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© 0 o griâ€"Eood Venture Centre receives more praise ofrk uM BEebLano T126Ay _ yp u. /24 /4 SiAnC | % picked & driedeitheronsite orat a . tifo, l f ul | . shared facility. Where the OAFVC e 294 41 euulge m e ngum n ie e ngiere ons mnngepe en ce gge e en oo ge ooo comes in is by hosting hop pelletizâ€" &COUNQLCORNER % | . â€" S t_r ing et'luipment. This consists of I : ? * | two pieces of machinery. The first j ( ( & is loaded with hops by hand and As anyone who has the occaâ€" § ; T.; M grinds the hops down to flakes in sional beer knows, the craft beer &\ 4 ‘Sre | B y aplastic 45 gallon drum. This prodâ€" industryin Canadahasbeenboomâ€" â€"|> | [ ig a 2 meâ€"â€"â€"sâ€"â€"______ â€" lictis then loaded into the hopper ing for the past few years. â€" / ol ~~ > d o 9 of asecond piece of machinery that _ Almost every town that onevisâ€" . sil €% l . * f F pushes the material through a die its now has their own local brewâ€" 5e A € \ ff \o d into small pellets. These are then ery operating. Most are just afew _ _ _ / * . es vacuumsealed andstored tempoâ€" employees with a passion for brewâ€" z) k Â¥*_ Ed rarily in the frozen storage at the ing their own brand. Right here in [3 e . . Colborne facility. Northumberlandwecannowboast ‘ 3 txs & e _ While I was recently visiting at least four craft breweries. Most ty y & | ~_ the facility I met Ron Brennan people may recognize Church Key s P hoz ' Wc â€"of Old 4th Hop Yard, located Brewing. John Grahamstartedthat J â€" in Williamstown just east of brewery based in an old church 4 ) Cornwall. Ron wasenthusiasticin near Campbellford way back in [22) s Te his praise for our facility. He said 2000. i tpo gâ€"â€"= f _\ _ previously he would have to travel I recall attending the Toronto â€". w $ â€" /;’)‘9‘ ® . l seven hours to get to the nearest Wine & Cheese Show about 15 | j Li A\ | facility where he could process his years ago with John as part of the _ i hops. He praised thelocation ofour Northumberland Tourism booth, t - *\ i | building just off the 401 corridor He spent most of the day drawing C tanae r Fus? ) _ as well as its cleanliness and the samples of his popular flagship ( souk fl yeo MMM W â€" friendliness and professionalism brand "Northumberland Ale" for fi '| | é R CE of Operations Manager Joe Mullin. enthusiastic attendees. xq ~ K. _â€" s e d m tl _ "He‘seasytodealwithandhasbeen Now Northumberland is also F e xeeme *=_ C CC > f @4 a great help" Ron commented. home to Cobourg based Williams § ty " & es : »3‘“5:3‘ Ua ) Ron also suggested the quality Street Brewery & Northumberland 1Â¥ / S ~4 zh | _ of the hop pelletsusing our equipâ€" Hills Brewery as well as Presqu‘ile [3 ;f â€" Tag W V2) _ mentwas betterthanbeforewhich Craft Brewery based in Brighton. * ons â€"ommpempmeaeestom se o weet se * \ U| _ was very important to him as he Local bars like the Station in Port e es e MB | tries to expand is market. Hecurâ€" Hope & The Mill in Cobourgreguâ€" f as YL{ & & °_ e ue _ rently grows fouracres ofhopsand larly have a good selection of local > A \’f_/“"\ doammapmiets C . â€" :. is looking at increasing that to brew on tap or in the bottle. e Lawsop Mills | esns # PS k eight acres next year. Currently he If you know your beer you know â€" deeis Whomass Solutions x sam O o) _ sells all he grows to popularBeaus‘ that the main ingredients besides "um afl h. â€" 2P We â€" Brewery, based in Van Kleek Hill, agreat supply of clear clean water, Peype _ â€" close to Ottawa. are malt, barley & hops. im