Cheese Farm Mr Bloom: Here and There

# Hello, my name is Mr Bloom

# And I'd like to come to see you soon

# I'm out on the road, you see

# Here and there

# So that we can get together and have some fun

# I'll help you out if there's work to be done

# So where is it you'd like to go?

# Call me up and let me know

# What is it you'd like to do?

# I'll pop along and do it too

# Cities, towns and countryside

# I can travel far and wide

# I'm all about and everywhere

# I'm here and there

# Here and there

# On Here And There. #

Hey, hello there, Tiddlers! How are you tiddling?

Oh, Mr Bloom, here.

And apart from gardening, I like going out and about.

I like going here and there doing lots of fun things

and finding out about new places.

And I've been wondering, what do you like to do where you live, hmm?

Perhaps you might like going to the beach with you family,

or visiting museums?

BOING!

Ooh! Well, it looks like somebody wants to tell me!

Hello, Mr Bloom. I'm Jessica and this is Oliver, and we live on a farm.

There are pigs...

..and sheep too.

They like munching on grass.

There's some cows with big horns on their heads called longhorn cattle.

This is the food for the chicks.

My favourite animal is Sammy the pony.

We like going riding together.

You should come and visit us, Mr Bloom!

Hey, you know what? I'd love to come.

# Whereabouts will I end up next?

# Let's put my Route Finder to the test

# It could be a beach A village or a city

# Museum or a school A garden so pretty

# A church or a station A river or town

# I just can't wait till you show me around

# Tiddlers, I'm on my way

# So where am I today? #

Hey, hello there, Tiddlers. Hello, Mum.

-CHILDREN AND MUM:

-Hello!

Aw. And hello to you, Sammy! It's nice to meet you.

And thank you for inviting me to your farm.

-So Jessica, what you up to?

-Grooming Sammy.

Well, you're doing a fine job there.

And Oliver, have you got any other jobs to do today?

-Got to feed the animals.

-Feed the animals, very important.

-Could I help you with feeding the Sammy?

-Yes.

-All right then.

You lead the way. Come on.

-Right. What have we got here?

-Some carrots.

-Some crunchy carrots.

-Now, are they all for you to eat?

-No.

-No.

-I bet Sammy must love carrots. And what's this, Jessica?

-Chaff.

-So is that Sammy's favourite food?

-Yeah.

-Right, I see.

-So how many spoonfuls do we need to put in this big bucket?

-One scoop.

-One scoop. Go on, then. You put one in there.

-And one scoop of this one.

And one from that one. Put them in there. You give it a good stir.

-So is this food good for Sammy, Jessica?

-Yes.

-Yeah?

It gives her lots of energy so I can ride her.

Every horse needs energy, don't they, so they can run about.

-And how are you getting on there, Oliver? Is it ready?

-Yes.

Right then. Let's take it over for Sammy to eat.

Sammy's certainly enjoying her food,

though I'm not sure I'd like to eat it.

But I have spied a rather lovely basket of veg over there.

-So maybe we could have that for our dinner, couldn't we?

-No.

-No?

-Why not?

-It's for Apple and Banana.

-Apple and Banana?

So let me get this straight, you're going

to feed some lettuce to an apple and a banana?

-We'll show you?

-Really? I think you better had!

PIGS GRUNT

Ah, I see, Tiddlers, Apple and Banana are the names of your pigs!

Let's feed them these vegetables.

Here we go.

Here you go, piggies. You going to have some greens?

Right then. So that's the pigs got their dinner. How about us, though?

We going to put our feet up, have a cup of tea?

-No, there's lots more to see.

-Really?

COWS MOO

Oh, Tiddlers, this is where your chickens are.

They look very happy to me, flapping about.

-And where do they lay their eggs, Jessica?

-Everywhere, Mr Bloom.

-Is it time to collect the eggs in, Oliver?

-Yeah.

-All right then.

Look, we could use these baskets. There we go.

Just grab a basket, and then we can see how many eggs we can find.

CHICKENS CLUCK

CHICKENS CLUCK

-Mummy, I found one!

-Excellent! Well done. Pop it in your basket.

-Dad, I found one.

-Well done, Jessica!

Thank you.

So, let's add these eggs up. I got to three eggs.

-OK, how about you, Oliver?

-Two.

-And you, Jessica?

-Two.

