With just over a full year of rooted under our belt, we thought now would be a great time to have a look back at all of the people we’ve met and the things we’ve done for a proper, thoughtful, gratitude-fueled tribute.   

With each experience being so unique and every person having something amazing to share, it’s difficult to select a handful, but we’ve plucked a few out of our pocket to put on display.  We hope you have enjoyed this past year plus as much as we have!  We look forward to meeting more of you in our adventures to come.


hoptown

Jeff Perkins and John Snyder, purveyors of cool at The Hop Shop in Yakima
Hop Wranglers On Yakima’s Notorious Fruit Row

chris-guerra

Chris Guerra of Sunnyside has deep passion and is committed to using local ingredients
Back Roads Zillah Wine Country

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A dedicated worker at Munson Fruit in Selah showing great care for fruit quality
The Intricacies and Innovation of the Off-Season Apple

mark-hanrahan

Mark Hanrahan in Buena, pushes the envelope with WSU Research to deliver delicious cherries
At the Mercy of Mother Nature

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Pam Milford of Swede Hill Distilling in West Valley introduces us to Apple Pie Moonshine
Hot, Frothy, Shaken Moonshine

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Gabe from Roy Farms works through the night harvesting blueberries
Blueberry Night

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El Noa Noa welcomes us on an adventure in Wapato
Vamos a Noa Noa

manuel-imperial

Manuel Imperial grows a multitude of vegetables and introduces us to the delicacy of raw asparagus
Fresh and Raw in the Field

justin_wine

Justin Neufeld crafts delicious full-bodied red wines
Yessiree it’s Winemaking Time!

carrie-and-lori

Carrie and Lori create awesome and unique pizza in Yakima
Pizza. Beer. Hops. It’s Friday, I’m in Love.

bautista

José Bautista welcomes us, on a surprise visit to his Sunnyside farm
From Corn to Kohlrabi

tieton-creamery

Tieton Creamery is dedicated to sustainable farming practices
Sunshine, Curds and Whey

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Patricio at El Grande in Yakima serves delicious burritos and tacos
A Yakima Valley Institution

sheehans

Karen and Jason Sheehan wake every morning to nurture the cows that provide for us
Santa’s Favorite: Udderly Amazing

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Jim Boyd, generously lending his character and charm to us
Yakima Pub Crawl Episode I.

 

2 responses to “A Year in Gratitude

  1. Rooted has been a wonderful asset to the Yakima Valley community.

    Thank you ladies for writing an article about Yakima Valley Hops and providing enlightening local content around the valley. Our office reads every new edition.

    Cheers to 2017!

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