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This is an update on our organic malt barley growing project this summer in Eastern canada. The project is designed to prove our ability to grow barley for a local micro brewer. we hope to prove our ability to produce a crop that is: 1) Organic 2) Grown on half an acre 3) Managed with basic...

There was some interest in my previous post about scratch brewing the hard way, i.e. buy a farm to grow your own! In the process of doing homework on growing barley I learned a few things you might like to know. Now, you're probably not ready to rush out and plant acres of barley. I sure...

Hi there! Allow me to re-introduce myself. Last May I signed on to HBT from our organic farm with the news that we had researched and selected an organic 2 row malting barley and were planning to grow a small trial (maybe a third of an acre plot). Since then I've stayed quiet and spent time...

Just as my hops were coming into maturity, Hurricane Earl arrived with high/sustained winds. The result is that most of the cones exposed to the wind are now brown where they were bruised by banging into the structure they climb etc. I am harvesting and drying my hops now and I'm...

Hi Friends, I'm a newbie on the forums. Been keeping myself off the board and busy 'till I had something to share that I thought might be of general interest. I'm a certified organic farmer. 2 years ago I planted 6 hops (3 Halertauer and 3 Cascade) which I trained up over over a...

New Canadian resident here (got my card!) logging on from the farm. Built and consumed a few kits years ago. Bought a farm in 2000. Had soil and water analyzed... planted hops 3 years ago... planting barley this year... I think you know where this is going. Attempting a brew is...