New Biosphere Committed Company, Howling Moon Craft Cider

Howling Moon Craft Cider

Since inception, Howling Moon Craft Cider has been built on a value system of creating opportunity from resources that are undervalued and abundant. As Howling Moon Craft Cider and their family grows, it is important to them to recognize the impact they have on their community and their land, to ensure that they are contributing to positive change for future generations. They have joined the Biosphere Commitment Program with hope that the program will be a guiding light that helps them ensure the choices they make are ingrained with sustainable decision making.

“Sustainability is like an umbrella that spans each aspect of our business. It is a holistic approach to looking at the company and the choices that we make on a daily basis. It encompasses things like: where we purchase our ingredients, the packaging we use, how and where we market our products, how we manage waste, the impact our footprint has in our community, and the way we farm our apples.”

- Kate Dursick, Owner of Howling Moon Craft Cider

Sustainability touches on so many areas of their business at Howling Moon Craft Cider. Upcycling is something they have done since the beginning, finding a value stream for unwanted orchard fruit, protecting the waterways through Salmon Safe, finding fertile land for their orchard that requires minimal irrigation; these are all elements of their sustainability commitment that are intrinsically built into their daily life and decision making. The concept of creating opportunity from bioproducts that may have otherwise ended up in the landfill has given them a starting point for building a sustainable enterprise.

We are excited to be part of the Biosphere Commitment Program and looking forward to thinking about sustainability in a way that will allow us to develop a baseline and set metrics for improvement and take things to the next level.

-Kate Dursick

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