0:00:02 > 0:00:06# Come join us down on the farm today
0:00:06 > 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 a farm
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Summer, autumn, winter, spring
0:00:17 > 0:00:20# Ploughing, planting, harvesting
0:00:20 > 0:00:24# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:00:24 > 0:00:28# Come join us down on the farm today. #
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Hello, I'm JB, and welcome to Down On The Farm.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37After the long winter months, spring is finally here.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Farmers are getting ready for the year ahead, so it's a busy time.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Now, while I help out on this farm, let's find out what Storm is up to.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56There's nothing I love more than a delicious cup of tea,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00so I've come to a farm in Scotland to find out how it's made.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Hi, Tam. Hi, Harris.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Hi, Storm.- Hi, Storm. Welcome to our tea farm in Perth.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Well, thank you very much.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Now, I thought that tea only grew in really warm places, like India -
0:01:15 > 0:01:17not cold places like Scotland!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21The weather in Scotland is perfect for growing tea.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22I can see that -
0:01:22 > 0:01:25there's lots of healthy-looking tea plants here.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28There are even more tea plants outside.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Spring is harvest time, and Tam has picked some for us.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Would you like to help us make it into tea?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Only if you'll show me how! - Of course we will, Storm.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47So now we have our freshly picked tea leaves,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49what's the first thing we have to do?
0:01:49 > 0:01:53We'll squash the leaves to break them up to release the flavour.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56We fold the leaves into a clean cloth and scrunch them.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Right, I'm going to copy you, Harris.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03It's a bit like how you would make bread when you knead the dough.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Let's see how we've done.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- They look suitably squashed. - That looks pretty good.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Now we'll leave the leaves to rest under a cloth.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Tam has some other leaves ready for the next stage - rolling.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Um...- Am I doing it right?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23No. Um, not exactly.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26So, how do I do it?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Slow and steady.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33You need to make sure the leaves are squished together like that.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36This makes the tea leaves look nicer.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Now the leaves are ready to dry out.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41If you spread them evenly on the tray,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44we'll put them in the machine called a dehydrator.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Well, I think that looks nice and even.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51So, this must be the dehydrator.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Yes, this machine is like a little oven.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It dries the leaves until they're nice and crispy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- And how long does it take? - It takes three days.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Three days for a cup of tea? That's an awfully long time to wait.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I know. But we've got some here that have been drying for a day
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- and these leaves are finished. - Wow, look at them!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- They look very dry and crispy, don't they, Harris?- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- So, there's only one thing left to do now.- Make a cup of tea!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Delicious. Just what you need after a hard day's work -
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- a refreshing cup of tea. Cheers!- Cheers!- Cheers!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Now, as we finish off these,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33let's find out what else happens in spring.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38JB: Spring is a special season of the year,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41as it's a time when lots of wildlife is born.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Piglets, lambs,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48kids and calves
0:03:48 > 0:03:53are just some of the new arrivals that we often see in spring.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57New life is happening in and around the water, too.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Fluffy ducklings take their first dip in calm rivers.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06And frogspawn, laid by frogs in the winter,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09gets ready to hatch as tadpoles in the spring.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12When a tadpole hatches and gets bigger,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16it develops a beautiful golden sheen.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19And one of the first things to grow are their back legs
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and then, their front legs.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25On the inside, their bones start to form and their gills,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29which help them to breathe underwater, change into lungs,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34so they can breathe out of the water once turned into a frog.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37This incredible change is called metamorphosis.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Today, I'm not on a farm.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Instead, I'm here in a school in the City of London.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The boys and girls here have a very special farm project
0:04:49 > 0:04:52happening right inside their classroom,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55which is extremely exciting.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- ALL:- Storm, Storm, come in the classroom!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Let's go!
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- So, what do we have here? What are these?- They're eggs.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- And what's inside the eggs? ALL:- Ducklings!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Ducklings?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18What's this strange machine?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20It's an incubator.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And what does an incubator do?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26It keeps the eggs nice and warm to hatch.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Well, I cannot wait to see some of these baby ducklings.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35While the children wait for the eggs in the incubator to hatch,
0:05:35 > 0:05:40they've got some ducklings who have already hatched to look after.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Hi, everyone. So, what have you got to show me over here?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46We have ducklings.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- And how old are they? - Three days old.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54They're just three days old? They look so tiny and so cute.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56You have to be very careful holding them.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59And how do you look after ducklings?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02We need to give them food.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Perfect.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- Is there anything else they need? - You need to give them water.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Excellent.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Well, I think you've all done a fantastic job.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20I wonder how the eggs in the incubator are getting on.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It looks like they haven't hatched yet.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30They've been in there for 27 days, but it could take a longer
0:06:30 > 0:06:33before they're ready to break through the shell
0:06:33 > 0:06:35with their beaks and wriggle out.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Thank you, guys. I've had a brilliant day
0:06:38 > 0:06:41learning about the ducklings and seeing the eggs,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44but because they'll take a while to hatch,
0:06:44 > 0:06:45I need to go to another farm.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Do you promise to tell me if anything happens?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- ALL:- Yes!- Bye, guys.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Bye, Storm!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58The boys and girls didn't have to wait long.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00The ducklings were born three days later.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The children will help them grow big and strong
0:07:03 > 0:07:06and then they'll go and live on a farm.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Now, let's enjoy our Easter poem.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Spring days made for fun
0:07:15 > 0:07:18So come outside, enjoy the sun
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Feel it shining on your face
0:07:21 > 0:07:24As you run and hunt and chase
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Breathe the air so blossom sweet
0:07:28 > 0:07:31The grass is lush beneath your feet
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Everything seems fresh and new
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The animals, they feel it, too
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Outside, at last, the cows run free
0:07:41 > 0:07:44As if to say, "You can't catch me!"
