A Year On The Field
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Oct 8

ESTONIANS – A POTATO NATION?

When the expression "potato – our second bread" became an idiom in a language of people who had valued rye bread for a thousand years –...

May 3

From farm to fork: about the history of potatoes in Sweden

The potato has played a very important role in Sweden over the last two centuries. Initially, they were used as an emergency food and for...

Jul 28, 2023

In search of flax – how popular traditions in Brittany can enlighten about flax-processing operation

Here is a fine expression about flax, typical of the rich imagery of Breton: Hennezh zo mad da frikañ bolc’h (that chap is only good for...

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...

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