Vermont Open Farm Week
Tour the Hop Farm!
Join us for Vermont Open Farm Week!
Thursday, August 10 - 5:30 pm (~1.5 hr tour)
We are excited to welcome guests and show them around the farm! Hops grow vertically up strings to the top of a massive 18 foot trellis. Walking through the hop yard is like entering a different world, surrounded by walls of living plants. It's truly magical!
Visitors will gather in the hop yard for a discussion about hop farming, learn about Champlain Valley Hop's unique practices, and get an overview of the hop industry. Hop harvest typically starts mid-August, so there will be lots of (almost ripe) hop cones to smell and plants to admire.
The tour will then visit the processing barn to see some of the specialized equipment that is used to turn fresh hop cones into dried pellets for use in the brewing industry. There is very little hop farming in the Eastern US so this should be a unique experience for most visitors!
Champlain Valley Hops is located at 5459 VT-116 in Starksboro, VT. Get directions.
Registration not mandatory but encouraged.
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