We’re always eager to be a part of Rogue Valley Earth Day, and we’ll join this year’s celebration on Saturday, April 25^th at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum with beer in tow. The annual event runs 11-4pm in the Ashland museum’s outdoor courtyard and lawn, and community members and visitors alike of all ages are encouraged to come join the festivities.

Established in 2001, Rogue Valley Earth Day is a local tradition. It serves as a forum for nonprofits, businesses and governments to raise awareness, a venue for local artists and performers to share talents, and an outlet for students to display knowledge and creativity. Participants can view exhibits and join hands-on activities related to waste prevention, local food and farms, green products and building materials, clean energy options, transportation alternatives, wildlife preservation, and more. Check out more details on their Facebook page.

The best part (in our minds): this is a zero waste event! Come see how a community gathering with over 2,000 visitors can operate without generating garbage. There will be recycling and composting receptacles, and water-fill stations for all of you bringing your own reusable water bottles.

We’ll be pouring beer in our own durable glassware, so you can feel good about drinking your beer and saving the waste! We’ll serve our I ♥ Oregon Ale and a specialty brew in glass pints, and we’ll have a handful of empty-pint glass collection stations around the event. When the day is over, we’ll pack them all up and take them back to the brewery for washing. No waste, lots of delicious craft beer. 

Also, we’re extra excited about this year’s event because Rogue Valley Earth Day was our final beneficiary for our 2014/2015 Pints for a Purpose donation program. We went out with a party last month, raising $2 for every pint of beer sold for this active, long-time local organization. Thanks to everyone who came out on March 3rd to Standing Stone, and we hope to see you again on April 25th for the big event.

Bike, walk, carpool, skip, hop, jump…consider leaving your car home for the day and hightail-it to Rogue Valley Earth Day in gas-saving mode. Once there, settle in with your pint of Standing Stone beer and enjoy the festivities. Let’s face it, celebrating the earth with a craft beer in hand is maybe – just maybe – about as good as it gets. Hope to see you there!