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...
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May 26, 2023
Sowing flax in Austria by "Das Halbe Team"
In March, we ploughed a meadow into a field of arable land with a tractor on our estate management Fridau, Obergrafendorf/Lower Austria....
May 19, 2023
Flax to Linen in Vancouver, Canada - Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners
The "A Year On The Field" project welcomes a new grower - the partnership of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners...
May 12, 2023
Looking back at the last Flax Year - Experiences from the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (Germany)
The Open-Air Laboratory Lauresham is an archaeological open-air museum which, among other things, deals with the education and research...
Apr 28, 2023
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....
Apr 21, 2023
LINUM - A little 'who’s who' in some Linum genera
About me: In retirement and without a garden - a completely new experience - I began in Berlin about 15 years ago to take a closer look...
Mar 31, 2023
Sowing rituals: with the support from above
The flax industry has a rich history and traditions that date back to ancient times. Part of these traditions are the historical sowing...
Mar 24, 2023
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 ...
Mar 3, 2023
Flax-growing and linen production in medieval iconography: tools, techniques and gestures
In the Middle Ages, textile plants such as flax and hemp provided not only comestibles for humans and animals, most especially in the...
Feb 24, 2023
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 17, 2023
Flax to linen at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation
Background The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation (CPP) is a living history museum interpreting the lives of English colonists living in...
Feb 10, 2023
Linum usitatissimum: an archaeobotanical view on a preserved seed of ‘the most common one’
The picture shows an uncharred flax seed found under waterlogged conditions in Ploča Mičov Grad at Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia.
Feb 6, 2023
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, 2023
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...
Jan 20, 2023
Grain Harvesting Technology at The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Museum collections contain material culture documenting grain harvesting tools and equipment. The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, USA,...
Jan 19, 2023
Threshing day at Luisenhof (Germany)
Today we are happy to post yet another final wheat-report, in this case from our grower Luisenhof in Germany. Here comes the personal...
Dec 23, 2022
Christmas baking with sourdough: the Italian panettone
During the Christmas time, we all like to bake and try out new recipes to share with family and friends. In my home country Italy, we...
Dec 21, 2022
Wheat - a photo series of Colonial Williamsburg (USA)
Although wheat was not grown this year at Colonial Williamsburg, this series of captioned photos over the previous years can show you the...
Dec 19, 2022
Wheat processing at Carter Historic Farm (USA)
We are happy to share Corinne Gordons report on wheat processing at Carter Historic Farm as part of our last posting regarding our wheat...
Dec 10, 2022
"Share the harvest" Program at Howell Living History Farm (Mercer County, NJ, USA)
As reported in detail in one of the previous blog-posts, the wheat at Howell Living History Farm was harvested using both historic and...
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