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Feb 23, 2022
Wheat in early medieval England: an archaeological view
Abstract What can we learn about cereal farming in early medieval England? While the subject benefits from the emergence a rich written...
Feb 16, 2022
Soil preparation at the Wendell Berry Farming Program, Kentucky (USA)
In Henry County, Kentucky, the Wendell Berry Farming Program of Sterling College offers a farming curriculum focused on ecological...
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...
Feb 2, 2022
Thoughts from the field: A Snowy Reprieve for Winter Wheat
A welcome, winter blast gave us historical farmers in New Jersey, USA, a bit of help this past Saturday, by covering our field of winter...
Jan 31, 2022
Soil Preparation at Barrington Plantation State Historic Site (Texas, USA)
Focusing on mid 19th century Texas (USA), Barrington Plantation is a living history farm complete with period costumed interpreters using...
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 23, 2021
Seeds and Soil documentation
The first months of the project are now behind us and we have the opportunity to provide a short interim report. One focus of the project...
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...
Dec 11, 2021
AIMA lecture on A Year On The Field
Last Monday, Claus Kropp gave a first introductory lecture on our project at the general assembly of AIMA (International Association of...
Dec 8, 2021
A 1940 wheat seed box
A Year On The Field is not just about the big picture, but also about little anecdotes and wheat-stories. We were particularly pleased...
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