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Welcome to the Palouse Heritage blog! Our team members like Richard and others use this blog to share information and updates on Palouse Heritage interests. You'll notice that most posts fall within one or more of the following topic categories:

Company Highlights

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Food & Health

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“Harvest since time immemorial was understood in ritual terms as the principal duty in humanity’s relationship with Mother Earth for the perpetuation of life. This was essentially the purpose of existence… and the sacred nature of work in the fields long imparted a marked artistic-spiritual dimension.”

—J. Katarzyna Dadak-Kozicka

BLOG ARCHIVE

January 2025
- Jan 17, 2025 Pacific Northwest History Award! Jan 17, 2025
October 2024
- Oct 15, 2024 30th Anniversary Edition of Palouse Country is Released! Oct 15, 2024
July 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 More Supply Chain Disruptions Threaten Global Food Security Jul 25, 2024
- Jul 9, 2024 New Research Uncovers Immense Value from Old Wheat Varieties Jul 9, 2024
January 2024
- Jan 5, 2024 The Harvest Project Jan 5, 2024
December 2023
- Dec 2, 2023 ‘Grain Forward’ with Palouse Heritage Grains & The History of Grain Exploration Dec 2, 2023
October 2023
- Oct 28, 2023 Heritage Grains Play an Essential Role in National and Global Security Oct 28, 2023
- Oct 6, 2023 Reflections on Summer 2023 Oct 6, 2023
September 2023
- Sep 23, 2023 Pendleton’s Umatilla County Museum and the Runquist Brothers Sep 23, 2023
- Sep 22, 2023 Amazing Aberdeen (Idaho) and the National Cereal Grains Collection Sep 22, 2023
- Sep 20, 2023 Incredible Springville and Its Art Sep 20, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Colonial Spain and American Grain Culture Sep 18, 2023
- Sep 16, 2023 Remember the Alamo! (and Mission Granaries) Sep 16, 2023
- Sep 14, 2023 Cyrus McCormick and the Reaper Revolution Sep 14, 2023
- Sep 12, 2023 Founding Farmer Art and Architecture Sep 12, 2023
- Sep 9, 2023 Of Grains and Domes: Jefferson and U. S. Capitol Building Design (Part 2) Sep 9, 2023
- Sep 8, 2023 Of Grains and Domes: Thomas Jefferson and U. S. Capitol Building Design (Part 1) Sep 8, 2023
March 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 Protecting the Common Good Mar 7, 2023
February 2023
- Feb 28, 2023 Determining and Affirming Values of Care Feb 28, 2023
- Feb 21, 2023 “Ancient Prayers” — Discing, Planting, Cutting Feb 21, 2023
- Feb 14, 2023 Harvests Then and Now Feb 14, 2023
- Feb 7, 2023 Questioning Popular Assumptions Feb 7, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 Perilous Bounty vs. Golden Wheatfields Jan 31, 2023
- Jan 24, 2023 Good Scythes, Thresholds, and Eating Jan 24, 2023
- Jan 17, 2023 Mirabilia and the British National Service Jan 17, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 Heartland, KareLift, and Harvest Hope Jan 10, 2023
- Jan 3, 2023 New Agrarians for Renewed Community Jan 3, 2023
December 2022
- Dec 27, 2022 Friends of the Land and Sustainable Agriculture (Part 2) Dec 27, 2022
- Dec 20, 2022 Friends of the Land and Sustainable Agriculture (Part 1) Dec 20, 2022
October 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 A 2022 Harvesttime Collage of Sights, Sounds, Smells & Tastes Oct 4, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 18, 2022 Of Hackles and Scutching— Old World Flax for New World Linen Sep 18, 2022
August 2022
- Aug 6, 2022 Living History “Open-Air Museum” Farms and Self-Discovery: The European Background Aug 6, 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 Living History “Open-Air Museum” Farms, Self-Discovery Accokeek, and Beyond Aug 4, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 17, 2022 Van Gogh’s Landscapes—Agrarian Beauty and Life’s Renewal Jul 17, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 21, 2022 “Modern US Wheat Has Roots in Ukraine” - My Interview With NPR's The World Jun 21, 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 Daily Bread, Liberty, and the Orphans of Ukraine Jun 1, 2022
