Wild Salmon Festival brings together beer, cider, food, & farms for Salmon-Safe
Alchemy Cider to Host Wild Salmon Festival on May 31
Featuring Cideries and Breweries Sourcing Salmon-Safe Certified Apples, Hops and Barley
In honor of International Wild Salmon Day, Alchemy Cider Co. is hosting cidermakers, brewers and farmers to present the Wild Salmon Festival on May 31 from 1 PM to 5 PM in the parking lot of Alchemy Cider Co.’s tasting room in Southeast Portland. The fest is part brewfest’ and part farmers market, with something for everyone big or small.
“The beer, wine and cider at the Wild Salmon Festival was all made with purpose,” says Michelle McGrath the
Columbia Basin Program Director for Salmon-Safe. “These makers have sourced the finest ingredients, and you can taste the difference. These ingredients are Salmon-Safe certified meaning they were grown by farmers passionate about the land and the water that both farmers and fish need to thrive. These farmers model their practices around protecting the soil, pollinators and water, and by choosing their products, these makers are saying “Yes” to farming the Salmon-Safe way.”
Tickets are $10 in advance ($12 on-site) and include samples from participating beverage producers and a 4 oz. Alchemy Cider Co. glass. The event is family-friendly, and kids can attend for free. In addition to cider and beer, there will be vendors sampling and selling cheese, farm products, wild salmon and native plant starts. The Traveling Typist will be on-site for inspired poems on a topic of your choice, and Grayling Education will be demonstrating fly fishing casting at 2 PM.
This event is a benefit for Salmon-Safe, an Oregon based non-profit organization that works with farmers to support farmer-led efforts to protect wild salmon and healthy rivers. The beverage producers at the festival all have one thing in common—their cider or beers were all produced using Salmon-Safe certified ingredients: apples, hops and barley. Salmon-Safe certified farms are verified by a third party to enhance biodiversity, restrict pesticides harmful to aquatic wildlife, protect soil health, and preserve water quality. In Oregon, 80% of the hop acreage is Salmon-Safe Certified, making Oregon one of the most sustainable hop growing regions in the world.
Participating vendors include:
Alchemy Cider Co.
Bauman’s Cider
Heartland Ciderworks
Kristof Farms
Raw Cider Co.
Allgood Brewing Company
Hopworks Brewery
Lazy Days Brewing
Living Häus Beer Co.
Tuff Talk Distillery
Kenai Red Fish Company
Westwood Farms
Salmon-Safe
Pleasant Valley Cider Apples
Deck Family Farm
A Friend in Cheese
Pond Hag Natives
The Traveling Typist
Grayling Educatio
More information can be found on the event page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/salmon-safe-wild-salmon-day-food-beverage-festival-tickets-1988350665365 or questions can be directed to michelle@salmonsafe.org.
Alchemy Cider Co. opened in August of 2025 in inner SE Portland. Their taproom has a dark, mystical aesthetic that is unique, yet comfortable and inviting. They have hosted a wide range of community-focused events since opening late last year. Among their cider lineup are five ciders made with Salmon-Safe certified apples from Pleasant Valley Orchard in Sweet Home, Oregon. Learn more at https://alchemy-cider.com.
Salmon-Safe was founded in 1997 and has become one of the nation's leading ecolabels with more than 115,000 acres of farm and urban lands certified in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, British Columbia and, most recently, Japan. Through peer-reviewed certification and accreditation program, they are leading the movement to implement farming practices and developments that protect water quality, maintain watershed health and restore habitat. Learn more at SalmonSafe.org.