Month: July 2017

It’s been a busy week on the farm.  After nearly 10 months of waiting and searching we hired a new farmhand.  We hired him on 7/25 a little early in the morning but at this point we weren’t complaining.  We needed the extra help as things are getting real busy on the farm.  Final prep work will be done in the spring and planting too!  This farmhand will come in handy with the rest of the projects!  Time to try and get some sleep! 

Welcome Carson Shawn Pierce!  His brothers are pretty excited!

My last day of vacation I was able to spend some quality time with two of my Hops employees!  I was able to take them fishing and had a great time.  My oldest son and I got out early one the lake and we’re able to catch a number of quality smallmouth bass,  4 or them we’re over 19 inches.  Once my youngest son was able to join us we were able to catch a number of blue gills!  I was a proud father watching these to little guys enjoying fishing as much as I do. 

This past week was able to make some great progress on the Hops yard!  I’m getting excited to start growing and brewing some beer.  Unfortunitly we will not be able to plant till next spring, but we gave plenty of other things growing.  We will be selling pumpkins this fall and other veggies.  There will be more information coming regarding sales.

We’ll it’s been a long time in the works,  but I finally got my poles put in the ground.  I want to thank RC’s rental in Grand Rapids, MN! They are great to work with!!!!  Without the rental of the ASV,  there would be no way I could have placed the 22 foot poles in the ground!  They are very reasonably priced and courteous!!!

Now, I need to align them and back fill the holes. In the next few weeks I hope to have the cable run for the trellis and to continue preparing the rows for planting. Many “little” things to do yet,  but making great progress on the Hops yard.

I also have to give a huge thanks to my lovely wife! I happened to pick the hottest day of the year to do this work, and she made sure I had plenty of water and rest throughout the day! Not to mention my oldest son sat and watched me for a few hours! He and his brother were so excited to watch the ASV!

Thanks again RC’s Rental!!! And thank you Tyler Kasper for recommending them!! If you find yourself needing to rent any machinery, I would  highly recommend contacting them.

Craig