Using a Scythe - Vol. III, Episode 19

This episode we are joined by Brian James Egen, an Executive Producer at The Henry Ford. Brian has extensive experience as a historian and living history interpreter at The Henry Ford before moving towards historical media. It was a pleasure and privilege to be hosted at Greenfield Village.
Together we will learn how to care for and use a scythe to harvest grain and mow grass. It was special to do so in a proper historical setting and harvest a small portion of one of their heritage wheat fields!

We originally planned this as one long episode and then realized in filming it was best to make it two. The previous episode we learned about the history of the scythe and also the reaper.

We are excited to bring this history to you while being hosted at a museum, which has its own Emmy Award winning television series, The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation on CBS.
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