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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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...
Jan 26, 2022
Our wheat fields in winter
Most of our growers have already sown their wheat last autumn. Now in January, the fields are in a very different state and in the...
Jan 19, 2022
Soil preparation at the Karl Bauer Organic Farm (Germany)
After looking at an early medieval context in relation to soil preparation last week, today's coverage is about jumping into the 21st...
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...
Dec 4, 2021
Wheat, Celiac Disease and Food Allergens
Our diets have changed since the development of modern agriculture. Around 10,000 years ago humans began cultivating wheat and other...
Dec 1, 2021
WHEAT, A 1990s PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
INTRODUCTION From 1990 to the end of 1996, I had the honour to be Curator at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, West Sussex...
Nov 27, 2021
A Year on the field in Irish and Welsh medieval testimony
Part 1: Seed, Sowing and a Dash of Soil, in a Food Systems Context Abstract Medieval testimony can show us agricultural cycles for grains...
Nov 20, 2021
The Contribution of Wheat to Human Nutrition and Health
Abstract Wheat provides 20% of calories globally but up to 50% in some regions. In addition to energy, it provides protein, dietary...
Nov 17, 2021
A wheat seed story - introducing 'A Year On The Field'
The two pictures above could not be more opposite: On the left is a charred wheat grain. It comes from the Neolithic East Mound (7th...
Nov 8, 2021
Launch of our official project promo clip
With this official promo clip, we want to give you a first impression of what you can expect from the project group in the upcoming year....
Nov 7, 2021
Notes from your Artist
Creating a logo for A Year On The Field For many artists, there is little opportunity to work with farming or crops. However as a...
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