Visitor Information

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Learn about Growing and Harvesting Hops

Foothill Farms welcomes visitors throughout the year – to walk or work the fields.  In April you will find us grubbing hop rhizomes and planting new hills.  In May, look for the trellis to be strung and the foot high hop plants to be trained to the trellis strings.  Rapid growth in June, July and August requires watering, weeding, thinning and maintenance as the hops reach heights of 20 feet or more.  Harvest time comes in late August and early September.  The hop bines are cut from the trellis and the blossoms are hand-picked and dried using methods very similar to those of the 19^th century.  The leaf hops are then pressed, vacuum-sealed and frozen for freshness.

Join Us for Our Events - Call for Reservations / Schedule Changes

• Saturdays in April, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM  - "Get Grubby Days" - Come help us grub and plant rhizomes. Take home two rhizomes for your garden as our thank you.  
• Saturdays in May, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM -   "May Days" - Instead of wrapping ribbons around a pole, we'll be wrapping the hop bines around the trellis ropes. Learn how to start your hops and take home two coir ropes for your own hop plants.
• Late August and Early September - Hop picking.
  

Visit the Hop and Brew Shop

    Check out our Hop Shop page for more info.  

                 

Tour the Farm

Stop in the Hop Shop and ask for a tour.  Check out the hop fields.  Maybe meet Erin and Bandit, our pinto reindeer.  That's right - Reindeer!  Watch out behind you. Cascade (Cassie) and Nugget (Nuggie), our pygmy goats, may just give you a friendly nudge.  Yes, they are named after hops!  What did you expect? Out and about, you'll see Magic, our beautiful sorrel miniature horse, and Sally, the mini-donkey.  And oh, that cute little gray critter is Dharha, our miniature zebu cow.

     

     

More Information

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Call Foothill Farms at (315) 495-2451 today!