2013 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest announced for Sat August 24

Thanks to the many donations from individuals and organizations like BrewFest Partners, Simple Earth Hops is proud to announce the return of the Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 11am-11pm in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

This is a free community event provides a family friendly space with free beverage samples on the farm, kids activities, live music, hopyard tours and a huge community potluck at 6pm for more than 100 attendees who will lend a hand from 11am to 5pm to pick hops at 4352 State Road 23 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

FREE REGISTRATION @ http://hopyard.eventbrite.com

• PRESS / MEDIA PHOTOS
• Download the 2013 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest event PDF
• Hop Picking @ 11am-5pm
• Beverage Samples @ 11am-11pm
• Community Potluck @ 6pm
• Participating Brewers

SIMPLE EARTH HOPS 4352 State Road 23, Dodgeville, WI CONTACT Simple Earth Hops | Matt Sweeny fattymattybrewing@gmail.com | 262-210-4077 SimpleEarthHops.com

ABOUT

Founded in 2009, Simple Earth Hops provides locally grown hops to brewers in Wisconsin. Connect with them on Facebook at http://fb.me/simpleearthhops or register for free tickets at http://hopyard.eventbrite.com

Additional support provided by BrewFest Partners

Photos from previous Hop Harvest Brewfests

Photo by Rachel Konsella

Photo by Rachel Konsella

Photo by Rachel Konsella

Photo by Rachel Konsella

2012 Dodgeville, WI Hopyard Harvest Event Photos by Rachel Konsella

Special thanks goes out to all the Event Staff that pitched in last August, 2012 for the Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest...Thank You. Seriously, thanks! Rachel Konsella volunteered as the Hopyard Event Photographer & Facepainter. Thanks to Rachel and her friend Brian, we are proud to present many beautiful, professional photos featuring the 2012 hop harvest in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

One of many 2012 Wisconsin hopyard harvest photos by Rachel Konsella (link to Facebook photos)

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from the 2012 Hopyard Harvest in  Dodgeville, WI

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Read about our Community Garden Plot project in Dodgeville, WI

Beer Tasting + Camping + Pig Roast + Hop Picking = Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest

The ticket ordering site at http://hopharvest.eventbrite.com for the Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest on Saturday, August 25th now has an added ticket option to camp at the event site Friday and/or Saturday nights for a suggested donation of $10-30 for the weekend. You can camp Friday night, Saturday night or both nights near the hop picking tent. Simple Earth Hops is now being required to pay a special camping permit fee to the local Government for camping for the weekend so we are covering costs here. You are also welcome to register for a free event ticket and donate what you can for camping on site.

Also notice that you can register for the pig roast so we know how many attendees we will be feeding.

Media Partners

• Facebook Event
• Wisconsin Farm Report

Poster Art Approved for Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest

Simple Earth Hops of Dodgeville, WI is proud to announce the 1st release of poster artwork for the 2012 Harvest Brewfest which will be on Saturday, August 25, 2012.

More details will be available in the coming weeks for this “Brewing Up The Community” celebration - an all day beer tasting environment for 100+ VIP attendees who will participate in hop picking at the hopyard farm in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

Event tickets will be required and available after July 1. Keep your hoppy palettes open for this family-friendly event which will also feature hopyard tours, live music and beer samples and a community potluck with bonfire in the evening.

Stay tuned to the Simple Earth Hops Facebook page for the most up-to-date news.

Wisconsin hops featured on MN Public Radio

On Septemeber 27, 2011, Matt Sweeny of Simple Earth Hops was interviewed by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl who is a Senior Editor at Minnesota Monthly. This interview was used as content in an article "Dining with Dara: Hops to make locavores happy" and broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's "All Things Considered" on September 29. This well written article by Dara also includes an interview with Todd Haug, brewer at Surly Brewing Company of Brooklyn Center, MN. Here is a short clip from the Sept., 29 article from MNPR:

"I'm pushing for this whole industry to be different," Sweeny told me. He wants local producers to sell to local brewers, build relationships, and see themselves as partners to brewers, who in general are artisans or craftspeople and whop don't see themselves as run-of-the-mill widget makers.

Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest Tickets Available

Simple Earth Hops is proud to announce the Harvest Brewfest on August 20, 2011 from 9am to 8pm.

This “Brewing Up The Community” celebration provides an all day beer tasting environment for 160 VIP attendees who will lend 2 hours throughout the event day to pick hops at the hopyard at Greenspirit Farm CSA in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Event registration is required at http://harvestbrewfest.eventbrite.com or using the free ticket registration form below.

When registering for free tickets, attendees will indicate which 2 hour shift (between 9am-5pm) they will be available to help pick hops at the event.

Attendees will not only get hands-on experience harvesting the plants, but will learn about the benefits of growing local hops while tasting local craft beer at a friendly community space. This event will also feature tours of the hopyard with live music and beer samples from 9:00a.m. - 8:00p.m. A community potluck (dish to pass required) will begin at 6:00 p.m.

What to Bring:

• Lawn chair
• your favorite tasting glass
• snacks to cleanse your palette
• a dish to pass for the potluck
• bug spray and sunscreen

When: Saturday, August 20 - 9:00 am-8:00 pm - CST

Where: Simple Earth Hops / 4352 State Road 23, Dodgeville, WI

Contact: Matt Sweeny at fattymattybrewing@gmail.com / SimpleEarthHops.com

Hop Sales
Wet, fresh/green hops from this Dodgeville area hopyard event are now available for pre-sale here until August 18th here: http://hops.goodsie.com/

This Event in the News:

• Great Lakes Brewing News
• Official Event Press Release
• Call for bands/musicians to perform at this event
• BeerAdvocate.com
• Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
• Upcoming (by Yahoo!)
• Local Sounds
• Facebook Event Page
• Event Logo Permalink
• Heavy Table - Upper Midwest Food Magazine and Blog
• CraftBeer.com
• MidwestMicroBrews
• Stephen Beaumont's World of Beer

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Home grown episode on Discover Wisconsin

Simple Earth Hops is featured on an episode of Discover Wisconsin which aired the weekend of April 24th. This "Home Grown – Opportunity Wisconsin" episode features Iowa County, WI locals:

• Lake Louie Brewing in Arena at the 9:45 mark
• Simple Earth Hops in Dodgeville at the 13.28 mark
• Innovation Kitchen in Mineral point at the 14:45 mark

Wisconsin maybe known as America’s Dairyland but there are many individual farmers across the state who grow or raise other products that are vital to the state’s agri-economy. Southwest Wisconsin is particularly known for its organic farms especially in the Kickapoo Valley region. There’s the farmer who raises beef cattle who supplies local restaurants so they can serve some of the tastiest burgers around. Or the local hops grower who sells his produce to local micro-breweries for that homegrown flavor. And there are the apple orchards that have been picking locally grown apples for decades and selling them all over the Midwest. We salute the farmers who grow local-sell local to keep the economy fresh and growing.

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