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Episode 193: Laura Ten Eyck
FromThe Farm Report
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30 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2014
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On this weeks episode of The Farm Report, Leah Eden interviews Laura Ten Eyck, a hop farmer at Helderberg Hop Farm in upstate New York. Laura tells us about her farms introduction to growing hops for commercial production. She describes for us what it takes to plant and harvest hops, as well as the unique needs of a hop plant. This program has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures. Music provided by Obey City. One things hops really dont like is a lot of moisture. They need a lot of water but they not a humid climate. [6:40] A full acre has about a thousand hop plants growing on it. [16:50] Laura Ten Eyck on The Farm Report
Released:
Jan 16, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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