It's Not Just What your Buying, It's What You Are Buying Into
Bison converted its business to organic methods because it synced our personal lives with our business pursuits. We integrate our environmental values into our brewery and office operation. Our small staff believes that sustainable and ecologically sound food production is the best way to protect our environment, save energy and ensure the sustainability of American farming.
"Hey, Bison guy, wait....I just want a good beer, not save the earth." If the beer wasn't tasty (and award winning) we wouldn't still be around. But WHY we brew organically is important to us.
"Hey, Bison guy, wait....I just want a good beer, not save the earth." If the beer wasn't tasty (and award winning) we wouldn't still be around. But WHY we brew organically is important to us.
Taken as a whole, consumers of the 21st century impact the ecosystem with purchase decisions both large and small. Buying organic products weekly is as important as big purchases like energy efficient appliances, a fuel efficient car, or altering your lifestyle to recycle and conserve energy in your home.
We brew all Bison beers organically, not just one or two labels to make us feel good about ourselves and bluster about our green credentials. We are certified organic by the CCOF, Santa Cruz, CA. Certified organic means that agricultural products have been grown and processed under USDA national organic standards and independently certified.
What drives us to brew organically is the real prize of organic agriculture—barley. Acres and acres of barley. Hops are just lipstick on beer (very gorgeous lipstick, mind you), but the main ingredient, malt, is the thing that really has an impact on sustainable and ecologically sound food production. Organic products, from field to consumer, are the best way to protect the environment, save energy, and ensure sustainability of American farming. Here is what is important.
The EPA attributes 70% of the pollution in our rivers and streams to conventional farming
Organic farming nourishes and protects growing plants with SOIL and microorganisms. Contrast that with non organic farming which only uses the soil to hold up the plant, and nourishes the plant with chemical fertilizer, protects the plant with pesticides, and controls weeds with herbicides.
Each acre of organic farmland absorbs and stores over 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year….better soil fertility, fewer greenhouse gases
Genetically Engineered ingredients are insidiously working their was into almost every foodstuff in the supermarket. What is the long term consequence of this on human health and the environment? Nobody knows. Eating and drinking organically is the only way to avoid GMOs.
Organic farming uses 50% less energy than conventional farming.
Let us know if you agree.