April 2022
- Apr 15, 2022 Goodness, Grain, and Humankind— Thoughts Concerning Ukraine and Our Nation’s Founders Apr 15, 2022
November 2021
- Nov 24, 2021 Thanksgiving Traditions—A Heritage of Gratitude Part Two Nov 24, 2021
- Nov 21, 2021 Thanksgiving Traditions—A Heritage of Gratitude Part One Nov 21, 2021
- Nov 18, 2021 Ethos Stone Mill and Barnard Griffin Winery Partner with Palouse Heritage for Tasting Nov 18, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Amber Eden Grain and a Memorable Harvest Sep 9, 2021
August 2021
- Aug 30, 2021 Whole Grain Health—at Home and Abroad Aug 30, 2021
January 2021
- Jan 4, 2021 Agrarian Landscapes as Serious Art Jan 4, 2021
December 2020
- Dec 3, 2020 Brueghel’s Renaissance Beauty and Blisters (Part II) Dec 3, 2020
November 2020
- Nov 17, 2020 Brueghel’s Renaissance Beauty and Blisters (Part I) Nov 17, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 1, 2020 The Garden of Earthly Delights and The Miracle of the Wheat Field Oct 1, 2020
September 2020
- Sep 21, 2020 The Holy Days of Harvest Sep 21, 2020
- Sep 14, 2020 The Grand Grain Refrain—1935 Harvest Reminiscences in Verse Sep 14, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 31, 2020 Amber Waves of Eden Grain Aug 31, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 Of Grains and Gluten Aug 17, 2020
July 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 Climate Change — Back in the Day Jul 27, 2020
- Jul 20, 2020 Folk Tunes and Corn Dollies in Merry Olde England Jul 20, 2020
- Jul 6, 2020 Western European Folklore — Oat Goats and Rye Hounds Jul 6, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 Harvest Folklore — Mysteries from the East Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 Plenty is Revealed, Beautiful Upon the Earth Jun 22, 2020
- Jun 12, 2020 Scythes, Sickles, and Mr. Tusser Jun 12, 2020
May 2020
- May 18, 2020 Gleaners and Mowers, Gavellers and Carters May 18, 2020
- May 4, 2020 An Agrarian Guide to Health and Happiness May 4, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 27, 2020 Saint Hildegard and “Labors of the Months” Apr 27, 2020
- Apr 3, 2020 The “Cerealization” of Europe Apr 3, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 A Medieval Bread Buffet in the Tri-Cities! Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 The Farm Novel Mar 23, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 “What is Art?” Feb 24, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 20, 2020 Mediation of Ancient Urges Jan 20, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 18, 2019 Poetry and Pictures — Author Howard Nemerov and Photographer John Clement Dec 18, 2019
- Dec 11, 2019 Century of Change Dec 11, 2019
November 2019
- Nov 27, 2019 Sacred Harvests Nov 27, 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 Thresholds and Theology Nov 14, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 24, 2019 Crace, Berry, and Progress in Modern Times Oct 24, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 Mirabilia and the British National Service Oct 9, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Community in the Heartland Sep 19, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 21st Century Gleaning at Home and Abroad Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 21, 2019 “Header in the Wheat”—The 2019 Harvest Commences Aug 21, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 The McCormick Reaper Jul 15, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 17, 2019 Defining Harvest, Explaining Print-Making Jun 17, 2019
May 2019
- May 9, 2019 Richard's Interview for the Off-Farm Income Podcast May 9, 2019
- May 1, 2019 The “Good Old Days” — Sweet and Sweat May 1, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 Paul Tretyakov and the Russian Wanderers Apr 24, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Gleaning’s Early Modern Revival Mar 27, 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 Golden Age Artists Mar 20, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019 Shakespeare, Sickles, and Scythes Mar 13, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 Ruth and Boaz, Past and Present Mar 6, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 Rural Art Exemplars Through Time and Place Feb 19, 2019
