How we got here!

After moving to Alberta, Rab Jordan, co-owner and operator of Northernhawk Hops, missed the sense of nostalgia and familiarity hops had brought him from the U.K. Having always had an abiding love for all things hops, Rab felt as though a hops garden was a market missing within Alberta– especially as there is absolutely no money in Canadian Thistle! As Rab had spent a significant amount of time picking hops at the hops gardens in Kent and Sussex growing up, hops gardening was nothing unfamiliar to him. 

However, in Franc’s case, he had never heard of a hop– let alone a hop’s garden– so the growing and gardening process was something he had to extensively research and practice through a series of trial and error. Never settling for less than perfect, Franc quickly discovered the right combination to effectively achieve top-quality hops every crop season. 

Even though there is no Blessing of the Hops parade here in Canada, Rab and Franc still continue to marvel at the change in the hop's growth after a Midsummer’s Day as a celebration of the cumulation of the hops year.