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OTTAWA, Kan. – It is a brisk spring morning in mid-April and Kansas Hop Co. s farm is a blank canvas.
Clyde Sylvester walks across his property over to the 3 acres of soil where hops seeds are resting beneath. Dozens of wooden utility poles stand tall on the property, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Hops season is just beginning in Kansas and in a few short months, Sylvester s hops farm will transform into a green, lush scene. They grow to this 18-feet length basically in well over a month, Sylvester said. You can almost watch them grow.
Sylvester, co-owner of Kansas Hop Co., has been farming and harvesting hops since 2016 when it entered into an almost nonexistent market.
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Kansas farmers defy odds, make hops into crops
BRIANNA CHILDERS , The Topeka Capital-Journal
April 24, 2021
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OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) It is a brisk spring morning in mid-April and Kansas Hop Co.‘s farm is a blank canvas.
Clyde Sylvester walks across his property over to the 3 acres (1.21 hectares) of soil where hops seeds are resting beneath. Dozens of wooden utility poles stand tall on the property, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Hops season is just beginning in Kansas and in a few short months, Sylvester’s hops farm will transform into a green, lush scene.
“They grow to this 18-feet (5.49 meters) length basically in well over a month,” Sylvester said. “You can almost watch them grow.”
Tap List | Celebrate St. Patrickâs Day, Kansas City Style
Tap List | Celebrate St. Patrickâs Day, Kansas City Style
Have Fun, Drink Responsibly Share this story Published March 16th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Just embrace the green. Embrace it, we say. (Gregory Bull | AP File)
Thereâs so much lore surrounding St. Patrickâs Day.
Did you know, for instance, that Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, never
actually drove snakes out of Ireland and into the sea while standing on top of a hill?
Also, did you know that Saint Patrick is credited with explaining the Holy Trinity by using a three-leaf clover, which is why the shamrock is associated with the holiday?