- Feb 13, 2019 Agrarianism as Essential Discipline Feb 13, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 When Bill Murray Met Jules Breton: “Another Chance Every Day” Feb 5, 2019
January 2019
- Jan 31, 2019 The Abiding Significance of Agrarian Art Jan 31, 2019
- Jan 23, 2019 Most Flavorful Breads, Very Beautiful Implements Jan 23, 2019
November 2018
- Nov 21, 2018 “Give Us This Day”: Daily Bread and A Home for Every Orphan Nov 21, 2018
- Nov 14, 2018 Northwest Colonial Festival — Heritage Grains under the Big Top Nov 14, 2018
September 2018
- Sep 13, 2018 Artist Katherine Nelson Creates Drawings Inspired by Grain Sep 13, 2018
- Sep 5, 2018 Nethers and Runners: A Flavorful Tale of Northwest Milling Origins Sep 5, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 Hands to Harvest! “Bringing in the Sheaves” in 2018 Aug 27, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 16, 2018 Seasons Change and Crops Grow at Palouse Colony Farm Jul 16, 2018
- Jul 9, 2018 East Meets West—WSU’s 2018 Farmwalk Tour and Our Seattle Damsel & Hopper Friends Jul 9, 2018
- Jul 3, 2018 Grains, Goodness, and Ethos Bakery & Café Jul 3, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 26, 2018 Agricultural Researchers Unite! Landrace Grains and the 2018 National Biennial Conference of the U. S. Agricultural Information Network Jun 26, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 A “Farm to Table” Milestone—The Grain Shed Opens! Jun 17, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition and Agrarianism (Part 2 of 2) Jun 17, 2018
- Jun 2, 2018 Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition and Agrarianism (Part 1 of 2) Jun 2, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 25, 2018 Perennial Grains and "Centers of Origin" Apr 25, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Palouse Harvests and “Painterly Skies” — the Agrarian Art of Katherine Nelson and Hal Sutherland Apr 11, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 “One Dinner” with Palouse Heritage and the Inland Northwest Food Network Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 14, 2018 “Tasting the Grain” at the 2018 Cascadia Grains Conference in Olympia Mar 14, 2018
February 2018
- Feb 21, 2018 Zane Grey’s The Desert of Wheat (Part 3) Feb 21, 2018
- Feb 14, 2018 Zane Grey’s The Desert of Wheat (Part 2) Feb 14, 2018
- Feb 7, 2018 Zane Grey’s The Desert of Wheat (Part 1) Feb 7, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 Country-Style Breads (Part 3) Jan 24, 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 A Mystic Sheaf and the Origins of Farming Jan 18, 2018
- Jan 10, 2018 Country-Style Breads (Part 2) Jan 10, 2018
- Jan 4, 2018 Landrace Grains and Heirloom Fruit — Palouse Colony Farm and DeLong Ranch Jan 4, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 29, 2017 Country-Style Breads (Part 1) Dec 29, 2017
- Dec 7, 2017 Comparing Old and New Grain Varieties Dec 7, 2017
- Dec 4, 2017 Palouse Heritage Featured at Spokane’s Farm & Food Expo Dec 4, 2017
September 2017
- Sep 12, 2017 Wheat Field—Ecclesiastes: New Deal Farm Security Administration Harvest Photos and Art Sep 12, 2017
- Sep 5, 2017 Farmhouse, Statehouse, White House — Agrarian Motifs and American Politics Sep 5, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 27, 2017 Palouse Heritage Harvest 2017 Aug 27, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 Whites of Their Eyes, and White Lammas Wheat — The 2017 Northwest Colonial Festival and Early American Heritage Grains Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 The Great American Grain Gathering 2017 Aug 15, 2017
- Aug 2, 2017 Turkey Red Wheat Harvest 2017 Aug 2, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 21, 2017 A Heritage Grains Adventure Through Europe, Part 2 Jul 21, 2017
