Bronze Age reenactor here!

Midori · Post: # 64683Post **Midori** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:27 pm

Hi All,

I'm Midori, very keen on self-sufficiency, but, due to illness unfortunately not able to do the hard work neccessary to be as green as I would like!

I'm hoping to get my bone idle son, who has an NVQ in Amenity Horticulture, to help me make some well-raised beds for veg, and flowers. (not holding my breath, however!)

I only have a small garden, and will only be growing small amonts of anything, such as carrots, beet, parsnips, courgettes, runners and some salad. I am also hoping to grow things which would have been eaten in the Bronze Age, such as fat hen.

This of course will not be happening this year, as the beds, etc, need to be built. Also, the Living History season is about to start, so I am going to be busy most weekends in Late July, August and September.

Millie · Post: # 64688Post **Millie** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:49 pm

Shirley · Post: # 64690Post **Shirley** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:58 pm

Welcome aboard Midori

When we moved to our house a couple of years ago Fat Hen was one of the only things growing in abundance :)

mybarnconversion · Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:12 pm

Wow ... bronze age, a long way back ... please share as much as you can with us - welcome

SueSteve · Post: # 64697Post **SueSteve** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:35 pm

Hi Midori,
Welcome, I only joined today too!!
I used to do Iron Age!! Forest of Dean Living History Group, now called FLAG (Forest Living Archaeology Group)!
Sue

glenniedragon · Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:51 pm

Welcome to the site- We're ex-Roman reenactors here! hoping to get back into it when offspring a bit more independant. OH into his experimental archeology, and roman cuisine-re-enacting must attract those intrested in surviving before the advent of electricity and industrialisation. But I ask you what have the Romans ever done for us.............

Welcome, I'm sure you'll be happy here
kind thoughts
Deb

red · Post: # 64708Post **red** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:03 pm

hi and welcome

Millymollymandy · Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:06 am

Hi Midori and welcome!

pskipper · Post: # 64766Post **pskipper** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:23 am

Hello!

Thomzo · Post: # 64770Post **Thomzo** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:35 am

Helloooooo

Zoe

the.fee.fairy · Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:48 pm

Hiya

reeenactor wannabe here. There are just not enough days in the week!!

Welcome to ish!

ina · Post: # 64797Post **ina** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:27 pm

Hi Midori, and welcome!

This site is getting to be not only geographically divers, but also historically... Any cooking tips from the bronze age?

Midori · Post: # 66516Post **Midori** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:43 pm

Cooking tips? The first year I was involved I tried to roast a leg of wild boar over the open fire, by first wrapping it in a flour/water crust, But....... the darned thing decided it would rather be a work of Art a la Salvador Dali and welded itself to the burning wood!

After most of the day turning the thing I took it back to the archaeologists' camp and finished it off in the 21st Century oven!

Cheers, Midori

SueSteve · Post: # 66519Post **SueSteve** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:22 pm

I've just made Roman-ish biscuits!!
(with the addition of baking powder!!)
Spelt flour, honey, sultanas, cinnamon, oil!

QuakerBear · Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:45 am

Bronze age re-enactment... That is soooooo cool.