Organic Beverages
Hey, we all like to settle in with a nice glass of wine from time to time right? The environmental issue with wine, tea, and crafted beer is the chemical pesticides used in their production. Luckily, today we have the option of consuming organic beverages that are produced without chemical pesticides. So no… you don’t have to stop drinking to Green!
Conventional agricultural practices, adopted in large part over the past 50 years, have stripped the minerals essential for healthy crops from the soil, necessitating the increasing use of artificial help to replace what has been lost. The cornerstone of organic farming is the soil. Maintaining a healthy, biologically active soil is the main objective for an organic farmer. It means using natural fertilizers, such as composted animal manure, versus chemical fertilizers. Organic growers use no synthetic growth-regulators.
ORGANIC WINE
In the vineyard, organic farming means cultivating the soil and planting cover crops, instead of applying herbicides. Organic farmers promote “biodiversity” and allow plants other than vines to grow in and around the vineyard. Biodiversity helps regulate the vineyard soil by attracting beneficial insects, spiders and predatory mites, as well as provide shelter and food therefore eliminating the need for chemical pesticides or insecticides. There are many organic wines available today that do not contain any pesticide or toxins. To learn more visit www.ecovinewine.com.
ORGANIC BEER
Organic beer is made using barley and hops grown without toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. These substances can cause soil degradation and chemical runoff that contaminate water sources and the ecosystems that they support. Using organically grown barley and hops also means these toxins never make their way into the beer. Organic beer is available at any major liquor store or online. Support the brewers that try and makes a difference, you’ll be drinking the most delicious beer possible and feel good about the positive environmental contribution we are making. Here is a quick list of great organic beers:
* Wolavers Certified Organic India Pale Ale, Pale Ale or Brown Ale
* Butte Creek Organic Ale, Porter, India Pale Ale or Pilsner
* Goose Island Organic Lamar St. Pale Ale
* Eel River Certified Organic Amber Ale, Porter or Extra Pale Ale
* Hawk’s Brewery Certified Organic Supernatural Porter, Supernatural India Pale Ale,
* Hawk’s Brewery SupernaturalE.S.B. and Supernatural Oatmeal Stout
* Fish Tale Organic Amber Ale or Indian Pale Ale
* Wild Salmon Organic Pale Ale
* Lakefront Organic E.S.B. Ale
* Kraftbrau Brewery Alt beer for Winter or English Pale Ale for Summer
* Crannog Ales Certified Organic Beyond the Pale Ale, Red Brance Irish Ale, and Back Hand of God Stout
* Crannog Ales Hell’s Kitchen Ale, and Old Mill Flax Ale
* Natureland Organic Lager
* Golden Promise
* St. Peter’s Organic English Ale or Organic Best Bitter
* Castelain Jade Organic
* Samuel Smith”s Organic Ale or Lager
* Pinkus’ Organic Munster Alt, Ur Pils or HefenWeizen
ORGANIC TEA
Organic tea is grown the same as organic wine and beer. The ingredients are organically grown without chemical pesticides that contaminate the tea, as well as contaminate our soil and water. Here is a list of great organic teas:
* Citrus Green Organic
* Organic Dragon Well
* Organic Golden Bamboo Hairpoint
* Organic Jing Mei Tea
* Organic Gold-Flecked Green
THE FACTS
Organic growers use no synthetic growth-regulators when producing wine, hops, or tea.