!
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Yes, it's worms. Apparently, there are some worms in here.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Do you think we can find any?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Now, why do you think worms are so important for your garden?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Because they eat the soil and help it out and make it richer,
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- and they...- They make it so that more air can get through it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- So it's better soil for the plants to grow?- Yeah.- We can see a few here.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I found one.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- There we go. Do you like worms? - Yeah.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02We'll put that back in the garden.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10The fantastic thing about summer is that the fruit and vegetables
0:07:10 > 0:07:13absorb the sun and rain to produce a brilliant
0:07:13 > 0:07:18source of food, and today we're harvesting some vegetables.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20'Harvesting means we are collecting
0:07:20 > 0:07:23'and picking the fully grown vegetables.'
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Here are some onions.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Well, that is quite fantastic,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37all home-grown in your garden.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Just brilliant, that's my tea tonight.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42'Potato harvested.'
0:07:45 > 0:07:47ALL: Job done!
0:07:48 > 0:07:52'After a busy time gardening, there's nothing better
0:07:52 > 0:07:55'than having a break to eat some healthy fruit.'
0:07:55 > 0:07:59One, two, three, I'm coming!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01SCREAMS
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'While we carry on having fun, here's our summer poem -
0:08:04 > 0:08:07'Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah.'
0:08:10 > 0:08:15At the bottom of my garden There's a hedgehog and a frog
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And a lot of creepy-crawlies Living underneath the log
0:08:20 > 0:08:24There's a baby daddy-longlegs And an easy-going snail
0:08:24 > 0:08:29And a family of woodlice All are on my nature trail.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36There are caterpillars waiting For their time to come to fly
0:08:36 > 0:08:40There are worms turning the earth over
0:08:40 > 0:08:42As ladybirds fly by
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Birds will visit, cats will visit But they always choose their time
0:08:47 > 0:08:52And I've even seen a fox visit This wild garden of mine.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Squirrels come to nick my nuts And busy bees come buzzing
0:09:01 > 0:09:03And when the night-time comes
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Sometimes some dragonflies Come humming
0:09:06 > 0:09:11My garden mice are very shy And I've seen bats that's growl
0:09:11 > 0:09:15And in my garden I have seen A very wise old owl.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24My garden is a lively place There's always something happening
0:09:24 > 0:09:26There's this constant search for food
0:09:26 > 0:09:29And then there's all that flowering
0:09:29 > 0:09:33When you have a garden You will never be alone
0:09:33 > 0:09:37And I believe we all deserve A garden of our own.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Oink! Oink!
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Welcome to my farm.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I want to tell you all about my livestock, which is the name
0:09:51 > 0:09:52given to animals kept on a farm.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Today, I want you to meet my Tamworth pigs.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01'Tamworth pigs are ginger in colour and their coat protects them
0:10:01 > 0:10:04'from getting sunburnt on sunny days.'
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I have 23 piglets.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Now, piglets is the name given to baby pigs.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Their mums are called sows, their dads are called boars.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20A group of pigs is called a herd and I have 55 pigs in my herd.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32This is the first pig I ever welcomed to my farm, called Ginger.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I rescued her from the RSPCA
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and she's now had three litters here on the farm.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42A litter means the number of animals born at the same time,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45like this litter of piglets.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49The piglets get their milk from their mum and run about.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Time to feed the herd.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00They love eating all kinds of fruit
0:11:00 > 0:11:05and vegetables, including bananas, peppers, cucumbers and swedes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I also give them these pellets, which give them all the vitamins
0:11:09 > 0:11:12that they need to keep them nice and healthy.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14It's important to have healthy herd.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20This is an outdoor pigpen.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's here the pigs like to chill out and rest.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26At bedtime they like to curl up and snuggle,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29so I put loads of straw down to keep them warm.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, now you've met my lovely Tamworth pigs.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Next, let's find out what's harvested in the summer.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Oink!- Oink!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52We're here today with farmer Neil.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56He's harvesting a really popular vegetable, it's peas!
0:11:56 > 0:12:01We're going to find out how they're grown, picked and frozen.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04We harvest peas for eight weeks during the summer.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08We always pick the peas when they are sweet and fresh.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12They must be harvested and frozen in under two and a half hours,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15so it is always a race against time.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19In spring and early summer, the peas are planted in fields
0:12:19 > 0:12:23from seed into the freshly ploughed earth.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Over the next few months, the plants grow larger
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and flowers start to appear.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Once there are lots of flowers,
0:12:32 > 0:12:36the petals drop off and little pods begin to form.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39When the pods are large and plump,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41the peas are ready to be harvested.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Machines called pea viners are used to pick the peas.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49They chop up the whole plant, then the machine separates
0:12:49 > 0:12:54the stocks, leaves and pods, leaving just the peas remaining.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01The viners transfer the peas thousands at a time into a trailer
0:13:01 > 0:13:05to be taken away to be frozen.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Once they arrive at the factory, they are washed and then blasted with
0:13:09 > 0:13:13ice-cold air again and again to bring their temperature
0:13:13 > 0:13:15down really quickly.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19At the other end of the factory, the peas come out frozen solid
0:13:19 > 0:13:21and full of freshness.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24They are then ready to be put into bags
0:13:24 > 0:13:28and sent off to the shops for you to buy and enjoy.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Storm and I have had an amazing time down on the farm
0:13:35 > 0:13:37and we hope you've enjoyed it too.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40You can check out more incredible things to see
0:13:40 > 0:13:42and do on the CBeebies website.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Bye!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48# Come join us down on the farm today
0:13:48 > 0:13:52# Learn about nature along the way
0:13:52 > 0:13:54# From seeds to crops And field to barn
0:13:54 > 0:13:57# So much to do down on the farm
0:13:57 > 0:14:01# Summer, autumn, winter, spring Ploughing, planting harvesting
0:14:01 > 0:14:05# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:14:05 > 0:14:10# Come join us down on the farm today. #