SEATTLE (July 16, 2024) – Seattle Cider Co, identified for its award-winning line of dry and off-dry choices and Metropolis Fruit, an area nonprofit devoted to stewarding and harvesting city fruit timber to extend group entry to contemporary fruit, are thrilled to have a good time the discharge of their annual cider collaboration, Metropolis Fruit Cider. The one-of-a-kind cider helps Metropolis Fruit’s efforts to extend equitable entry to contemporary fruit inside the Seattle group, lowering native meals insecurity and meals waste. With simply 16 circumstances bottled, Metropolis Fruit cider might be provided for a restricted time at Seattle Cider Taproom in SODO, or on-line with delivery to 39 states by way of seattlecidercompany.com starting August 1 in the course of the Metropolis Fruit Launch Celebration.
Metropolis Fruit Cider Launch Occasion Particulars:
Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Seattle Cider Taproom, 4660 Ohio Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Metropolis Fruit’s dedication to harvesting and offering year-round care to a whole bunch of fruit timber all through town, alongside their partnerships with over 30 meals banks and meal packages, proceed to extend the accessibility of contemporary fruit for food-insecure group members throughout Seattle. “Each Seattle Cider Co and Metropolis Fruit strongly prioritize packages that assist our area people. As we speak, we’re proud to accomplice with Metropolis Fruit once more to offer a cider that advances the non-profit’s mission to help equitable entry to wholesome native meals,” mentioned Maura Harman, Advertising and marketing Supervisor for Seattle Cider Firm. “We look ahead to one other fruitful partnership and the chance to unfold consciousness for Metropolis Fruit’s many vital packages.”
The partnership with Seattle Cider Co’s and Metropolis Fruit began in 2014 when Metropolis Fruit initiated deliveries of apples, unsuitable for meals banks, on the SODO cidery to get rid of waste from their yearly harvest. By 2015, by means of the partnership, Seattle Cider efficiently “upcycled” these apples right into a cider, enhancing Metropolis Fruit’s harvest viability from 68% to 98%, using crab apples and apples unsuitable for donation. Through the years, Seattle Cider has crafted and launched eight earlier Metropolis Fruit Ciders, every distinct, and every classic constituted of greater than 40 apple varieties harvested in Seattle.
“At Metropolis Fruit, we tremendously respect the help and partnership of Seattle Cider Co, recognizing the exhausting work they put into crafting the Metropolis Fruit Cider yearly. Not solely does it style superb, nevertheless it contributes to the expansion of our mission,” mentioned Kara Martin, Government Director for Metropolis Fruit. “Seattle Cider is one among 30 organizations we collaborate with, constantly serving to us innovate and improve the work that we do. Via our joint efforts, we domesticate a group the place each tree bears the fruit of alternative and abundance.”
Metropolis Fruit Cider might be bought on draft or 500-mL bottles at Seattle Cider Taproom (4660 Ohio Ave S. Seattle). Metropolis Fruit bottles may even be out there to ship to 39 states on-line by means of the Seattle Cider web site.
For these in search of extra methods to become involved locally, Metropolis Fruit presents a wide range of methods to champion the goodness of fruit and help meals safety efforts in Seattle. From turning into a Metropolis Fruit Member (offering Metropolis Fruit year-round help, whereas providing you reductions to native companies!), volunteering in public orchards to sharing your fruit, people can help the non-profit’s mission to scale back meals insecurity and meals waste. If readers are focused on turning into a Metropolis Fruit Member, volunteering, or sharing their fruit, please electronic mail information@cityfruit.org
About Seattle Cider Firm®
A pacesetter in craft cider since 2013, Seattle Cider Co. ferments revolutionary, award-winning ciders within the coronary heart of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Cider presents an unimaginable lineup of year-round and seasonal choices and has one thing for each cider drinker. Go to in particular person at Seattle Cider Taproom situated at 4660 Ohio Ave. S. in Seattle. For extra data, go to seattlecidercompany.com, or comply with Seattle Cider Firm on Fb , Instagram , and TikTok (@seattleciderco).
About Metropolis Fruit
Metropolis Fruit harvests and stewards city fruit timber to help sustainable and equitable entry to fruit. For extra data, please go to cityfruit.org or comply with Metropolis Fruit on Fb and Instagram @cityfruitseattle.
