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Hay Year - Call for contributions!
Have you been involved in haymaking in the past? Will you be harvesting hay this year? Do you have experience in hay management with...
Feb 18

The Potato Year at Firestone Farm, Michigan, USA
At the 1885 Firestone Farm, two varieties of heirloom potatoes are grown each year. They are Early Ohio, an all-purpose potato, and...
Nov 15, 2024

ESTONIANS – A POTATO NATION?
When the expression "potato – our second bread" became an idiom in a language of people who had valued rye bread for a thousand years –...
Oct 8, 2024


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 28, 2024


About the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History (AR, USA) and their start into the Potato Year
Front view of the museum. Since 1968 the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History has been telling the history of the Arkansas Ozarks by...
Jun 18, 2024


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...
Jun 14, 2024

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
Jun 7, 2024

The Lumper and the Famine
Several contributions to pre-famine Irish economic history have drawn attention to the apparent contrast between the abject poverty of the
May 31, 2024


Introducing our growers: Hessenpark Open-Air Museum
Hessenpark is a long-standing partner of the ‘A Year On The Field’ project and has participated in every growing year (wheat, flax and...
May 7, 2024

From farm to fork: about the history of potatoes in Sweden
The potato has played a very important role in Sweden over the last two centuries. Initially, they were used as an emergency food and for...
May 3, 2024

And… BEFORE the potato came to Europe…
In his book The Fascinating World of the Nightshades, Charles Heiser devotes a whole chapter to “How to Spend a Quiet Evening with a Potato”
Apr 23, 2024


FeedSax, an essential resource exploring Flax’s role during the Medieval Agricultural Revolution
What is the Medieval Agricultural revolution? During the supposed Dark Ages, the population of England grew explosively to rates unseen...
Nov 13, 2023


Welcoming our Flax Year
February marks the month in which the Year On The Field Project will start its regular reports and blogposts on Flax (Linum...
Feb 6, 2023
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