From Planting to Hilling. Field Report from the "WIR in Lorsch" Project (Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory)
Three years ago, we – the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Lorsch Abbey and the State Palaces and...
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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...
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...
Dec 1, 2022
Early 20th century wheat processing in Lorsch (Germany)
In addition to medieval cultivation methods, the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (Germany) also explored agricultural technologies and...
Sep 28, 2022
The wheat cultivation cycle at the Lauresham Open-Air Lab (Germany) - a "video diary"
The Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory is focusing on educating the public about the Early Middle Ages and is at the same time a research...
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 11, 2022
Sowing wheat in the surroundings of the Open-Air Laboratory Lauresham, Germany (#WirinLorsch)
In October 2021, a field was sown with the baking wheat variety ´Avian´ in the area surrounding the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory as part...
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...
Jan 28, 2022
"Zoom-in" – January on the wheat field at the Open-Air Laboratory Lauresham (Germany)
In the overview recently published on this website, the aim was to illustrate the different weather conditions in January in the growing...
Dec 15, 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...
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