Mahorall
Farm Cider
Diary
Our Environmental Policy
Today we all have to consider our impact on the environment and being aware of how we behave is important. With an active environmental policy, whether it is personal or for a business, is an important template to build on and improve how we operate. Below is a list of activities and procedures we currently do.
Apples / Orchards-
A natural crop which fruit every year. A resource which if used encourages the orchard landscape so important for landscape diversity. Our spent apple pulp after it has been pressed goes to a local farmer for cattle feed
Making the cider-
A labour intensive task which uses only a small amount of electricity and water used for washing is from a borehole on the farm. No chemicals are used in the making of the cider or cleaning chemicals which could harm the environment.
Packaging-
The vast majority of our packaging can be recycled however the empahasis is on what the customer chooses to do. Glass and plastic bottles can be recycled where facilities exist and we encourage people to bring their own clean containers when they visit the farm for filling with cider. We do however feel at present that we have to at least offer customers a bag. Unfortunately our current bags are made from plastic which is something we plan to address in the future
