Champlain Valley Hops
5459 Route 116
Starksboro, VT 05487

 
We’re back at it! The crew is putting some finishing touches on the trellis system ahead of stringing #hops #vermont #vermonthops #craft #craftbeer
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🍂 in the hop yard + more buckwheat! . . . #hops #vermonthops #craft #craftbeer #beer #fall #buckwheat
We often focus on the greens, but there are so many amazing colors of brown on the farm. Soil is a beautiful and (most) critical component to the success of our business. This field is being prepared as hop field #2! . . . #hopyard #hops #vermont #soil #dirt #color
Holy Hops! We left our baby hops to establish and grow strong this year, allowing a few more weeks of growth without a harvest and helping us allocate time to other projects by skipping the big job of stringing and training. They seem to be ready for action, however! #hops #hopyard #vermont #vermonthops
New level of brown corduroy! We planted a low-growing grass in our drive rows to keep ground cover and manage weeds
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Done! Many thanks to Nick, Chet and the Empire Hops crew who designed and built the yard with us. . . . #teamwork #hops #hopyard #hoptrellis
Raising cable! . . . #hops #hoptrellis #craftbeer #vermont
30 miles worth of barbed wire in 1300ft spools = an experience I won’t forget. The barbed wire is a special German product that will allow us to harvest much more efficiently by breaking the hop coir (strings) when pulled on from below! . . . #hoptrellis #hops #vermont