Introducing Salmon Safe Malt

As a part of Skagit Valley Malting’s ongoing conservation and sustainability efforts we are now offering Salmon-Safe certified grain! All of our Organic barley from the 2019 harvest is certified Salmon-Safe!

Salmon-Safe has become one of the nation’s leading ecolabels with more than 95,000 acres of farm and urban lands certified in Oregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia. Through a peer-reviewed certification and accreditation program, Salmon Safe is leading the movement to implement farming practices and developments that protect water quality, maintain watershed health and restore habitat.

By encouraging our farmers to participate in Salmon-Safe growing practices, we are helping protect the Skagit River, which contributes to our valley’s soil being rated in the top 2% of soil in the world.

These floodplain soils are highly productive for farming and have been a key part of the success Skagit farmers have in growing high-value rare crops.  

The connection between the Skagit River and the malting barley grown by local farmers is inseparable. The combination of rich soil, sustainable farming practices, and a maritime climate form a growing region not seen anywhere else in the United States and in turn creates a barley not seen anywhere else. Furthermore, the water from the Skagit River makes its way through our local municipality and then into our malting machines where we steep and germinate our barley.

When we actively protect the Skagit River we are working to ensure the productivity of our Valley and all that is provides and produces for us! 

Being an advocate for Salmon-Safe malt doesn’t just stop at one farm, we are working closely with the Salmon-Safe organization to convert more of our farmers to Salmon-Safe. We are also excited to join over 20 other breweries in this effort to create our craft while also preserving and protecting native salmon in the PNW.

Join us in supporting these farms by ordering Salmon-Safe Malt today.