Sustainability
Here at 7th Day Brewery we try our best to make sustainable choices wherever possible. We are conscious of the environment and want the best for our future generations. This is what we do to help.
Hydroponic Plant Wall
Prior to having this thriving hydroponic plant wall system, we started off with a small pallet plant wall which we built and maintained since opening late 2018. In 2020 we built a self-watering hydroponic plant wall to contribute to offsetting our C02 footprint used in the brew process. Our hydroponic plant wall is a self-maintaining culture of various plants with special grow lights attached to the underside of the timber slats to help them thrive like they have (pictured left).
Some of the benefits of our hydroponic plant wall is that it;
Maximises space - Hydroponic systems require far less space than plants growing in soil and they are positioned vertically on the wall.
Conserves Water - It may seem counterintuitive, but growing plants in water actually use less water than growing the same plants in soil. In fact, hydroponic plants can grow with up to 98 percent less water than traditional growing methods. Conserving water is likely to become more and more crucial as time goes on, making irrigation for agriculture more difficult and less profitable.
Facilitates a micro-climate - In temperature-controlled facilities, plants can be grown year-round, regardless of the climate or weather outside. And with artificial grow lights, even the amount of sun available isn’t a problem.
Produces Higher Quality Food - Unlike soil systems in outdoor climates, veggies that are grown in hydroponic systems ripen naturally, typically gaining more nutrients without artificial nasties quickening the ripening process. This makes for better tasting veggies and herbs, of which we supply to Sale Pepe Pizzeria to put on pizza toppings on the food you eat here!
Carbon Neutral Power
When we first opened up 7th Day Brewery, we shopped around to find the right energy company that would align with our values and sustainable choices. Powershop has been accredited under the government’s Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard as a carbon neutral business since 2014 meaning that our energy usage throughout the Brewery is 100% carbon neutral. We’re proud to do our part for the environment by using more environmentally friendly energy and offset 100% of our carbon emissions.
Recycled Fit out
When building the Brewery tap-house back in 2018, the team was resourceful with the internal fit out, using the material that was used to make structures from the people that inhabited the venue before, to build new structures. Soon a lot of our furniture and structures were made from other recycled and up-cycled material.
Timber mezzanine stairs that was once built towards the front of our brewery taproom, was recycled to make our beautiful timber bar.
All of our tables are up-cycled timber cable spool and wine barrels.
All of our timber wall cladding is recycled timber from Northshore Timber
Our beer garden fence is made from up-cycled timber palettes
Our men’s urinals are old recycled kegs. (tooheys ;)
We have used retired surfboards for internal and external signage and for our pool table down lights!
Reducing single-use plastic
Local Suppliers
Staying true to our local community and wanting to collaborate with independent companies we aim to support local where we can and make sure our waste goes full circle.
We purchase our grain that we use in the beer making process from a family run business in New Zealand, Gladfield , supporting an independent, small run business.
Once we have made the beer, our spent grain (grain residue and waste) is picked up by a local farmer and is used to feed is 150 head of cattle up in Ingleside, Sydney. We like to know that our waste can be used to fuel other walks of life!
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