This month, farmers are reaping San Diego County’s 2019 hop harvest, thousands of pounds of Cascade, Chinook, Cashmere and other varietals. The entire crop is sold out and customers eagerly await shipments of the fragrant conical hop flowers, which look like leafy green cotton balls. Story: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2019-08-17/experts-say-san-diego-county-is-not-hop-country-tell-that-to-local-hop-farmers