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How to use a scythe
The Historic Farming Trade at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Virginia, USA) has provided the Year On A Field Project with a brief...
May 20


Traditional Haymaking by hand in the early United States (1800-1900). An Overview
Mixed grasses on a meadow: brome and fescue. Copyright: Lauren Muney. Imagine yourself as a farmer before the invention of tractors and...
Apr 29


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 20, 2023


Wheat Harvest and Reaper Technology at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford (USA)
Lazy days of summer start for some farmers only after they finish the most stressful time of their year – grain harvest. Wheat ripeness...
Nov 10, 2022


Wheat harvest at the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum (Germany)
In the second week of August the team of the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum harvested their grain. Due to extremely dry weather, it could...
Oct 11, 2022


Wheat 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...
Sep 8, 2022


Wheat harvest at Genesee Country Village and Museums (NY, USA)
Genesee Country Village and Museum in New York State is a 19th century living history farm and one of our growers within the Year On The...
Aug 17, 2022


Looking back - a wheat cultivation cycle at Sterling College (Wendell Berry Farming Program, USA)
As our wheat crop ripens through to the flint stage, it is time to sharpen our sickles and prepare for the harvest. Most (nearly all) of...
Jul 1, 2022
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