Hard on the heels of the Agricultural Land Commission’s (ALC) rejection of Persephone Brewing’s application for a non-farm use of ALR land, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are being asked to support a similar application from the owners of a property at 943 Chamberlin Road in Area F who want to set up a craft distillery.
Even though it had the support of the SCRD board, Persephone’s application was rejected because the company is unable to grow 50 per cent of the grain used for its beer on site.
The proposal from One Foot Crow Craft Distillery isn’t on the same scale as the Persephone Beer Farm, with a smaller tasting lounge and plans to operate as a family business with no outside employees, but it faces the same challenge with the ALR rules – the distillery is unable to grow the required 50 per cent of the grain used to produce its spirits.
Sean Eckford – Coast Reporter – February 16, 2017.
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