I would of signed up in a heartbeat!

My buddy Carla told me about a show you can rent on Netflix from the BBC called Land Girls.  I started watching it. I HAD NO IDEA about these girls!  So of course I did a little digging and found a few things. This was all happening in Britain and in a nutshell this sums it up from the Daly History blog,

Aware that once war started millions of men would be called up, the Government drew up plans to recruit women to replace male agricultural workers. Thousands volunteered, and served throughout the war in their distinctive slouch hats and green jerseys. Without their sterling work througout the country on farms, and also performing forestry work, they made a vital contribution to keeping Britain’s supplies of food stable. We only have to look at the fact that Britain is an island nation dependent on imports, and how close the U-boats came to starving the country, to see what might have been if the Land Girls had not played their part.

The Women's Land Army.  Now doesn't that just sound gentle and powerful at the same time?  Not all of the women LOVED their new jobs because they were "city girls".  Me, being the dirt eating  4-H kid, I would of been the first in line to volunteer for this.  I know my haying buddy Bonnie would of been right there behind me. 

 

Comments

[Jamie V]

Oh, wow. Where do I sign up? Oh. I can't. Dang. How great this would have been! Thank you so much for sharing this - I'm going now to find more info on them! Jamie V in MT

[Rick]

Way Cool... were do we finds Honey's like this now?

[Rebecca]

Us girls, Ha ha. I've been watching this too. It's great.

[Lisa W.]

Marj...this is so you:)

[Auntie Pude]

Sounds interesting, thanks. It's in my Netflix Instant Queue