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  • From: Etienne Goyer <etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hops
  • Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:04:54 -0500

growbd AT aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone have experience growing hops or know of good sources of info?
> I'm hoping to start a small plot this season and increase over the coming
> years if it goes well.

I know nothing about it, except what I read in local papers.
Apparently, there is a huge worldwide shortage of hops due to the rising
popularity of microbreweries. I understand this is a perennial culture
that takes 3-4 years before it starts to yield, and it takes up a lot of
space (hops is a vine that needs to be trellised).

I think there might be a good opportunity for enterprising farmers
there, although I am not pursuing it myself. My hands are pretty full
right now with starting up market farming! :)

Let us know how it goes. Selling local hops to local microbreweries is
an intriguing endeavor!

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