A Year On The Field
Project Blog

Aug 28

The Ross Farm Museum in Nova Scotia: Introduction and glimpses into their Potato Year

Located in New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada, Ross Farm Museum is a window into the past of the province's rich agricultural history. Nestled...

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 7

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

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 17

Introducing our growers: Luisenhof - Farm Community Linden & Kelleners (GER)

Along with their friend Daniel Linden, Frank Kelleners and his son Maximilian run a small self-sufficient farm with horses. The farm is...

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

Apr 9

Start of the potato year!

The A Year On The Field project kicks off this week with the start of reporting on the big potato year. Over the next few months...

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 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...

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...

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 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 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...

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