Friday, March 7, 2008

Step One: The Field

This could be any tree-lined field in the Northern US. However, this happens to be the field were the vines of Heritage Hops will call home. It hasn't been tilled in 17 years. It will take some work to prepare the soil for the rhizomes, but hey, nothing good ever comes easy, right? We plan on following organic farming methods, however being "certified" organic is cost prohibitive at this point. Also, at this point, there are grass and shrubs in the field...get to work...
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Homebrewer Brian said...

Sounds like you have your work cut out for you. My homebrew club has acquired an acre of land that we are going to try growing some hops on this summer so we are looking at the same issues. I hope you don't mind if I bounce some questions off you from time to time. I feel we will be coming across a lot of the same hurdles.