Champlain Valley Hops
5459 Route 116
Starksboro, VT 05487

 
Hop harvest is over but I’ve still got a heap of pictures featuring the crew that made it happen! We got up early, we laughed, we cried, and we harvested lots of hops, coming to a beer near you. No rest for the weary: now this crew is onto the next best smelling crop... . #teamstuff #craftbeer #crafthops #hops #vthops #vtbeer #lupulin #terpenes #tropical #sourspacecandy #whatsthat #itswhatsnext
On tap @foambrewers : the first beer brewed from our hops. We’re hopping up and down to go try it! Local Dork double IPA, wet hopped with a generous helping of Centennial. Farm to kettle 🤗. It is no coincidence that this first beer is at Foam. These brewers have been there to lend advice and encouragement from the time when our farm lived on a spreadsheet (ok 1000 spreadsheets). We ❤️ their deep knowledge, talent, and creativity! #fieldtokettle #craftbeer #vermonthops #hops #vermontbeer #centennial
🌱💪! We decided to try cultivating the hemp this year in addition to a couple different cover crop trials. It keeps things nice and tidy! Clean rows also allow for great air flow, which greatly reduces the risk of fungal diseases harbored by wet leaves. #crafthemp #vermonthemp #bluebird #clouds #sun #fun #minitractors @oregoncbd
An aerial photo of our hops (background) and hemp (foreground). The light green stripes through the hemp are referred to as “grassed waterways “. These two low points in the field have been the center of erosion for decades of annual crop production. We planted perennial grasses that hold our invaluable sandy soils in place during severe rain events. #thatsalotofterpenes #crafthops #crafthemp #grassedwaterway #vermonthops #vermonthemp #soilscience
Grapefruit and Pippin holding down the fort #catsofstarksboro #eatmoremice #tasteslikechikn #farmcats #hops #hopfarm #grapefruit #pippin
I’m trying to match the energy at the farm this week with updates! That sea of little dots is made up of “burrs”, which are baby hop flowers, or cones. These beautiful Cascades are in full flower mode. #hops #flowering #seaofgreen #greenfordays #greeneverywhere #craft #crafthops #craftbeer #vermonthops #vermontbeer
Only a couple weeks from harvest, we’re working hard to put the final pieces together for our hop harvest and processing system! 1) air dispersal in the plenum underneath one of five dryers 2) looking down at the drying floors 3) the fans and burners that power the system #hopharvest2019 #itcoming #hopkiln #craft #craftbeer #vermontbeer #vermonthops
Catching up! We used our custom hiller a couple weeks ago to toss dirt over the weeds. Curtains are up! #craft #crafthops #vermont #vermonthops #craftbeer #cultivation #haircut #lupulin #whatamievenhashtaggingabout
Like hops, most hemp plants currently in production are day-length sensitive. Our longer days (currently about 15.5 hours) send a strong signal to the plants that this is the time to put on vegetative growth. These gals want out of the greenhouse! #hemp #crafthemp #vthemp #vermont #cbd #terpenes
It’s mind-boggling what a plant can do with a couple days of heat and sunlight ☀️ #hops #crafthops #craftbeer #vermont #vt #vermontbeer #vermonthops #plants #photosynthesis #june