"We Are Yakima" is a fundraising mission to provide some relief of the financial burden that business owners and their employees are enduring with stay-at-home orders in place.
We've been hearing more and more about the relationship between hops and hemp lately. As the Yakima Valley is the hop capital of the Western Hemisphere, it stands to reason that hemp would grow and thrive plentifully in this region as well.
What kind of economic impact would the advent of hemp farms in the county have?
Yakima's annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival (Oct. 5), held near the end of hop harvest each year at Millenium Plaza in downtown, has finally gotten so big it is moving a couple of blocks to accommodate the throng expected.
I came across a study that listed the best cities in America for beer lovers. It's based on the number of breweries per capita. Yakima made the list! We are at #28.