just before her was the new farm-house Uncle Henry built
At the end of Chapter 23, Dorothy returns to the farm where she lives with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Explore these websites and videos to find out more about farms.
How important is farming for our modern world?
So when did farming begin? Well most archaeologists think farming started about 10,000 years ago in an area at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. But new evidence says it might even be as long ago as 23,000 years ago!
Farming started in Britain about 4000 years ago, a time called the Neolithic (which means New Stone Age), and there’s a really famous Neolithic farming village that still exists at Skara Brae in Orkney.
Farms around the world produce all sorts of crops and animal products that we use regularly, such as eggs, wheat, corn and meat. But some are a little more strange, like goats producing spider silk in their milk …
… and elephant dung coffee!
Challenge yourself!
If you’ve ever wondered about being a farmer, here’s your chance. Your challenge is to play the Top Crop game from National Geographic.
You can also look at the Help with Challenges page to come up with your own farming challenge.
