The PLANTING and cultivation of POTATOES: an insight into a Scottish, early 1900s perspective
Since the early 1800s, Scotland has had a reputation for growing potatoes. Apart from providing a staple food for the population, it had a r
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May 14
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...
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...
Jun 22, 2022
Insights 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 17, 2022
Of Ponies, a historic castle and a small wheat field. Some personal thoughts from Carol Streefkerk
My name is Carol Streefkerk and I was born in the Netherlands. As a child always busy with my pony, the logical consequence was an...
Feb 9, 2022
WHEAT: A Miscellany of Memories
I am writing from the Highlands of Scotland, where, unlike oats and barley, owing to the environment, climate, and local farming...
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...
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