Share Massies Mill Nelson County, Virginia Back in our July 2010 issue of NCL (page 25) photographer, Hayley Osborne and writer Jennie Tal, told you about David Bernard and his Madhops farm in Massies Mill. By trade David is a residential carpenter, but over the past year, he’s been waist deep in the hop business. [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia We’re in the dead of summer these days and that means everything planted is maturing, regular gardens and hops! Our Paul Purpura grabbed shots of these over at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton. Just beautiful! Yummy! Tweet This Post
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Temps made it to the middle 60′s Monday afternoon in the Rockfish Valley of Nelson County, and people that have been waiting on the warmer weather made use of it! Our Paul Purpura caught up with Stan Driver, owner of Riverside Horticulture & Nursery in Nellysford, getting the ground ready and [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Earlier this week we talked about the hop harvest underway here in Nelson. For a county that’s been so accustomed to picking grapes, it’s now becoming commonplace to hear about the hop harvest at Nelson’s microbreweries. At Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, it’s been a busy week as they pick their [...]
ShareRoseland Nelson County, Virginia There still lots of summer left, but the crops are coming in for many folks. Over at Devils Backbone Brewing much of their Monday was spent picking Cascade Hops in their garden just outside the brewery. Nope, they don’t grow most of their own hops on site, but the ones picked [...]
