What a dream this would be. I do have some hop plants growing on my property but it’s only a half acre HA! How can I trick my county into saying my lot is designated farmland?
From the county website:
[b]11. Farm
Property receiving agricultural use assessment from the
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.
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Farm Brewery
An establishment for the manufacture of malt liquors,
such as beer and ale, using grains such as oats, hops,
wheat and barley produced on the farm on which the
farm brewery is located. -
The brewery shall be designed and managed to brew no more than 15,000
barrels of beer per year; and -
at least one of the primary ingredients shall be produced on the farm
where the brewery is located; and -
sampling and the sale for on- and off-site consumption of the breweries
products shall be permitted in accordance with State and County alcohol
laws and regulations; and -
events allowed on farms (e.g., Section 3-1.01, Use #10, Public
Events/Public Assemblies on Farmland, and Use #11, Rental Facilities on
Farms) shall be permitted on the site of the brewery in accordance with
requirements of this Ordinance and with State and County alcohol law
and regulations; and -
the brewery shall be operated in accordance with all local, state, and
federal laws; and -
the use shall not be permitted on a lot or open space within a subdivision
defined as a parcel of land under which there is a governance structure and
regulations (i.e., a homeowners’ association and recorded covenants); and -
retail sales of items may be permitted subject to the following additional
conditions :
a. the items sold are primarily associated with the farm brewery or are locally produced goods which would be permitted to be sold at an Artisan’s and Crafter’s Market or Farmers’ Market, as defined by this ordinaces; and
b. the retails sales are conducted within the brewery or an accessory structure; and
c. in no case shall the area designated for the retail sales exceed 20 percent of all brewery buildings combined[/b]