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Aug 20

The potato year at Purdue University: a scientific project to research the power of draft animals

The activities of our potato year are part of a project funded by an NCSARE Partnership Grant called "Addressing knowledge gaps in animal...

Jul 24

Introducing our growers: Micu Viorel from Romania

In the scenic area of Brasov County's village of Holbav, Mr. Micu Viorel's traditional household stands as a testament to Romanian rural...

Jun 26

The LANG organic farm (Biolandbetrieb) in Germany, its ecological farming methods and their current potato year

With over 33 years of experience, the small-scale ecological farm LANG has made significant strides. Their traditional farming methods,...

Jun 21

News from Auenhof Pabstthum: maintaining and weeding the potato cultures

On the 6th of April so approximately two weeks after planting the potatoes, the team from Auenhof Pabstthum began to harrow the ridges...

Jun 14

Potato's Journey: From Feed to Slovenian Favourite

Despite growing recognition in Slovenia during the 18th century, the potato faced significant resistance, with many viewing it primarily...

May 24

Our potato fields in May

In the following photo compilation, we would like to give you a small impression of what our growers' potato fields around the world look li

May 21

Our grower Auenhof Pabstthum and their start into the potato year

The Auenhof Pabstthum is a certified organic farm according to the EU directive and is located about 70 kilometres northwest of Berlin...

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 10

From Field Preparation to Planting – Insights at Hedge Rose Farm (OR, USA)

Hedge Rose Farm is located in the intermountain west, high desert area of Oregon. They're a small, primarily horse-powered market farm...

Apr 26

Soil Preparation at Howell Farm (Mercer County Park Commission, NJ, USA)

As soon as the weather conditions permitted, tillage work began on the potato field at our grower Howell Farm

May 26, 2023

Sowing flax in Austria by "Das Halbe Team"

In March, we ploughed a meadow into a field of arable land with a tractor on our estate management Fridau, Obergrafendorf/Lower Austria....

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 19, 2023

Threshing day at Luisenhof (Germany)

Today we are happy to post yet another final wheat-report, in this case from our grower Luisenhof in Germany. Here comes the personal...

Dec 21, 2022

Wheat - a photo series of Colonial Williamsburg (USA)

Although wheat was not grown this year at Colonial Williamsburg, this series of captioned photos over the previous years can show you the...

Dec 10, 2022

"Share the harvest" Program at Howell Living History Farm (Mercer County, NJ, USA)

As reported in detail in one of the previous blog-posts, the wheat at Howell Living History Farm was harvested using both historic and...

Nov 7, 2022

The harvest by painters

Benjamin Ulmann. Entering sheep in the mobile pen for manuring the land. Photo: Georges Carantino The harvest, a moment of strong...

Nov 3, 2022

Wheat harvest at Howell Living History Farm (USA)

The harvest of the 2022 wheat crop at Howell Living History Farm began on June 25th as part of a Saturday event. Normally, three horses...

Oct 28, 2022

Wheat harvest at the Luisenhof (Germany)

We are happy to post a short report about the wheat harvest at Luisenhof: During the wheat harvest, our friend Markus supported us with...

Aug 17, 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...

Jul 1, 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...

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