Old joke: How do you make a million dollars farming?
Answer: Start with two million. (BA dum!)
“Niche farming” is the idea of focusing on one crop, doing it very well, and making a living at the same time. The beer brewing world is currently suffering from a shortage of hops, an essential ingredient in brew. Most American hops come from the Pacific Northwest, but I don’t see any reason why they can’t be grown in Tennessee. Here’s a link to the Hop Growers of America.
This blog is part of a much larger website, also entitled Tennessee Guy, that contains travel and cultural information about Tennessee. Visit it here.
September 13, 2008 at 8:41 am |
I enjoyed your blog and thought perhaps you and your readers might get a kick out of my new novel set in Alabama free E-Book– When The Buddha Met Bubba–a light-hearted, tender, funny love story and much more. Let me know if you like or don’t. Take care and keep up the good work. Dixie—-
June 28, 2009 at 12:56 pm |
A great idea.
July 2, 2009 at 4:15 pm |
Want to try growing hops? You can buy them from http://www.northernbrwer.com at (800)681-2739 or http://www.morebeer.com at (800)600-0003. NY Times article on growing hops here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/garden/02garden.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=brewer&st=cse