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"We used to have peashrubs as hedges when we were kids. I would always eat the yellow flowers. They were mild and sweet in flavour. Very refreshing."
niche-canada.org/2018/07/12/t...
#aghist #cdnhist #envhist
Check out Andrew L. Craig's review of Shannon Stunden Bower's "Transforming the Prairies: Agricultural Rehabilitation
and Modern Canada," published in 2024 by @ubcpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist #envtech
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"As they called for tariffs to protect their industry, dairying organizations turned to racially disparaging terms to describe the origins of margarine." - @kdsh.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2021/03/24/h...
#envhist #foodhistory #aghist
"In Facebook groups, coffee table books and postcards the peeling paint and ruination of grain elevators are presented and re-presented as places of nostalgia and aesthetics." - David Siebert
niche-canada.org/2024/05/17/f...
#envhist #aghist #cdnhist
"Western Wheat"- Classic Canadian documentary (1953)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvGp...
#envhist #aghist #cdnhist
Join the Rural History Roundtable on Thursday March 12 from 330-5pm EST, as Dr. Tami Parr @pdxia.bsky.social presents on "Goats in America: From Poor Man's Cow to Urban Icon." 🐐
For info on how to attend this online talk, click here:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #animalhist #envhist
"Sugar profits were augmented through coerced somatic energy from enslaved labour in Caribbean and Lower Louisianian colonies." - Emma Bock
niche-canada.org/2023/05/25/f...
#envhist #aghist #blackhistory #labour
The Ketchup War: How Heinz & French’s turned the ‘Tomato Capital of Canada’ into a battleground
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVA...
#foodhistory #aghist
If anyone would like to write about the historical context or memories of the experimental farms that are closing, check out our Contributor Guidelines and get in touch! - niche-canada.org/guidelines-f...
#aghist #envhist #cdnhist #agriculture #histsci
Federal cuts to agriculture science will hurt farmers and grocery shoppers, experts say - @thenarwhal.ca
thenarwhal.ca/canada-agric...
#aghist #cdnhist #envhist #agriculture #histsci
Book cover titled "Toward a Global History of Soil Sciences, Practices, and Materialities, 1300–1750" with a historical painting depicting an agricultural scene in the lower left corner. People can be seen working outdoors with animals and baskets
📘 New #OpenAccess book edited by Justin Niermeier-Dohoney & Aleksandar Shopov:
“Toward a Global History of Soil. Sciences, Practices, and Materialities, 1300–1750" examines how early modern studies of soil radically transformed scientific knowledge and practice. 🌱
🔗 bit.ly/46mFQb
#HistSci #AgHist
"Households developed a number of strategies to the evictions including, migrating to nearby urban areas or reserves, crossing the border to Mozambique, or settling as 'squatters' on the edge of the plantation." - Mathew Ruguwa
niche-canada.org/2022/08/10/t...
#envhist #foresthistory #aghist
Check out Brett Bannor's review of Trish FitzSimons & Madelyn Shaw's "Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War," published in 2025 by @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum #animalhist #aghist
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"Considering my dissertation research, these more specific anxieties about wasted energy in the wake of a growing population and a changing world mirror those of early 20th century animal nutrition scientists." - @nwelkjoerger.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2017/12/04/t...
#envhist #aghist #histsci
Join Rural History Roundtable on Thurs Jan 22 from 330-5pm EST, as Carelle Sarkis (@mcmasterhum.bsky.social) presents "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers."
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
Poster for Winter 2026 rural history roundtable talks
ICYMI: The Rural History Roundtable series at @uguelphhist.bsky.social is back with another slate of three talks.
More Info: niche-canada.org/2026/01/10/r...
#envhist #cdnhist #ruralhistory #aghist #histmed
Check out the schedule for the Rural History Roundtable – Speaker Series Winter 2026 - History Department, University of Guelph
niche-canada.org/2026/01/10/r...
#envhist #cdnhist #ruralhistory #ruralstudies #aghist
"Farmers imported seeds to make the landscape feel more familiar, revealing transnational environmental links." - Cristina Wood
niche-canada.org/2018/08/02/s...
#envhist #aghist #skhistory #cdnhist
New semester, new books! Check out this wonderful, ever changing, list of books available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #aghist #energy #climate #animalstudies #ecocrit #plantstudies #waterhist #envphil #envtech #histsci #conservation #sustainability
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A poster advertising the Winter 2026 talks for the Rural History Roundtable series. The poster contains an image of a goat looking up at a carrot. The details for each talk are provided, as well as information for registering for the virtual presentations.
Excited to announce our Winter 2026 line-up of talks for the @uguelphhist.bsky.social Rural History Roundtable series. All will be available on Zoom and January's talk is hybrid (weather permitting). #ruralhist #animalhist #aghist @pdxia.bsky.social @benbradleyca.bsky.social
The schedule for Rural History Roundtable in the Winter 2026 semester is now available. More information on how to attend the first presentation on January 22nd (both in-person and online) will follow soon.
#aghist #cdnhist #envhist 🥕🐐
sending this to the milk historians i know...
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ICYMI:
"Transforming the Prairies serves as an exemplary text to illustrate the environmental and political interconnectivity between Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba." - Patrick Lee
niche-canada.org/2025/12/16/r...
#envhist #aghist #cdnhist #bookreview
This project examines large-scale, publicly-funded irrigation projects in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The project establishes and evaluates the outcomes of mid-20th century prairie irrigation, with particular attention to the varied and uneven consequences of these efforts.
Project Spotlight - Water and the Modern Prairies: Histories of Irrigation and Water Management
Led by @stundenbower.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/prairieswate...
#envhist #aghist #waterhistory #cdnhist
This is the last book review of 2025 from H-Environment! I am happy to say that we managed to published 1 review each weekday (over 260!) since early January. Thank you so much to the dedication of all of our volunteer reviewers for their service to the field! #envhist #envhum #envphil #aghist #STS
Check out Diane Flynt's review of Linda Ziedrich's "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit
Industry," published in 2025 by @osupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
In our latest book review, Patrick Lee examines @stundenbower.bsky.social's Transforming the Prairies: Agricultural Rehabilitation and Modern Canada ( @ubcpress.bsky.social 2024)
niche-canada.org/2025/12/16/r...
#envhist #aghist #cdnhist #bookreview
Check out Madison Stump-Smith's review of Maria C. Bruno's "Growing the Taraco Peninsula: Indigenous Agricultural Landscapes," published in 2024 by University Press of Colorado; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #aghist #envhum
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Check out Ángeles Picone's review of @lizagrandia.bsky.social's "Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power," published in 2024 by @uwapress.uw.edu; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
The Wild Pigs of Canada - A Rapidly Expanding Invasive Species with a Big Impact
www.youtube.com/watch?v=23vJ...
#envhist #aghist #animalhistory #saskatchewan