- Jul 15, 2017 A Heritage Grains Adventure Through Europe, Part 1 Jul 15, 2017
June 2017
- Jun 30, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 7) Jun 30, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 8) Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 13, 2017 Travels Through European Agrarian Art History Jun 13, 2017
May 2017
- May 15, 2017 From Colonial America To El Camino Real — The Great American Heritage Grains Adventure (Part 4) May 15, 2017
- May 9, 2017 From Colonial America To El Camino Real — The Great American Heritage Grains Adventure (Part 3) May 9, 2017
- May 2, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 6) May 2, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 28, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 7) Apr 28, 2017
- Apr 18, 2017 From Colonial America To El Camino Real — The Great American Heritage Grains Adventure, April 2017 (Part 2) Apr 18, 2017
- Apr 13, 2017 From Colonial America To El Camino Real — The Great American Heritage Grains Adventure, April 2017 (Part 1) Apr 13, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 5) Apr 4, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 31, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 6) Mar 31, 2017
- Mar 28, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 4) Mar 28, 2017
- Mar 24, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 5) Mar 24, 2017
- Mar 17, 2017 The Latest Crop in the Local Food Movement? Wheat Mar 17, 2017
- Mar 10, 2017 A Weekend Trip to the George Washington Inn and other Pacific Northwest Agricultural Heritage Sites Mar 10, 2017
- Mar 3, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 4) Mar 3, 2017
February 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 The World's Best Rye Bread Feb 28, 2017
- Feb 24, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 2) Feb 24, 2017
- Feb 21, 2017 The Purple Egyptian Barley Project Feb 21, 2017
- Feb 17, 2017 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 3) Feb 17, 2017
- Feb 14, 2017 Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread using Turkey Red and Sonoran Gold Feb 14, 2017
- Feb 10, 2017 Ancient Grains & Harvests (Part 1) Feb 10, 2017
January 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 Sharing What Palouse Heritage Does Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Steins, Vines & Grinds: Washington's Story of Craft Beer, Wine, and Coffee Jan 26, 2017
- Jan 13, 2017 Agrarian Art Color Galleries Jan 13, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 Cascadia Grains Conference 2017 Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 6, 2017 Winter Sheaves and Celebration Jan 6, 2017
December 2016
- Dec 27, 2016 Farro & Cannellini Bean Soup (Italian-Tuscany) Dec 27, 2016
- Dec 23, 2016 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 2) Dec 23, 2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Chicken & Barley Soup (Canadian—New Brunswick Dec 20, 2016
- Dec 16, 2016 Palouse Colony Farm Officially Recognized as Washington State Historic Site! Dec 16, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 The Eastern Palouse Uplands Dec 13, 2016
- Dec 10, 2016 Sickles and Sheaves — Farming, Faith, and the Frye (Part 1) Dec 10, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 Feature Article in The Whitman County Gazette Dec 6, 2016
- Dec 2, 2016 A Special Visit from America's Pancake Queen Dec 2, 2016
November 2016
- Nov 28, 2016 2016 Spokane Food and Farm Expo Nov 28, 2016
- Nov 26, 2016 Palouse Regional Studies Celebration at WSU Nov 26, 2016
- Nov 24, 2016 Thanksgiving History and Wishes from Palouse Heritage Nov 24, 2016
- Nov 23, 2016 Barley & Potato Soup (Volga German) Nov 23, 2016
- Nov 23, 2016 Land and First Peoples Nov 23, 2016
- Nov 22, 2016 Palouse Heritage Has Been Busy Nov 22, 2016
- Nov 22, 2016 The Harvest Heritage Exhibition - The Palouse Heritage Collection Nov 22, 2016
- Nov 21, 2016 Palouse Heritage is Launching! Nov 21, 2016

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