Well, the frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is in the barn… almost. We did get a couple hundred bales of second crop hay in before the upcoming Nor’easter. By the way, when did we start calling rain events nor’easters? That used to be reserved for school-closing snow storms.

These are different times.

Thanks to an intrepid group of mug club members we also picked our first hop crop this morning! This also got done before the “Nor’easter.” Cue eye roll.

We got about 15 pounds of Chinook and a couple pounds each of Vista and Comet. Given that I expected nothing from the first year plants, I am pretty pleased to have some of our own hops to work with.

Jigs ‘n Reels Red, McCoy’s Choice Porter, Moonbat Juice IPA and Nae Borra Scottish Strong are all on tap and accompanied by 9 other offerings. Next up are an Autumn Olive Sour, a wet-hopped something, a DIPA and a Pumpkin Saison.

Ding Dong the Ditch is done, the wicked, wicked ditch is done… The ditch was for the new well across the street. This well is for the animals and for irrigation and for taking pressure off the well that supplies the house and brewery.

Seems to me that in life you are either digging ditches or filling them back in. It’s a fine line between progress and futility. And between times you have to deal with the piles of dirt that ditch digging generates. Piles create bad feng shui and drive me nuts. Having the wicked, wicked ditch done is a great relief.

Crook & Scythe Farm still has loads of produce for sale. Stop in and get some heirloom tomatoes… really, you owe yourself.

Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you as we head into foliage season (where did the summer go?).

We are thrilled and more than a bit gobsmacked to have been recognized by Yankee Magazine! Where this came from we have no idea, but we are grateful!

Thanks to everyone, from our mug club members to our one-time visitors to our fellow NH brewers, who has been here and gone out to spread the word and say nice things about what we do.

A special thanks to Christine, Jed, Alex, Tom, and The Blasty House Band for being the great folks who work (and play) to make your visit memorable!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Crook & Scythe Farms

The farmstand still has whole chickens and eggs. Greens are growing and should start being available in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

Questions? You can reach Jed directly at jedcrook@gmail.com.