Crystal Springs Resort is committed to initiatives of sustainability and environmental stewardship across its various locations. Sustainability has taken an important role at the Resort as there is an increased global understanding that environmental considerations and personal well-being are interconnected. We seek to promote a stronger and healthier relationship with our surroundings, and to that end, have undertaken a number of relevant initiatives which include:
Development of the Northeast's largest resort-based solar farm, comprised of 19,000 solar panels on 25 acres, generating 3.5 megawatts annually. This output is greater than the combined power consumption of our two hotels. Covered by: Business Traveler, Hospitality Tech, Green Lodging News, NJBiz, NorthJersey.com, BritishAmerican Business and more.
Crystal Springs Resort has increasingly become involved in a number of bee related initiatives with the goal of creating awareness regarding issues that are plaguing bees. Read about how the Resort is addressing this challenge and how you can help.
Development of sustainability-themed team building and group activity programs including Solar Farm Education, Bee Hive Box Build, Foraging with the Botanical Hiker, Food Preservation Workshops and more.
Programs such as the popular Harvest Trail in which the Resort encourages guests to patronize local farms, markets, orchards, wineries, breweries, cider houses and distilleries throughout the scenic Sussex Skylands and Warwick Valley Black Dirt Region.
Collaborations with neighboring growers and producers yielding over 200 locally-sourced ingredients incorporated into our exceptional menus across 10 seasonal restaurants
The Resort has implemented a sophisticated kitchen waste management program designed to utilize peels, trimmings and bones in creative and flavorful ways, resulting in stocks, cures and fermentations. Additionally, culinary leadership regularly undertakes a dedicated monitoring of inventory, food use levels, daily consumption and recipe management.
Partnership with Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and the New Jersey Audubon Society to create the Black Bear Pollinator Corridor, a habitat for bees, butterflies and birds on one of our six golf courses.
Membership on the New Jersey Audubon Corporate Stewardship Council, which emphasizes voluntary environmental stewardship, sustainability, habitat conservation partnerships and public education.
Resumption of efforts to complete a sustainability certification, focusing on best internal practices by staff, accommodations, food & beverage and waste management.
With much of turf grass equipment (mowers, weed whackers, backpack blowers, etc.) becoming cleaner and greener with lithium batteries and electric power, the Resort is excited to be testing a compact robot lawn mower. Golf courses and landscaping industries have successfully implemented this machinery with benefits of a positive environmental aspect, less air pollution and reduced noise levels.
Crystal Springs Resort has begun to use steam weed control which involves killing weeds with hot water. This chemical-free method is very well suited for removing weeds along footpaths and can be used on all surfaces. This includes harder to reach areas such as between bricks or stone. Essentially, the steam destroys the growing tips, which delays quick regeneration that happens when cutting down weeds. Steam weed control also helps to limit the risk of contamination often caused by pesticides
