THE HOP FARM
In 2017, we started a small-scale hop farm. It takes a few years for hops to fully mature and produce a solid yield. These are pictures from breaking the ground to our first harvest. Our hop farm was operational until 2024 and has since been retired, but the memories live on!
Thanks for all the help Larry, John and Brett! Also, thank you John for helping with the yearly maintenance and use of your land!
In Loving Memory of John Knowlton
We used trees from our front yard for the 20ft trellis.
Drilling holes for our 24ft trellis poles
Teamwork
The rope was key
The crew!
Compost
Hop Rhizomes
All planted
Moral support team
Hop twine is strung!
First growth
Drip irrigation
First year's growth
First harvest!