Our Flax Year at the Gut Ogrosen (Germany)
At the Gut Ogrosen we started with the flax cultivation during the year 2021 with the brown shell oil-flax variety "Lirina". Since we...
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- Jun 9
In the spotlight: our flax in June
Flax is cultivated by our growers in very different climates and regions this year. It is therefore not surprising that the flax is not...
- Apr 28
In memory of our valued colleague Peter Cullen
It is with great regret that we inform you that the Executive Director of Canada's Ross Farm Museum, Peter Cullen, passed away recently....
- Mar 24
From medieval Irish divorce law to current grunge linen with a touch of nettle
Before a glance at present-day grunge fashion, let’s take a quick look at some tidbits of information on flax and linen from Ireland ...
- Feb 24
Continuing Traditions One Square Metre at a Time
For over two thousand years, Finns have been familiar with flax cultivation. Many traditions throughout the year were closely related to...
- Feb 6
Welcoming our Flax Year
February marks the month in which the Year On The Field Project will start its regular reports and blogposts on Flax (Linum...
- Jan 20
Year On The Field “Wheat Year” Completion
The Year On The Field project looks back on a successful first crop year from preparation to processing. We learned about diverse...
- Aug 24, 2022
A Year on the Field at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
To highlight the crop of the year, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is growing three cultivars of red wheat in a planter as part of...
- Jul 1, 2022
Looking back - a wheat cultivation cycle at Sterling College (Wendell Berry Farming Program, USA)
As our wheat crop ripens through to the flint stage, it is time to sharpen our sickles and prepare for the harvest. Most (nearly all) of...
- Jun 22, 2022
Insights from our grower Denis Adam from his "La petite ferme de chanon" (France)
We have already reported in one of our previous blogposts about the wheat cultivation of Denis Adam and his family and today we want to...
- May 25, 2022
"To take on responsibility in times of crisis" A thought from the field
As part of the experiments on medieval agriculture and the `A Year On The Field" project, also food is produced at the Lauresham Open-Air...
- May 4, 2022
Let's plant the seeds early!
"A Thought From The Field" on the question of introducing children to the topics of food production and textiles When a few weeks ago the...
- Apr 28, 2022
A weedy window on medieval wheat farming
Abstract We have exceedingly little historical evidence for crop husbandry practices in Anglo-Saxon and medieval England, prior to the...
- Apr 17, 2022
Thoughts from the field: Ed Schultz on the pleasures of working the land
The Year On The Field project is more than a simple collaboration and research project. It is also about experiences, impressions and...
- Apr 1, 2022
Official Announcement: Flax is the new 'Year On the Field' crop. Call for participants!
Common Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a very important field crop worldwide and not only provides food (seeds and oil), but also is the...
- Mar 31, 2022
Wheat cultivation in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh: presentation of an indigenous plough type
Malyaj Shrivastava, Contributor for the A Year On the Field project, travelled to the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh (India) last...
- Mar 30, 2022
Soil preparation at Luisenhof (Germany)
To conclude our insights into soil preparation, today we would like to take a closer look at the work carried out at Luisenhof (Linden &...
- Mar 17, 2022
Of Ponies, a historic castle and a small wheat field. Some personal thoughts from Carol Streefkerk
My name is Carol Streefkerk and I was born in the Netherlands. As a child always busy with my pony, the logical consequence was an...
- Feb 28, 2022
Thoughts from the field - Wheat production in Ukraine in the light of the current crisis
A very personal „Thought from the field“ from Claus Kropp, project coordinator of "The Year On The Field" project, in the light of the...
- Feb 23, 2022
Wheat in early medieval England: an archaeological view
Abstract What can we learn about cereal farming in early medieval England? While the subject benefits from the emergence a rich written...
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