By choosing RegenMalt™ instead of conventionally grown malt, this brewery is making a positive impact on our environment.
Regenerative Practices
This malt was made from barley grown on acres that have been farmed using regenerative practices. This means that farmers are using low or no-till practices, growing cover crops, broadening their crop rotations, and keeping living roots in their soil.
By capturing data generated from these practices and tracking the impacts throughout our supply chain, Proximity Malt is able to share this climate-smart story with customers like you.
When you choose to drink 16 ounces of beer brewed with ReGenMalt™ instead of conventionally grown malt, you are impacting energy use in these ways:
Offsetting the GHGe required to charge a cell phone for a little over 2 weeks.
Offsetting the GHGe required to play XBox for 3 hours.
Offsetting the GHGe required to watch TV on a 50″ LCD for 5 hours.
Offsetting the GHGe required to take an 8 minute shower.
Offsetting the GHGe required to make 2.5 cups of coffee.
When the brewery you are visiting right now brews a keg of beer using ReGenMalt™ instead of conventionally grown malt, they are impacting fossil fuel use in these ways:
Offsetting the GHGe required to drive a passenger car 10 ½ miles.
Offsetting the GHGe required to drive van or truck 7 ½ miles.
Offsetting the GHGe required to drive a delivery truck 2 ½ miles.
For every pint you drink, you are saving 4.3 tablespoons of topsoil from being eroded. Every keg produced by the brewery you are visiting saves 25 pounds of topsoil from being eroded!
On top of this, you are both creating healthier soil, encouraging diversity in ecosystems, and improving the water systems.
Learn more about regenerative farming here: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/regenerative-agriculture-101
Find more benefits of regenerative ag practices here: https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/provide-food-and-water-sustainably/food-and-water-stories/climate-friendly-food-faqs-regenerative-ag-101/#benefits
Find out more about what Proximity Malt is doing with regenerative grain here: https://proximitymalt.com/regenerative-grains/
The United States Department of Agriculture is supporting regenerative farming through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, learn more here: https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities
We are working with the US Department of Agriculture to encourage growers to adopt more regenerative practices- find out more here: https://proximitymalt.com/climate-smart-commodity/
Energy statistics are based on the national average CO2e generated per kWh of electricity defined by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/
Fuel statistics compiled using information from the Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
Additional fuel statistics compiled using information from Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2022/vm1.cfm
Fuel statistics are representative of the emissions created from the burning of fossil fuels. Energy costs required to create gasoline and diesel fuel are not accounted for. In-field environmental outcome data is reflective of weather and soils influence in addition to implemented in-field management practices for the 2023 project year. Practice comparison impacts represent enrolled producer farm / field performance when compared to conventional practices (i.e. conventional tillage, no cover crop scenario) in Proximity Malt supply sheds.
EcoPractices estimates an environmental impact value for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing soil erosion, and reducing nutrient loss due to reduced leaching. These estimates adhere to processes that are documented by the NRCS Technical Guides and publications from the EPA. These values are tailored to a specific location and participant’s operation. Models used are supported by USDA, NRCS, other government agencies, and major universities. Modeled results include input data from public resources for weather, soils, and historical crop rotation. Greenhouse gas simulations were produced from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GGIT) tool of Indigo Ag, Inc., https://www.indigoag.com. The GGIT tool implements the greenhouse gas inventory methods described in Eve et al. (2014) ‘Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity-Scale Inventory.’
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR233A750004G107.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, any reference to specific brands or types of products or services does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for those products or services.
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