Photo by April Schmid
Hops plants can take more than 4 years to yield a full crop.
Photo by April Schmid
Photo by April Schmid
Unexpected weather is an issue with hops. Rosenbaum says many of his hop vines were blown down during an intense storm and didn’t produce usable cones this year.
Photo by April Schmid
Shadow, a baby water buffalo born and raised at Loesch Farm, often goes up to sniff the bitter Cascade hops fines grown at the farm.
