DiRTY DRiNKS

A bar & bev campaign raising glasses (and funds!) for healthy soil.

Healthy soil on farms makes for better food on your plate—and the same is true for our favorite drinks! From agave to rye, from citrus to wine grapes, the best sips start at the farms that prioritize soil health.

Dirty Drinks is a campaign connecting the beverage industry back to its agricultural roots. From August 25th to September 1st, drinkmakers will serve up creative spins on a ‘dirty drink’ and contribute $1 for each drink sold. Funds raised will go directly to farmers restoring our climate by building healthy soil. Bottoms up, carbon down!

SIGN UP

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Fill out a quick form and make a $50 contribution to ZFP’s Restore Grants. After signing up, we’ll give you access to a portal with a variety of marketing assets you can use to promote your participation.

GET DIRTY

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From Aug 25 - Sep 1, serve your spin on a dirty drink! Whether it’s something classic (olive juice in a martini) or creative (a cocktail inspired by soil?), there are endless ways to dirty a drink.

CULTIVATE CHANGE

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For each dirty drink you sell during the campaign week, you’ll contribute $1 to ZFP’s Restore Grants. Pooled together, those funds will be distributed to farmers for compost, cover crop planting, and projects that turn dirt into healthy soil. See farm stories.

HOW DO YOU DIRTY A DRINK?

Just like with growing good food, there are a lot of ways to dirty a drink! Whether it's a little olive juice in a martini, an espresso shot in a chai, or a wine’s thoughtful terroir, we’re inviting you to use your creativity and playful interpretation.

A dirty drink is flavorous, innovative, and probably a little punny. But most importantly, it includes a $1 contribution that turns dirt into healthy soil by getting funds to farmers.

Zero Foodprint distills things down to fun and easy ways to take action. You make the dirty drink, and we’ll send 100% of the contributions directly to growers cultivating healthy soil.

SEE OUR IMPACT.

  • PINION FARM HOMESTEAD

    This woman-owned operation in Montrose, CO, installed 15 acres of trees and shrubs along their new water management system of terraces and waterways. Honey locust, mulberry, pear, and oak now grow amongst their historic apple orchards for cider production.

  • THE AGAVE LAB

    A farm and non-profit growing unique agave varieties and other climate-appropriate crops for distilled spirits. With their grant from Zero Foodprint, they’re planting trees and hedgerows and alley cropping to create a multistory drought tolerant model for dryland agriculture.

  • OLANDER FARMS

    A 5th generation family farm and craft malthouse, Olander Farms is dedicated to using regenerative agriculture principles to grow barley, wheat, rye and corn on their 112-acre farm. Through multiple grant awards, they’ve applied compost, seeded conservation cover crop, and implemented new nutrient management systems. Oh, and their whiskey was just named America’s best single malt!

  • HUMMINGBIRD AGROTEK

    Hummingbird Agrotek is a Hispanic-owned diversified fruit and agave farm located in southern San Diego County. They’ve used their Restore grants to apply compost over their vineyard, olive orchard, and fruit tree orchards and to plant cover crops in the alleys of the fruit orchards and olive orchards.

THE DiRTY DRiNKMAKERS

*Participants with an asterisk are ZFP Members. In addition to participating in Dirty Drinks, they contribute a portion of their sales year round to fund our Restore Grants!

Bars

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Wineries

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Coffee Shops

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Distilleries

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N/A Libations

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Breweries

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Bubble Tea

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Bars • Wineries • Coffee Shops • Distilleries • N/A Libations • Breweries • Bubble Tea •

PARTiCiPATiON FAQs

  • Dirty Drinks is for anyone in the bar and bev industry that wants to help us build healthy soil! As long as you complete sign-up and serve a dirty drink, you’re in!

    Current ZFP Members are invited to participate in Dirty Drinks without any additional contributions.

  • Dirty Drinks is a week-long campaign that takes place from August 25th to September 1st, 2025.

  • Zero Foodprint is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that teams up with food businesses to generate grants for farmers and ranchers. 100% of participant contributions (including the initial participation contribution) are sent directly to growers implementing practices that draw carbon out of the atmosphere and build healthy soil.

  • outreach@zerofoodprint.org