Gooding Farms

Bine. Bale. Beer.

Gooding Farms boasts over 750 acres and 12 varieties of hops, including one proprietary variety they developed called Idaho Gem^TM Brand ‘2012G01’ variety. The farm is managed by Mike Gooding and three Gooding sisters: Diane, Michelle, and Andrea.

In addition to running their hops business, the Gooding family keeps busy with volunteer efforts to serve their community:

• Michelle is President of the Idaho Hop Growers Association
• Diane is on the Wilder Irrigations District board and a board member for the Hop Research Council
• Andrea is a board member of the Wilder Housing Authority
• Mike is the Chairman of the Wilder Rural Fire District

In 2017, they became the first hop farm in southwest Idaho to become Global GAP certified. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Gooding Farms opened Red Top Market to begin providing food to the community The farm also shifted focus to regenerative agriculture: chickens, sheep, cattle, and multi-species cover crops are found in rotations throughout the farm.

Offerings: hops, oats, hay, beans, poultry (chicken), sheep, cattle (beef)