Small hop growers leaving their mark
Many of the new hop growers are idealistic first-time farmers who are passionate about beer, and some are lured by the fact that hop is a high-cash crop that can be grown on a relatively small piece of land. (An acre can produce 2,000 pounds, enough for about 2,000 barrels of the average craft ale.) In New York state, 75 growers have planted hop yards in just the last few years […]
via Fredericksburg.com.
