Monthly Archives: July 2012

We heard the aliens visited Löhningen the night of July 11/12 and created a new crop circle in Farmer Müller’s field. Robert and I biked there on Sunday to see for ourselves. We found the area fenced off from the … Continue reading →

Both the sign at the edge of Res Müller’s field, and the grain itself catch my eye. The stalks are taller, the heads long, fine and beardless, the stand thinner than wheat. Ur-Dinkel, the sign says, or spelt in English. … Continue reading →

Ah, that feels good! I haven’t sat on a combine for almost two years. “It would feel good if we didn’t have so much stress,” Stephan Schudel, the combine operator, says to me. The barley harvest has begun in Schleitheim, … Continue reading →

It takes camping to a whole new level – Leonardo Cavazzi and Gianni Brovida from Italy are travelling through Europe in a brand new golden Massey Ferguson 7624 tractor, pitching a tent every night. Between June 10 and July 29 … Continue reading →