Jul 28In search of flax – how popular traditions in Brittany can enlighten about flax-processing operationHere 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...
Mar 3Flax-growing and linen production in medieval iconography: tools, techniques and gesturesIn the Middle Ages, textile plants such as flax and hemp provided not only comestibles for humans and animals, most especially in the...
Jan 20Year 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...
Nov 7, 2022The harvest by paintersBenjamin Ulmann. Entering sheep in the mobile pen for manuring the land. Photo: Georges Carantino The harvest, a moment of strong...
Sep 8, 2022Wheat harvesting, a popular tradition and a how-to chart The wheat has been harvested, so time to check out a few of the ways that might have been done, but first, a taste of a wheat product not...
Jun 22, 2022Insights 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...
Mar 25, 2022Soil preparation at “La petite ferme de Chanon” (Denis Adam), FranceDenis Adam and his family from “La petite ferme de Chanon” are yet another grower from the project. We are therefore happy to give you...