Hoffman Appalachian Farm

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Hoffman Appalachian Farm

We are proudly Certified Naturally Grown, located in Saint Marys, PA! A native of St. In 2009 I moved back and a year later, my wife Jenn and I were married.

Marys, PA, after graduating from Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) I spent almost 10 years working, living and playing in Pittsburgh first in the field of broadcast television for WTAE-TV and then utilities with Equitable Resources. I then decided a change was in order so I solo-traveled for 2 months all across the US with my bikes, canoe, backpacking gear hitting every National Park I could, en

ding up in Anchorage, Alaska. I then headed to Longmont, Colorado (just outside of Boulder) where I found work at eToys in Denver full-time and at the REI in Boulder part-time. I took advantage of my 6 years in Colorado to take every climbing/mountaineering course I could with the Colorado Mountain Club and loved every minute of it. I was also fortunate enough to first intern with, then get hired full-time as a farmhand at Ollin Farms in Longmont. It was then working with Mark and Kena, that I knew I wanted to move back home and start my own farm. We live in State College, however our farm is in St. Marys where our family has lived since the early 1960's. We hope you visit our farm in the near future as we hope to expand our 30 hop hills to almost 400 in 2015 along with offering barley and other grains.

01/28/2025

A big shout out, and back, to my brother David Brock, for yet another stellar session on his YouTube channel mentioning the Keller Ale by our hometown brewery, Straub Beer.

I always appreciate the continued support and am glad to do the same. I encourage you all to subscribe to his channel and, if you're lucky, catch him playing at a local venue in Bellefonte.

01/27/2025

Most recent photo from Hoffman Appalachian Farm.

12/26/2024

A beaut from the trail cam, looking from the small yard up past the solar panels to the large hopyard.

Merry Merry Christmas!

Address

258 Taft Road
Saint Marys, PA
15857

Telephone

+18144042929

Website

http://www.hoffmanappalachianfarm.com/

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Enjoyed a little extra leg room thanks to @hundhausllc and the cool app @sniffspots … good stuff!! Axle had a great time…thanks!!

That’s a wrap on 2024!

With the sunrise flame weeding, finished the rest of the mulching (thanks Mike Brock!!) and all the irrigation and barn/outdoor lines drained and blown out, all equipment put away, that’s a wrap on the 2024 season :-)

Flame weeding after mulching the hop crowns with mushroom compost…almost ready for Winter. #hopfarmer #hopfarm #hopfarming #smallfamilyfarm #cngfarming

Flame Weeding

Flame weeding after mulching the hop crowns…just about ready for ol’e man Winter!

Working to wrap up the season…just about there. Flushed the drip and main lines in both yards with water and hydrogen peroxide then water again, weeding. Next week compost and straw to cover and insulate for Winter then done!

Back for a second year and couldn’t be prouder!! Thanks @straubbeer … have been getting lots of questions about it and you delivered! #hopfarmer #hopfarm #hopfarming #smallfamilyfarm #cngfarming

Harvest success this past Labor Day. Little birdie says this year’s Keller Ale from one of America’s only four breweries that survived prohibition will be bottling their Keller Ale with it the first weekend in October, available in bottles/cases at the brewery in Saint Marys, PA! #hopfarmer #hopfarm #hopfarming #smallfamilyfarm #cngfarming

Wrapping up the season little by little. Got new “dancing shoes” for the tractor, old ones were dry rotted, mowing down the hemp sadly as it didn’t beat the weeds, and the start of prepping the beds for Winter. #hopfarmer #hopfarm #hopfarming #smallfamilyfarm #cngfarming

With day 2 starting, here’s a look at our first day of hops harvest 2024….

2024 harvest coming up Labor Day Weekend! Please reach out if you’d like to stop by and see how it’s done! #hopfarmer #hopfarm #hopfarming #smallfamilyfarm #cngfarming

Dry matter

When they go from this … to that … when they’re around 18-22% dry matter depending on variety … it’s time