Hoffman Appalachian Farm
A Certified Naturally Grown Farm - Saint Marys, Pennsylvania
2021 Season – “It’s Done”
Apologies upfront. I’d stepped away from the weekly blog in late Spring as we began in earnest on our Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) solar pump/irrigation grant project. Although we’d been awarded the grant back in 2019, with the pandemic running its course through…
And The Hits Just Keep Onnnnnn Comin’
Like most hop yards, we plan days, or most often weeks in advance for specific activities to take place on the Farm. Many of which revolve around the Solstice, June 21st. That’s the day hops need to be to the top of the wire…
“If I could just get started in those fields…that’d be great!”
Well up for the weekend for a couple of reasons…one was simply to see where the fields are at. As you can see, there’s still a foot of snow on our fields. Over in Montoursville, the snow is all but gone, but a different…
Drip, Drip, Drop
Another “fun-filled” day weeding in the small yard. In addition, needed to find out what was causing the pressure issue with the drip irrigation/fertigation setup we’d put in place the other weekend. Brother Mike rightly determined we weren’t getting the amount of pressure out…
Fertigate The Night Away
Probably not quite the hit that Van Halen’s “Dance The Night Away” was, unless you’re a fellow hop Farmer, but I’ll take it 😉 This past weekend’s list of activities included a project we’ve wanted to add almost since day 1…fertigation! That is, adding…
Father’s Day
We celebrated Father’s Day in our house on Saturday, June 20…a day ahead as it worked better for everyone’s schedules here. Had a great breakfast with Jenn and the kids, AND got a new travel mug to replace the one I crushed a few…
“Almost there…almost there…”
Based on the weather and conditions where my wife and I live (State College, about 90 minutes South of Saint Marys), it appeared time to start making the weekly trip to/from the Farm. No snow, warming temps, clear blue skies for more than 30…
It’s Been A Busy Season So Far!
Yup…I’ve been really negligent on my updating of the blog with weekly reports and photos. I can summarize it in one word: WET! As such, I’m going to post a variety of photos from the start up til last week just to catch everyone…
Welcome Elk County Conservation District!
On Tuesday, August 14th we welcomed approximately 30 citizens from the Saint Marys area community as guests of the Elk County Conservation District (ECCD). The ECCD put together a day-long “2018 Agriculture Bus Tour”, beginning at our Farm and ending at Straub Brewery. From…
There’s Got To Be Another Way!
For quite some time to come, Memorial Day 2018 will in my mind bring back memories of heat, humidity and grass clippings galore! This day’s work was a back and forth mix of hand weeding directly around the hops to clear a foot…
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