VASCM: Recording of Last Meeting on Carbon Capture & Healthy Soils; and May 1 Deadline for Santa Clara County's Grant Program for Composting & Resilience Practices

[Mary Lindsay]

Hello, everyone:

Below is the Zoom link to the recording of our last meeting on *Carbon 
Capture and Assessments of Healthy Soils in Vineyards of the Santa Cruz 
Mountains*. Our speaker was Christopher Potter, Ph.D., CASA Systems in 
Los Gatos.  Chris advises small farmers and ranchers on how to reduce or 
avoid greenhouse gas emissions and store more carbon in agricultural 
lands, and collects field data on the impacts of compost and cover crops 
on soil health.

He is also available to help submit applications to *Santa Clara 
County's Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) Grant Program * for up 
to $30,000 in grant funding for compost and mulch application, plus 25 
other pre-approved practices that improve soil health. *The deadline to 
submit is the end of this week, May 1*.  You can find the full 
announcement at www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/Pages/ARI.aspx 
<https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/Pages/ARI.aspx> . I will 
include Chris' contact info below. Healthy agricultural soils help to 
hit the brakes on climate change by pulling carbon out of the air. The 
County of Santa Clara will compensate farmers and ranchers for providing 
this public service through the ARI grant program:

  * *Simple 2-page application form*
    <https://stgenpln.blob.core.windows.net/document/ARI_form.pdf>
  * *Choose between27 pre-approved practices, including: composting,
    hedgerows, cover crop, etc.
    <https://stgenpln.blob.core.windows.net/document/ARI_management_practices.pdf>*
  * *Reverse auction: name your own price*
  * *Funding is upfront, not a reimbursement*
  * *No acreage minimum or maximum*
  * *Free technical assistance
    *


The NRCS also provides funding through its Environment Quality Incentive 
Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to improve 
soil, water and habitat quality. For more info, see the link here 
<https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/?cid=stelprdb1048817>. 



*Here is the link to the last VASCM Zoom meeting:*

Topic: Carbon Capture and Assessments of Healthy Soils in Vineyards of 
the Santa Cruz Mountains
Date: Apr 8, 2021 02:45 PM Pacific Time

*The recording link: *
https://zoom.us/rec/share/uoK_w2X6ca_rUCUtlLg1a6JDwYordpI1XE3QfsuYJulTZEUKBa9pdeDj6JTIX8ik.Y2yzBq3RdDObtfqB 


*Passcode:* 5n at gNh%8


And here is Christopher Potter's contact info:

Christopher Potter, Ph.D.
CASA Systems 2100, LLC
Email: christopher at casa2100.com <mailto:christopher at casa2100.com>
Tel:  408-838-4513
URL: www.casa2100.com <http://www.casa2100.com>


Thanks much,
- Mary

Mary Lindsay
Muns Vineyard
VASCM
408-234-2079



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