Book recommendations

When we're not weeding or feeding we spend our free time reading about beginner farmers, farming, and food and history.

Recipes

Here are some of my favorite recipes. Needless to say, they're all better with fresh, local ingredients.

If you're a fan of lamb then you can find a lot more recipes on the fans of lamb web site.

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Historic Hops

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Monday, September 30, 2013, In : Hops

The best thing about growing hops is the people. Working 18 feet off the ground in high winds also has its moments, but the best thing is definitely meeting the community of people interested in beer and brewing.

Most brew beer; some are interested in the social or architectural history of brewing or hop farming. The Albany Ale Project combines both interests. And is now brewing beer with heritage hops from Dutch Barn Farm. We are proud to be a small part of this very cool project.

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Skip Hop Ale

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Monday, February 20, 2012, In : Hops

Last year we had our first, small hop harvest. The hops we planted in spring yielded about the same as the hops growing wild in the hedgerows, and we got about the same again from our friend Skip, who planted hops at the Kilts Farm that he has been restoring for years.

That gave us enough to learn some lessons about picking, drying and packaging. There wasn't really enough to sell, but plenty to give to friends who brew beer at home. This paid off handsomely in good will and in beer.