-You got two, so that's four, and I got three, so that is...

-Seven.

That's right, Jessica, we got seven eggs!

ROOSTER CROWS

Eh?

Eh! Looks like the Route Finder wants to show us

some more animals you find on a farm.

'You might find these animals at night!'

'Wow! This barn owl has made a nest in a farm building.'

'Barn owls are a type of bird.

'They love to fly about when it's dark outside.

'But other animals like to fly at night-time too.

'But these aren't birds. No, these super fliers are called bats.

'Bats have really good hearing.

'They can't see very well, so they find their way about by listening.

'So, while we're tucked up in our beds,

'bats and owls are keeping busy in the skies.

'Hey, there's always something going on in the countryside!'

'There are lots of cows here,

'and they live on a different farm with Jessica and Oliver's uncle.

'He's called David, and the Tiddlers invited me along to say hello.'

Well, it looks like you've got a fine herd of cows here, Tiddlers.

-And what are cows good at doing?

-Making milk.

-That's right!

They make milk, and we can get milk from the udders, and by the

look of them, it looks like they got a lot of milk in there.

Well, Mr Bloom, we need to milk the cows,

so if you'd like to help us, that would be fantastic.

Yeah, that would be brilliant! I'd love to. Come on. Lead on.

Right then, David, what have we got here?

-This is the milking parlour and these are the cows.

-Right.

-Let's get to it.

-OK!

'The milk goes from the cows through lots of tubes into this big vat.

'But this milk isn't for drinking.

'No, it's going to be turned into cheese!

'Red Leicester cheese!

'The cheese making room needs to be kept extra clean,

'so we've had to put on special clothes and nets over our hair.'

Hey! Would you look at all this milk?

It's ready to be turned into cheese. But, you know what?

I thought Red Leicester was a bit more red!

-How do you change the colour?

-You put some red in.

-And what is that red colour, Jessica?

-Annatto.

-Annatto, eh?

Well, let's do it!

Wow!

'Annatto is lovely and red, and it actually comes from plants,

'plants that grow a long way away in a place called South America.'

Hey, well done, Jessica. A very pretty pattern this, isn't it?

It's not all turned orange, has it?

'A machine mixes the annatto into the milk.'

'And uncle David pours in a liquid called rennet.'

'This makes the milk much thicker.'

What do we need to do next, Jessica?

We need to separate the curds from the whey.

'The curds are the cheesy bits...

'and the whey is the watery bit.'

'The whey is drained away.'

'And we cut the curd into blocks.'

That's a big one, that.

'And we put them in the mill...'

'..which grinds the curd into pieces.

'We put the curd into the mould.'

Ooh! That's very heavy. Ah!

'We then put it in the press for two days.'

There we go.

Right, so we got the cheese there,

-now how long before we get to taste some?

-Seven months.

-Seven months?!

That's over half a year!

My rumbly tummy can't wait seven months for some cheese!

Well, I think we can find some which we've made before.

Ah, now THAT is music to my ears. Come on, lead the way.

So, Tiddlers, I can see this is all the cheese,

but it looks a bit funny to me. Why is that then?

Well, Mr Bloom, we wrap it in lard and muslin,

and it stops it drying out. As it stops it drying out,

-all the tastes improve as it gets a little bit older.

-Right, I see.

-So it looks like this to keep it nice and tasty.

-Absolutely.

So there we are.

-How does it smell to you, Jessica?

-Cheesy.

-Yeah, very cheesy.

Nice and cheesy. I'd love to taste some.

Best way to eat our cheese is in a sandwich,

-so why don't we go and have a picnic?

-Yeah!

Ha-ha! Come on, Tiddlers, this way!

Oh, your cheese, it makes a cracking sandwich, David.

-Thank you very much.

-And you know what?

Whilst we're at it, I reckon we should thank your cows as well.

Come on, everyone!

ALL: Thank you, cows!

COWS MOO

Ha-ha!

You're quite all right. Hey, and I'd like to thank you, Oliver,

and you, Jessica. I've had a brilliant day.

But it's time for me to go, so join me soon when I'll be...

Here and there!

You're right. Bye-bye!

Bye!

# Where is it you'd like to go?

# Call me up and let me know

# What is it you like to do?

# I'll pop along and do it too

# Cities, towns, the countryside

# I can travel far and wide

# I'm all about and everywhere

# I'm here and there! #