yer * â€" h [ The day after I spoke with Ron, Up until recently most brewers As. # mgs the Bickle Farmâ€"Valley Hops from in Canada were forced to import . Eexsawhk mennines rmmpssmaes CoT ___| h the Port Hope area were also in the hops but that is quickly changing. ' SUBMITTED PHOTO . facility, processingtheirharvest of The Eastern Ontario Hop Growers â€" Pictured from left are Cramahe CAO Craig Brooks, Mayor Marc Coombs and Ron Brennan from Old 4th Hop Yard. hops. The OAFVC is proud to be Association boasts sixteen growâ€" playing a key role in helping these ers in our area including several nentin helpingthese hop growers mentcan be cost prohibitiveor, at _ ‘Atypical hopfarmwilltakethree â€" budding entrepreneurs realize here in Northumberland. The get their product processed. Since best, a long term investment that _ to four years to get to where they â€" their dreams. Ontario Agriâ€"Food VentureCentre â€" most of these growers are fairly _ doesn‘tmake sense yet at the volâ€" . can harvest enough hops to be Marc Coombs is the mayor of (OAFVC')hasbecomeakeycompo- small, the cost of capital equipâ€" _ umes they produce. commercially viable. The hops are _ Cramahe Township : Qq CRAMAHE COUNCIL BRIEFS 3€ in d NoAT #uugeairms T°P 94 3 ,’w e | Openhouse ,, , |, «r7z/je _ Meeting schedule set | E\; is ~â€" J & The Cramahe Community Calling all Cramahe Township I § °\ fi‘ i Association (CCA) is hosting an political wonks. The dates for all & * \ d open house for citizens of Cramahe _ 2017 regular council meetings have e &3 o o Township at the Colborne Public been set. : < | 55 a < w 0 Library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Usually the council meets twice a | Â¥ [3 o e ~ Monday, Nov. 21. s month on the first and third Tuesday | M\ _ BAKER, Hazel Norma â€" Peacetully This is a great opportunity for all _ â€" except for one meeting in the F 9 at her home with her daughter & sonâ€" residents to find out what their months of January, February, July aag l g aâ€""fi inâ€"law . _by_ her . side. on _ Monday association has been working on and August. & ap) /j thf;7/ x /;/ y 2| â€" November 7th, 2016 in her 90th year. since the CCA was formed on Sept. _ Below are the 2017 dates: $ l & ie #22]" Beloved wife of the late Leslie Baker. 1, 2015," Gritt Koehl says. "It is also a _ Jan.17: Feb. 14 (Happy Valentine‘sâ€" h2# /,/, L myy tts Loving mother of Brenda Chapman i i 2 j P (David). Dear grandmother of Sarah great time to bring forward any Day!); March 7 and 21; April 4 and C ; McMurray (Tom) and Katie Wiliams concerns, questions or suggestions _ 18; May 2 and 16; June 6 and 20. for Keniand Eilean Waite (Tim) and great grandmother of Paige, on any matter in the township to the _ July 11; Aug. 8: Sept. 5 and 19. Oct.3 pestiWishes Only Olivia, Victoria, Ethan and Anderson. ceA and 17; Nov.7 and 21 and Der: 5ah 8 Masonic Temple, Port Hope Lovingly _ remembered by. her. sister Refreshments (coffee, tea and 19. § Saturday, November 12th at 7:30 p.m. grletlt: rf(iearp:geh:n F(Doéfg) :r:l tmhgerraelg i ) A ( aro . Fon e cookies) will be served. â€" Ashley Maika e io ner miecosierq neghews.ansnds \ ‘eds I are _ invited _ to _ call _ at _ the ‘ sys MACCOUBREY FUNERAL HOME, 30 King St, E., Cobourg on Saturday November 19th from 11 am. â€" 12 noon followed by a memorial service at 12 noon. Cremation _ with . interment in Salem Cemetery. If desired donations may be made to Salem Cemetery or Community ... Care Colborne. ow Condolences rfiqe_gg’gg?at ; Cb\ www.MacCoubrey.com. [R ? esns C CCR _ is \â€"‘