Germany Vs. Palouse
by Maggie Elliot A visit to Zenner Farm Photo Credit: Bill Loftus German students pursuing master’s degrees in geography visited the Pacific Northwest on a late August field trip, stopping in the Palouse to learn about the area. This meeting offered an opportunity for both University of Idaho and University of Kiel students to learn about each others' agriculture. Located in northern Germany about 60 miles from Denmark, the students were accustomed to fields of winter wheat and corn grown in the region, which includes dense forests, rivers and mountains. In comparison, the students regarded the Palouse, with its vast golden fields, as a desert, although the area receives only two inches less rain a year than Kiel. “The Pacific Northwest is one of the most interesting destinations for geographers because it has so much to offer.” said Thore Christiansen. “What struck each and every one of us was the amount of open space. In Germany, every sq...