Green-minded, gluten-free beer brewing in Boulder

September 4, 2009 · Posted by in Environment 
New Planet's Tread Lightly Beer | Courtesy of www.newplanetbeer.net

New Planet's Tread Lightly Beer | Courtesy of www.newplanetbeer.net

It’s still brewed with grains like wheat and barley, but New Planet’s beer doesn’t have the gluten.

Pedro Gonzalez’s Boulder-based, beer-brewing business concept — which involves giving money to conservation projects starting with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers — took second at last night’s Entrepreneur’s Pitch Slam at the Naturally Boulder Days conference.

From today’s Daily Camera:

At the Pitch Slam, six entrepreneurs — selected from a field of more than 30 who gave pitches Wednesday — have a minute and a half to tout their businesses to a panel of four industry veterans. The panel members provide candid feedback and give the idea a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down.

“I felt like I had a good chance this year,” said Nova Covington-Halter, who presented at last year’s Pitch Slam and has seen more stores carry her organic sun care and other bodycare products.


Covington-Halter ended up taking home the first-place prize for her Goddess Garden company, which means she gets a $180,000 national sales and brand management contract.

Read the full story by Alicia Wallace at DailyCamera.com.

Read more posts about natural products on BigGreenBoulder:

Danny Holderbaum, of Door to Door Organics, delivers a box of organic food to a customer in the Country Estates neighborhood of Broomfield on Thursday. Door to Door Organics, a Naturally Boulder member, expects to grow about 15 percent to 20 percent because of increasing interest and awareness of organic products. Photo by David Jennings.Naturally Boulder Days kicks off 5th annual conference Wednesday Nadine Shade places her groceries in reusable bags Wednesday at Vitamin Cottage in Lafayette. The store has stopped offering plastic and paper bags at checkout. Customers either bring their own bags or reuse store boxes. Photo by Mara AusterMexico City bans plastic bags. Is Lafayette next?”


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