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A New Old Crop: Growing Hops Commercially in Maine

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on March 01, 2011

Situated on adjacent parcels of land in Monroe, Maine, are three certified organic hops-growing operations owned by three friends who met in Florida. Richard Jones, a full-time boat captain and owner of Irish Hill Hops, was first to purchase land in Monroe in 1999. Arthur Lewis, a Florida chef and owner of Elm Hill Farm, and Ken Tassin, a Louisiana-based skipper and owner of Marsh Stream Hops, followed shortly after.

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New Hops Variety Good for Herb Teas; Lower Trellises for Higher Profits; Fedco’s Advice on Growing Hops in Maine

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on March 01, 2008

Hops have been used in folk remedies for everything from coughs to cancer, and ‘Teamaker,’ released in 2006 by the ARS Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit (FSCRU) at Corvallis, Oregon, is a good candidate for herbal teas. Geneticist John Henning of FSCRU told The MOF&G that “‘Teamaker,’ like almost all other hop cultivars, will survive and grow in Maine.”

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