Beehive Art in Slovenia - an unexpected insight in 19th century agricultural practice
To conclude our coverage of wheat sowing, we would like to present a very special exhibit from the Slovene Ethnographic Museum (SEM) that...
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Jun 8, 2022
Equipment in focus: the Bickford & Huffman Grain Drill (ca. 1890), The Henry Ford (USA)
As an official grower with the “A Year on the Field” project, staff at the Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village (The Henry Ford, Dearborn...
May 18, 2022
Wheat sowing at Barrington Plantation State Historic Site (Texas, USA)
On a cloudy Oct 10th 2021, the staff at Barrington Plantation State Historic Site (focusing on the American South in the 1840-50s; see...
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...
Apr 20, 2022
Wheat sowing at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky (USA)
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, is a landmark destination that shares 3,000 acres (1214 hectares) of discovery...
Apr 17, 2022
Thoughts from the field: Ed Schultz on the pleasures of working the land
The Year On The Field project is more than a simple collaboration and research project. It is also about experiences, impressions and...
Mar 31, 2022
Wheat cultivation in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh: presentation of an indigenous plough type
Malyaj Shrivastava, Contributor for the A Year On the Field project, travelled to the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh (India) last...
Mar 30, 2022
Soil preparation at Luisenhof (Germany)
To conclude our insights into soil preparation, today we would like to take a closer look at the work carried out at Luisenhof (Linden &...
Mar 25, 2022
Soil preparation at “La petite ferme de Chanon” (Denis Adam), France
Denis Adam and his family from “La petite ferme de Chanon” are yet another grower from the project. We are therefore happy to give you...
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...
Mar 9, 2022
Soil Preparation at Howell Living History Farm, Mercer County Park Commission (USA)
The 3-acre field is located within the farm's 45 tillable acres.The 130-acre historic farm and surrounding Pleasant Valley Rural Historic...
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...
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...
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