Seattle Cider Co and City Fruit Partner on the Annual City Fruit Cider Release
A perfect pairing comes to Seattle on Thursday, August 1, 2024. This is when Seattle Cider Co. and City Fruit, a local nonprofit dedicated to stewarding and harvesting urban fruit trees to increase community access to fresh fruit, partner on its annual cider collaboration, City Fruit Cider.
This annual cider supports City Fruit’s efforts to increase equitable access to fresh fruit within the Seattle community, reducing local food insecurity and food waste. With just 16 cases bottled, City Fruit Cider will be offered for a limited time at Seattle Cider Taproom in SODO, or online with shipping to 39 states via seattlecidercompany.com beginning August 1 during the City Fruit Release Party. The release party will take place from 5:00 – 8:00pm.
City Fruit’s dedication to harvesting and providing year-round care to hundreds of fruit trees throughout the city, alongside their partnerships with over 30 food banks and meal programs, continues to increase the accessibility of fresh fruit for food insecure community members across Seattle.
“Both Seattle Cider Co and City Fruit strongly prioritize programs that help our local community. Today, we are proud to partner with City Fruit again to provide a cider that advances the non-profit’s mission to support equitable access to healthy local food,” said Maura Harman, Marketing Manager for Seattle Cider Company. “We look forward to another fruitful partnership and the opportunity to spread awareness for City Fruit’s many important programs.”
The partnership with Seattle Cider Co’s and City Fruit started in 2014 when City Fruit initiated deliveries of apples, unsuitable for food banks, at the SODO cidery in an effort to eliminate waste from their yearly harvest. By 2015, through the partnership, Seattle Cider successfully “upcycled” these apples into a cider, enhancing City Fruit’s harvest viability from 68% to 98%, utilizing crab apples and apples unsuitable for donation. Over the years, Seattle Cider has crafted and launched eight previous City Fruit Ciders, each distinct, and each vintage made from more than 40 apple varieties harvested in Seattle.
“At City Fruit, we greatly appreciate the support and partnership of Seattle Cider Co, recognizing the hard work they put into crafting the City Fruit Cider annually. Not only does it taste amazing, but it contributes to the growth of our mission,” said Kara Martin, Executive Director for City Fruit. “Seattle Cider is one of 30 organizations we collaborate with, consistently helping us innovate and enhance the work that we do. Through our joint efforts, we cultivate a community where every tree bears the fruit of opportunity and abundance.”
For those looking for additional ways to get involved in the community, City Fruit offers a variety of ways to champion the goodness of fruit and support food security efforts in Seattle. From becoming a City Fruit Member (providing City Fruit year-round support, while offering you discounts to local businesses!), volunteering in public orchards to sharing your fruit, individuals can support the non-profit’s mission to reduce food insecurity and food waste. If readers are interested in becoming a City Fruit Member, volunteering, or sharing their fruit, please email info@cityfruit.org.
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