Eel River Brewing Co. is iconic in the industry of brewing organic beer. The owners are sensitive to the community of people and the surrounding environment. Owner Ted Vivston maintains the history of Clay Brown Redwood Lumbar Mill in Fortuna Ca.
Ooh good idea, save the forest; brew beer!
Eel River Brewing Co. doesn’t do any thing quietly. It’s a good thing to promote the fact that responsible beer making can also mean great beer making. After two years ERB began to receive awards at the Great American Beer Festival. The beers were so popular that they quickly grew out of the old lumber mill and needed a new home. They move into another mill that had taken a downturn. This provided a mutual arrangement between the brewery and the mill.
Brewing bigger in this case did not mean a larger carbon footprint. Just the opposite. The new brewery which is also located a vacant lumber mill in Scotia is the first bio mass powered brewery in the US. This means leftover products or scraps of the mill produce all the energy used to brew the beer. Locals can bring over their lawn clippings and know it will be used to brew beer. How cool is that?
Recently Eel River can to Sacramento to support a grass roots project. (No pun intended).
Soil Born Farms is a certified organic farming project, which connects people with the earth and the food grown in the local farms. Soil Born farms recently grew itself. It now produces on a historic farm area in Rancho Cordova off the American River. The farms provide educational opportunities and an opportunity for underpriveledged to reconnect with the earth and learn how to be self-sustaining. It also provides volunteer opportunities to farm and educate.
Produce from the farms is Certified California Organic Farmers. This is one of 13 organic certifiers in the State of California.
The 8th annual Summer Equinox Festival was held outdoors at the Hurley farm just off Jonas Salk School. Bales of hay provided seating areas for most. Tents provided areas for restaurants that use organic produce in the menu. The tents were decorated with the harvest theme. Typically line chefs or wait staff are the ones seen at such events. Chefs were on hand to serve up their best organic dishes. Rick Mahan, Patrick Mulvany, Ame Harrington, and Molly Hawks to name a few. It was a great opportunity to meet them in person. The music was eclectic yet familiar. The day was mild and sunny. A perfect harvest backdrop. Small gardens throughout the farm created intimate areas for families with children to play.
Eel River Brewing Co and Soil Born Farms made a great connection with participants who gathered together that evening. What could be better than knowing that both are contributing to the sustentation of our enjoyment. and the environment.
For more information about Soil Born Farms visit http://www.soilborn.org/
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