The Integrated Vineyard: What's in Your Toolbox? - Sustainable Winegrowing Forum
Community Alliance with Family Farmers invites you to a Sustainable Winegrowing Forum. Registration information will follow.
The Integrated Vineyard: What's in Your Toolbox?
MC: Colby Eierman, Colby Eierman Design & Consulting
Keynote: Paul Dolan, Mendocino Wine Company
Sustainability in Winegrowing
Soil Building & Carbon Capture
Vineyard Floor Management – Glenn McGourty, UC Cooperative Extension, Lake & MendocinoCover Cropping in Vineyards –Phill Blake, Napa County NRCS A Grower's Perspective on Vineyard Soil Management – David Gates, Ridge Vineyards
Reducing Water Use in Vineyards
Engineering Available Water Capacity for a Low-Water Use or Dry-Grown Vineyard – Alfred Cass, Alfred Cass and Associates Appropriate Rootstocks for Low Water Use Vineyards - Daniel Roberts, Integrated Winegrowing Technology for Vineyard Water Management - Mark Greenspan, Advanced Viticulture
Conservation and Adaptation to a Changing World
Conservation Plantings: Benefits for Vineyard Ecosystems – Louise Jackson, UC DavisConservation Biocontrol: Creating Habitat for Ecological Pest Management – Rose Roberts, Farm StewardsVineyard-Compatible Wildlife Corridors – Adina Merenlender, UC Cooperative ExtensionA Grower's Perspective on Sustainable Farming – Lou Preston, Preston Vineyards
Conference Co-Sponsors: California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN), California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, Sonoma County Winegrape Commission