OMBrewer
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Interesting to find out...
Today I am having a conversation with my dad. I have expressed my interest in having a hop farm, right...
I am an eight generation family member to this certain geographic area.
My great, great, great, grandfather moved to these parts in 1860 and farmed hops until the prohibition. He used a local deep water port to ship his hops to Chicago where local breweries used his hops to make beer. When the prohibition started he removed all his hops and put cherry trees in their place.
It was very interesting to here that today, it was the first time I learned that a long long time ago my family were hop farmers.
Today I am having a conversation with my dad. I have expressed my interest in having a hop farm, right...
I am an eight generation family member to this certain geographic area.
My great, great, great, grandfather moved to these parts in 1860 and farmed hops until the prohibition. He used a local deep water port to ship his hops to Chicago where local breweries used his hops to make beer. When the prohibition started he removed all his hops and put cherry trees in their place.
It was very interesting to here that today, it was the first time I learned that a long long time ago my family were hop farmers.