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W
hile Farm toTable has become a familiar catch
phrase for many “Farm to Glass” is just beginning
to make a whole new impact on today’s craft
beer drinkers.With many local breweries
wanting to source their raw materials locally, the distance
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phenomenon as farmers have
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winery, brewery and distillery
industry is an opportunity to market their locally grown products.
For many years Howard County farms have grown the wheat,
corn, barley, herbs, fruits and vegetable used to produce and
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addition of microbreweries and a distillery to Howard
County that farms began adding the production of hops
and micro malting facilities to their facilities. Many of the
county’s microbreweries and the distillery have shown
their support of the agriculture industry by purchasing
locally grown products to incorporate into their products.
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Development Authority, Lost Art Distillery, which
will be opening in 2016, was focused on using locally
grown wheat, rye and corn for their whiskeys and
bourbons.The owners were focused on matching with
farmers that would provide a great base to develop the
best tasting whiskeys and bourbons on the market.
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microbrewery, growing hops on their farm was a priority so that
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to the farm for tastings while they enjoy the beautiful setting of the farm.
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