Medieval Farming

Question 1

 What jobs did a person have to perform in each month

Answer 1

A person would have to perform ploughing, Planting, weaving, harvesting, sewing, and fertilizing
January- repairing planting and weaving
February- ploughing fertilizing
March- sowing, weeding, ploughing
April-pruning, weeding, scaring birds
may-weeding, scaring birds
June-shearing and harvesting
July- ploughing and gathering
August- harvesting, tying and winnowing
September- harvesting, tying, winnowing, milling
October-sowing, milling, and weaving
November- butchering, salting/smoking, weaving
December- collecting, digging, weaving

Question 2

What did the poor eat (4)

Answer 2

Peasants main food was a dark bread made of rye grain
a stew called portage, made of peas, beans, onions
the only sweet foods are berries, nuts, and honey
peasants to not eat much

Question 3

What did the rich eat

Answer 3

The Lord always ate well, even during winter
he could afford salt to preserve his meat year-round
he could afford pepper to spice tasteless food