BEER!
With the addition of Jug City Brown we are up to 13 beers on tap! We do still have a cider on for our gluten-free friends. So, 14 beverage options for you to choose from! (I did math or maths!)
This is truly the time of year that reminds us why it is that we live here and put up with long dark winter months! Nature is busy putting on a show for all to see… the fruit trees are blossoming, the gardens are getting planted, and the cows are happily gobbling up fresh green grass! Please come on by, grab a beverage, and take it all in!
Dave is (still) gathering his courage to make another canning run. Fortunately he has the additional excuse that the labels aren’t here yet. But that excuse comes to an end early next week. 3 barrels of Boonie Cruiser IPA are ready and waiting for that special day!
Our hopyard is making great progress. Thanks to Aiden Beausoleil, Joe Bosworth, a skid steer with a 16” augur, and the spiffy new tractor, 24 poles were planted in about 5-1/2 hours! Just amazing! The beds have been shaped, soil amendments introduced and three rows of Cascade hops (a gift from a local friend) are already in the ground. Next up is running the wires and anchors to hold the poles up straight. We are planting Magnum, Chinook, Fuggle, Hallertaur Mittlefruh, Vista, Comet, Sorachi Ace, Crystal, Galena, Alpharoma and Bitter Gold varieties. We will find out which ones do best!
Jed has got fresh-picked salad mix, radishes and a bunch of other farm produce available in the farm stand. Make sure to stop in when you visit to see what Crook and Scythe Farm has on offer.
The streetsweeper brush, which for all the world looks like an ET’s idea of a Christmas tree, is getting daily use by very appreciative cows. Another brush will be mounted horizontally for the pigs. They are gonna love it!
The porch is open and comfortable. It’s still not quite warm enough in the evening to roll up the sides, but we are getting close.
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you!
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