How to Grow Organic Food like Medieval Farmers - Medievalists.net
Historically, farmers have always sought ways to combat pests; during the medieval era, they relied on various natural and sometimes toxic products to protect crops.
Rethinking Rye: Study Reveals Medieval Cultivation Was Intensive and Strategic - Medievalists.net
It did not slowly become a dominant crop as a substitute plant, but through its early integration into a labour-intensive manuring system that already existed at the time, which was mainly based on stable dung.