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Green leaves unfurl upon the trees
0:07:47 > 0:07:50And hope is floating on the breeze
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Spring is a time when lots of crops get planted.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It can get very busy,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07so farmers love machines that help them do things more quickly.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Today, I'm finding out how this farm uses computers
0:08:11 > 0:08:13to help them plant barley.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Barley is used to make lots of different types of food,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19like bread and hot drinks.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Hmm... I'm looking for farmer Willie.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I think that might be him.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37It looks like the tractor's driving itself!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Hi, Willie.- Hi, JB.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Um, was your tractor just driving itself?- It was.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55It's no ordinary tractor - it steers itself.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56How does it do that?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Satellites in the sky tell it where to go -
0:08:59 > 0:09:02like sat nav in a car. It knows where the tractor is
0:09:02 > 0:09:05and tells it to go in a straight line.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- That means it can plant barley in a straight line.- Exactly.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It's done by a machine on the back of the tractor.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Do you want to see it in action? - Absolutely!- OK, let's go.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Let's go!- OK.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28You don't have to use your hands at all?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I'm driving the tractor with no hands at all.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35The tractor does it itself, talks to the satellites in the sky,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39keeps us driving nice and straight all day long.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Brilliant!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46That computer is helping you plant the seeds?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49The computer knows where we are in the field.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51It tells the machine where to plant the seeds
0:09:51 > 0:09:53so they grow nice and evenly.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57The GPS, the computer and the seed drill all talk to each other
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- and it all works out really well. - Amazing.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Farmer Willie, thank you for showing me the hi-tech machinery
0:10:11 > 0:10:13you use on your farm.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It makes my work quicker and easier,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19and it only takes a day to plant a whole field of barley.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- And they look really cool. - I think so, too.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I can't wait to see the barley when it's grown.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27JB, you're welcome back any time.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Being out and about is so much fun,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33so here's some tips for looking after the countryside.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41In spring, the weather is better and it's time to play outside.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45There are lots of inspects and mini beasts to look out for,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49under rocks and under leaves.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It's really important to protect
0:10:51 > 0:10:54all the little creatures and insects around us.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58You can help by always putting things back where you find them
0:10:58 > 0:11:00to keep them safe and snug.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Be kind when you're out and about.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10STORM: At Easter time, many people give chocolate eggs
0:11:10 > 0:11:12as a special gift.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14This is Diana. She's a chocolatier,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17which means she makes things out of chocolate.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Poppy and Shay have come to the chocolate factory to help.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22We're making Easter eggs,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and we've got loads to do, so let's get started.
0:11:25 > 0:11:31Chocolate grows on trees in hot countries in a big pod like this.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34And inside the pod are cocoa beans.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41This is the part of the bean we use to make chocolate - the nib.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44If you squish your cocoa up and have a smell...
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- What do you think they smell like? - BOTH:- Chocolate brownies.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52They do smell like brownies.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Now we've got cocoa nibs, do you want to make some chocolate?
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Yeah.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00This machine is called a grinder.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04It squashes the cocoa nibs to turn them into a smooth liquid.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Then we add some melted cocoa butter.- Brilliant.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Then something to make the chocolate sweet.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Sugar?- Sugar! Yeah, that's right.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19To make milk chocolate, we add some milk powder,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23which is like the milk we drink, but it's been dried out.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Does that look really good?- Yeah.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28The chocolate goes into another machine
0:12:28 > 0:12:30that heats it so it's really runny.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33The warm chocolate is put into egg-shaped moulds,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37which are then closed tight shut.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39And next we need a machine called a spinner,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41like this one.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46It spins round so the chocolate only coats the sides of the moulds.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50This means the eggs will be hollow.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53After 15 minutes, the chocolate is cool and hard.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58The last thing we have to do is decorate the eggs
0:12:58 > 0:13:00to make them look really pretty.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I'm making mine for my big brother.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08I'm making mine for my mum and dad and brother and sister.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16I think you've worked really hard and you deserve a little treat,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19so...would you like to try some?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Mm!- Mm!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Storm and I have had a brilliant time on the farm today.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30If you want to have fun on your own farm,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34go to the CBeebies website to play the Down On Your Farm game.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36See you next time. Bye!
0:13:37 > 0:13:41# Come join us down on the farm today
0:13:41 > 0:13:46# Learn about nature along the way
0:13:46 > 0:13:48# From seeds to crops and field to barn
0:13:48 > 0:13:50# So much to do down on a farm
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# Summer, autumn, winter, spring
0:13:52 > 0:13:55# Ploughing, planting, harvesting
0:13:55 > 0:13:59# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:13:59 > 0:14:04# Come join us down on the farm today. #