So Where Do We Sleep? | Tobacco | Root Cellar | Tree Planting | Pioneer Life | Self Reliance

Peter plants the trees he brought home from the north, to replace the trees removed to build his 1700's log cabin. He stores the cured potato crop in the root cellar, thereby increasing his food security. He collects his tobacco that has been curing planning to make it into twists. He then begins work on the new outhouse and discusses hygiene in the 1700's on the frontier, including the practice of making soap from lye. He also references the evolution of disease brought to humans by the practice of husbandry and how the indigenous peoples of North America di not experience any of those diseases until after European contact. Finally he makes up his bed, stuffing pillow ticking with straw. The log cabin is small, without a bedroom, so it was common to put down pallets at night for sleeping and to stow them away during the day.

Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
Producer & Editor - Shane Kelly

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