VASCM: Program Addition for this Tuesday's Meeting & BBQ

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

We have made an addition to the program for this Tuesday's VASCM meeting:

As well as Michael Schmidt of Spec Trellising (www.spectrellising.com/ 
<http://www.spectrellising.com/>), Rich Casale of NRCS and Bruce Manildi 
will showcase the projects undertaken at Manildi Vineyards under the 
NRCS' EQIP program. These include: mulching; annual and permanent ground 
cover; erosion control; hedgerows; irrigation (lines, reservoirs); water 
management; water catchment; solar pumps; flow meters; and transition to 
organic. Bruce has really benefited from the EQIP program and since we 
will be at his vineyard and orchards this will be a great opportunity to 
hear all about it. You may get an idea of how you might benefit from 
participation in the EQIP program yourself!

Michael Schmidt will talk about different types of netting and how best 
to apply them in your vineyard, as well as trellising.

This promises to be a great program, followed by our annual summer BBQ, 
a potluck this year.

A reminder on the details:

When: This Tuesday, August 9
Time:  3:00pm meeting (potluck bbq will follow the meeting)
Where:  Manildi Vineyards
7447 Glen Haven Rd., Soquel 95073**


The potluck BBQ:  Please bring food to share as follows, according to 
your last name:
Appetizers:     U thru Z
Salads:           O thru T
Side Dishes:  F thru N
Desserts:       A thru E

The VASCM is providing a roast pig from Bruce Manildi's farm. Fogline 
Farms is a CSA at Manildi Vineyards & Orchards.

Please bring:
- your own wineglass
- a chair
- your potluck contribution
- wine to share


Directions:  Off of Hwy. 1, take the Bay St./Porter Ave. exit in Soquel
Turn right onto So. Main St.
Continue on So. Main, cross Soquel Ave., pass Bargetto Winery
at 1 mile, bear right onto Glen Haven Rd.
Manildi Vineyard is 2.4 miles up the road, on the left


Please see the prior message sent about carpooling, as parking on the 
property is limited; and request for RSVP to make sure there is enough pig:

Please stop at Main Street school parking lot and car pool from there to 
the farm in order to minimize the number of cars.We will not be able to 
accommodate all the normal amount of cars and there is no room on the 
street to park.Main Street School is located on your way to the farm at 
3400 N. Main St. just 1 ½ blocks north of Soquel Drive on the right hand 
side of the street.

We would also like a response as to who is attending so that we have 
enough roast pig.Please respond to brucemanildi at comcast.net 
<mailto:brucemanildi at comcast.net>if you are planning to attend the 
picnic.We would like to have enough for all to eat some wonderful 
pasture raised roast pork!



See you next week! And we'll catch up on this growing season in our 
vineyards.

The VASCM Board:
Mary Lindsay
Rachel Ormes
June Salsbury
Bruce Manildi