This is super special! We all know Yakima is known for its incredible hop agriculture, but what many folks may not know is that the modern hop industry has its roots a little closer to Tacoma.

This week, we are lucky to be joined by Shelly Schlumpf, president of the Puyallup Historical Society at Meeker Mansion. As a long-time veteran of public service in the Puyallup area, Shelly has spent her career helping folks connect more with their community and history and has turned her sights onto hops. Her team and the City of Puyallup are embracing our favorite resinous flower with a new living museum dedicated to the history and agriculture of hops in the Valley, and to the work of famed Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker to catalog what became known as Hop Culture in America.

Tune in for details on this amazing project, some fantastic Ezra Meeker facts, and a story of actual buried treasure that you won’t believe!

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