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- From: Deb Taft <growbd AT aol.com>
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hops
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:01:37 -0500
Thanks All, for the replies about hops. The article below notwithstanding, I'm going to go ahead and start a small plot of hops this season. My intention is to market to micro-brewers who are interested in local organic ingredients. There is a lot of this sort of activity in the metro-NYC area and I think I can make it work. I was at the NYC Food and Climate Summit last week and talked to a brewer from Harlem who would love to be able to market her beer as "local". From her perspective this is the right time for it; the market for local and organic hops is wide open.
I'll let you know how it goes! And please do forward anything else you find about hops.
Happy Solstice!
Deb
-----Original Message-----
From: Etienne Goyer <etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2009 10:24 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hops
From: Etienne Goyer <etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2009 10:24 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hops
Etienne Goyer wrote: > 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. Correction: after searching Google (it's a fascinating topic!), it seems like the shortage last year was due to a combination of factors, notably a crop failure in Europe. Now, because of last' year shortage (and accompanying high price), acreage have increased dramatically. Moreover, 2009 was a bumper crop year for hops, which mean supply now exceed demand. http://industry.bnet.com/food/1000369/brewers-toast-big-hop-crop/ _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming
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[Market-farming] Hops,
growbd, 12/15/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Hops,
Etienne Goyer, 12/15/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Hops, MRT, 12/15/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Hops,
Etienne Goyer, 12/16/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Hops,
Deb Taft, 12/21/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Hops, MAsteveINE, 12/21/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Hops,
Deb Taft, 12/21/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Hops, Joyce Paski, 12/15/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Hops, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 12/15/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Hops,
Etienne Goyer, 12/15/2009
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