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Soil preparation at the Karl Bauer Organic Farm (Germany)
After looking at an early medieval context in relation to soil preparation last week, today's coverage is about jumping into the 21st...
Jan 19, 2022


Soil preparation at the Open-Air Laboratory Lauresham (Germany)
After dealing with wheat in general and seeds in particular, we would like to present to you for the next six weeks in our blog...
Jan 12, 2022


Seeds and Soil documentation
The first months of the project are now behind us and we have the opportunity to provide a short interim report. One focus of the project...
Dec 23, 2021


The diversity of common wheat within 19th century grain cultivation
The collection of the Lauresham Open-Air laboratory includes a "Handbuch des Getreideanbaus" published by Friedrich Körnicke and Hugo...
Dec 15, 2021


AIMA lecture on A Year On The Field
Last Monday, Claus Kropp gave a first introductory lecture on our project at the general assembly of AIMA (International Association of...
Dec 11, 2021


A 1940 wheat seed box
A Year On The Field is not just about the big picture, but also about little anecdotes and wheat-stories. We were particularly pleased...
Dec 8, 2021


Wheat, Celiac Disease and Food Allergens
Our diets have changed since the development of modern agriculture. Around 10,000 years ago humans began cultivating wheat and other...
Dec 4, 2021


Skill Preservation and Documentation
One of the key elements of our `A Year On The Field' is to document and preserve skills to cultivate and process wheat. We imagine Year...
Nov 24, 2021


The Contribution of Wheat to Human Nutrition and Health
Abstract Wheat provides 20% of calories globally but up to 50% in some regions. In addition to energy, it provides protein, dietary...
Nov 20, 2021


A wheat seed story - introducing 'A Year On The Field'
The two pictures above could not be more opposite: On the left is a charred wheat grain. It comes from the Neolithic East Mound (7th...
Nov 17, 2021


Launch of our official project promo clip
With this official promo clip, we want to give you a first impression of what you can expect from the project group in the upcoming year....
Nov 8, 2021


Notes from your Artist
Creating a logo for A Year On The Field For many artists, there is little opportunity to work with farming or crops. However as a...
Nov 7, 2021
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