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  Historical Kent Hop Picker Video

  fattymattybrewing 9:27 am on April 8, 2010 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: History (2), hop farming (4), Hop picker, Hops

  
  Old Time Kent Hop Pickers

   

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  Hop History 1890 USA Hop Census

  fattymattybrewing 3:51 am on January 22, 2010 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: beer trivia (3), farming (6), History (2), hop census, Hops, links (4), local (9), wisconsin history

  1890 USA Hop Census

  It’s amazing that Wisconsin had 4.5 million acres of hops growing in 1870

   
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  Midwest Hop Marketing Ideas Getting Creative

  fattymattybrewing 10:12 pm on January 6, 2010 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: farming (6), Homebrewing Ingredients (3), hop pillows, hop rhizomes (2), hop wreaths, Hops, how to (6), local (9), news (14), organic (7), rhizomes (3)

  Hops produce a sedative and calming effect (cool man!)

  

  Think farming business value-added ideas. Way added! Here is a  fun diversified hop product I plan to reproduce (steal or copy per say) which I discovered on Etsy.com > Dream Pillows w/ Organic Lavender and Hops http://bit.ly/HopPillows

  And Yet More Hop Creativity

  • Wreaths - think grape wreaths, one more reason to use sisal twine vs. coire fiber twine.
  • Rhizomes – on the 2nd 3rd or 4th year, a plant can produce as much as $150 per season just in root cuttings.
  • Hop Pillows - Hops can produce sedative & calming effects  – good for inducing sleep and treating insomnia.
  • Personal Hygiene Products

  Here are some more cool diversified hop product examples.

  http://www.pmihops.com/products.php

  http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38658

  http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/01/13/hop-pillows-are-lovely/

  http://www.tomsofmaine.com/products/deodorant.aspx