VASCM: VASCM Workshop April 4 with the CSWA at Silver Mountain - Best Practices for Sustainability (Free)

[Mary Lindsay]

/Learn Best Practices and Improve Your Vineyard & Winery Practices /



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*/A Free Hands-on Sustainability Workshop /*/**
for vineyards & wineries/

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/Saturday, April 4/

/8:30am – 12:00, At Silver Mountain/

(Lunch included)



Learn best practices about topics including:
- soil management

- vineyard water management

- pest control

- ecosystem management

- energy efficiency

- winery water conservation

- solid waste management

- material handling

- neighborhood & communityrelations

- air quality (including vineyard dust mitigation, spray controls)



This workshop is based on the sustainable winegrowing self-assessment 
workbook from the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA). 
Its goals are to encourage best practices in environmental stewardship, 
conservation of natural resources and socially equitable business 
practices. Assess your practices and in the process learn how you might 
improve. The book is full of valuable information! You will receive the 
workbook for free. /RSVP please - see below./


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*Bring your laptop and do the workshop online*.RSVP by April 1 to get 
your UserID and Password.

*Or, work through the printed book.*If you already have a current 
workbook, please bring it with you.First-time participants will receive 
the workbook (no charge).

/During the break we will tour the CCOF Certified organic vineyard at 
Silver Mountain and learn about sustainable vineyard & winery practices 
there, including energy conservation with a 46kw solar array, water 
harvesting using the 6000sf Triple Green roof (that also shades the 
crush pad), composting, and more./

If you have an interest in being *SWP Certified Sustainable,* the 
workbook is where you start. Certification is based on a cycle of 
continuous improvement (for more information see the CSWA websitehere 
<http://www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/certified-sustainable-winegrowing.php>.) 
Currently, Cooper-Garrod is the only vineyard and winery in the Santa 
Cruz Mountains certified sustainable by the CSWA. Join Jerold O’Brien of 
Silver Mountain in working to increase that number!

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*RSVP:
**Lisa Francioni, **lisa at wineinstitute.org 
<mailto:lisa at wineinstitute.org>**or call 415-356-7545***

For more information on the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices 
Self-Assessment Workbook and certification visit: 
www.sustainablewinegrowing.org <http://www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/>

SilverMountain: 269 Silver Mountain Dr., Los Gatos 95033 – see website 
for directions: silvermtn.com







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