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Eli Navarro covers what happens between harvest and sale: drying, sorting, storage, processing, and the standards a buyer checks. The stories follow chili peppers through the drying season, hops from bine to pellet, and anything else whose value depends on what happens after it leaves the field.
Hops & Brewing8 min read
Korea grew hops once, then imported nearly all of them. Now a handful of farms are planting again while imports fall by half. What would make a Korean hop something brewers buy twice?
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Peppers & Seasonality6 min read
One plant moves through two markets and a dangerous summer: fresh green pepper, ripe red fruit, dried pods, powder, and the long work of protecting color and flavor.
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