Justin Shepherd lives in Ontario, but makes it out to his family’s farm, JGL Shepherd Farms, in Moosimin, SK every year to help with the hop yard he started. Check out this interview about growing hops in Sasketchewan!
Tag: homebrewing
Episode #14: yegcider (Edmonton, AB)
Kathy meets up with Kristy Rhyason from Edmonton, AB’s yegcider in Winnipeg to chat about growing apples in a urban setting, and changing the cider and agriculture landscape in Edmonton one apple at a time.
Photo courtesy of yegcider
Episode #13: Northern Skies Hops and Outpost (Desbarats, ON) and Outspoken Brewing (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
This episode, Kathy chats with Northern Skies Hops from Desbarats, ON about growing hops in Northern Ontario, and their partnership with Outspoken Brewing.
Photo courtesy of Northern Skies Hops and Outpost
Episode #11: Wysmykal Farm (Amherst Shore, NS)
Kathy chats with Charles Ryan from Wysmykal Farm in Amherst Shore, NS about growing hops and his battle with downy mildew. Down with the dew!
Episode #10: Twin Island Cider (Pender Island, BC)
This episode, Kathy Skypes in with Katie and Matthew from Twin Island Cider to talk about what it’s like to open a cidery on Pender Island, spontaneous fermentation, 100 year old apple trees and all cool things cider. This interview was recorded on January 8, 2018.
Photo credit: Twin Island Cider
Episode #8: Barley Breeding and Genetics (Brandon, MB)
This episode, we learn how new barley varieties are developed and tested at Agriculture and Agrifood Canada’s Barley Breeding and Genetics program in Brandon, MB.
Episode #7: Prairie Mountain Hops (Boissevain, MB)
This episode, we check in with Manitoba’s newest hop yard, Prairie Mountain Hops, in Boissevain, MB.
Episode #6: Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (Carberry, MB)
A slight deviation from our usual producers, this episode we chat with Craig Linde from the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre in Carberry, MB about the hops feasibility trials they’ve been working on the past few years.