Bonnie (Honey) and Elliott are the owners of Happy Canyon Heritage Farm in Myersville, MD. The farm has been in existance since before 1800. The bank barn was build in 1810 and the existing mountain home was built in 1860. The foundation of the original home, behind the updated 1860 house, still stands as a tribute to the early Appalachian settlers. It was named Happy Canyon in 1940 when it was used as a horse ranch.
The farm has been in Elliott's family since 1950, but his family resided in this Appalachian area since before the Civil War. Elliott grew up on this beautiful mountain farm.
Today the farm is being restored to it's original grandeur, growing organic vegetables, restoring heritage breeds of chickens and this year we will begin preparing our first organic hops field. Exciting, oh, YES!
The Appalachian Trail crosses the upper ridge of the farms acreage and the bunkhouse is being renovated to provide hikers a welcome respite and an affordable place to stay.
Logic 101
Hops and Barley are Grains...
Grains are healthy foods....
Beer is made from Grains...
therefore.....beer is healthy food!