Activism through Action and Education
GLASS RECYCLING
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
POLLINATOR CONSERVATION
Millions of wine bottles are thrown away in the U.S. annually, with estimates suggesting around 2.5 billion wine bottles end up in landfills due to low glass recycling rates (around 33%), while separate data indicates consumers waste the equivalent of over 600 million bottles of wine just from spoilage or discarding opened wine, adding t
Millions of wine bottles are thrown away in the U.S. annually, with estimates suggesting around 2.5 billion wine bottles end up in landfills due to low glass recycling rates (around 33%), while separate data indicates consumers waste the equivalent of over 600 million bottles of wine just from spoilage or discarding opened wine, adding to landfill waste
At Monarch Meadow Vineyard all our bottles are recycled on premise into hand safe glass sand that is then used for our vineyard management and gardens.
POLLINATOR CONSERVATION
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
POLLINATOR CONSERVATION
We leave large areas of our acreage undisrupted throughout the year to leave ample room for native pollinator natural habitat. June through September our family operates a Rescue, Raise, Release program for monarch butterflies, saving eggs and caterpillars from areas that they would be destroyed or poisoned such as crop fields and road wa
We leave large areas of our acreage undisrupted throughout the year to leave ample room for native pollinator natural habitat. June through September our family operates a Rescue, Raise, Release program for monarch butterflies, saving eggs and caterpillars from areas that they would be destroyed or poisoned such as crop fields and road ways. We appreciate the Farmers that call us to save our beloved winged guests!
Visitors can tour the hatchery on site, see live butterfly releases, and learn about the power of protecting the pollinators.
We offer free milkweed seeds to all guests as well as education about how planting milkweed will help limit the migration of the spotted lantern fly.
FOOD RECYCLING
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
Our commitment to lowering our carbon footprint starts in our Tasting Room, where our main plates and dishware is either reusable or compostable, and our kitchen scraps are composed into soil that is then used to fertilize the vineyard and herb gardens
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
GROWN NOT FLOWN MOVEMENT
Less travel for products mean less pollution. We source as many items for our tasting room offerings from local suppliers as possible. We work with multiple local farms to provide fresh meat, vegetables, and dairy products as well as locally spirits and beer behind our bar!
During the Summer months we host community farm market days at no
Less travel for products mean less pollution. We source as many items for our tasting room offerings from local suppliers as possible. We work with multiple local farms to provide fresh meat, vegetables, and dairy products as well as locally spirits and beer behind our bar!
During the Summer months we host community farm market days at no charge to local Farms to sell their produce and products to our visitors.