At WLBOTT, we take great pride in our humility. Our humility was not easily won: it was born from total incompetence[1] and lack of self-reliance, forgetting to turn off the soaker hose for an entire month until the water bill showed up, and the fortune we lost betting on EuroVision. [1] Some exceptions apply: We […]
WLBOTT:Good morning, G. I’ve got a game we can play. Today is a special day, and I want to see if you can guess. You can ask me questions, or I can give you hints. Elder G: Good morning, Elder JZ! 🌞 A guessing game before breakfast. Elder G is reporting for duty with his […]
Our recent blott on medieval grain growing led us to reflect on the mill house, where the grain was ground into flour. The resulting flour was much different from the enriched, bleached white flour that is ubiquitous in our modern world. Attribute Medieval Stoneground Flour Modern Bleached White Flour Milling Mechanism Stone millstones (crushing) Steel […]
The WLBOTT Ag Extension Service (Go Waggies!) grew two grains this summer: amaranth and sorghum. Today we harvested most of the grains (some of the sorghum need a little more time). Ripe sorghum (left) and sorghum waiting to ripen (right) So, let’s imagine we are medieval peasants, growing grain. It was a lot of work. […]