Next Generation Organics

So close to having the new greenhouse addition ready. Benches are built, plastic is stretched, only the end wall plastic remains. We had a perfect 2 hours of calm yesterday to get the plastic on. Not 5 minutes after we were done the wind came up and it would have been impossible to do. The greenhouse gods were kind for sure. End wall will get done today and Robert is your Muvas Bruva. We had our 2 greenhouses packed to the brim last year and we are going even bigger this year so it had to be done. Can’t wait… We were contacted by a rep from Toyota today about buying some potted herbs for a Farm to Table event on the 23rd of April at the Capital City Public Market . It sounds pretty cool, they are pairing local chefs with local producers and giving away culinary herbs as part of the promotion. Sounds cool. Stay tuned for more info.

Its that time of year again, hop rhizomes are dug and ready to grow into those beautiful little nuggets to flavor your beer. I have four different varieties ready to plant. Cascade which is an American standard used mainly for aroma. Canadian Redvine which is similar to Cascade but grows and yields more. Centennial which is a high alpha variety for those really hoppy beers like IPAs and Chinook also a high alpha variety. All Certified Organic of course. My counts are a little down this year due to an irrigation project last year that led to a lack of water in the fall. Ooopppssss. On the plus side I got a drip irrigation project funded by Uncle Sam and the NRCS. OK, let me know if you need some rhizomes, you can ‘comment’ at this site or email me direct at oldbart@hotmail.com