VASCM: State of the Grape Program at UCSC Dec. 7, and Survey For Possible New Viticulture Program at UC

[Mary Lindsay]

UC Santa Cruz is holding a program, *State of the Grape 2024 on 
Saturday, Dec. 7,* 2-5pm at the Hay Barn on campus, to which you are 
invited.   Registration is $40. See more about the event and register 
here 
<https://calendar.ucsc.edu/event/state-of-the-grape-2024?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Events+at+UC+Santa+Cruz>. 
In addition, whether or not you attend the program, you are encouraged 
to fill out and submit an online *survey* about your vineyard, practices 
and interests. See more about the survey below and the link to it.

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*State of the Grape 2024, Saturday, Dec. 7*:

Panelists will discuss the 2024 vintage, and include:

  * Prudy Foxx, Foxx Viticulture, organic, vineyard to the bottle
  * Abbey Crystal, Ken Swegles, Cole Thomas – Skyline Vit consulting,
    Madson wines
  * Kelly Mulville, Paicines ranch, regenerative viticulture in San
    Benito County
  * Steve and Pam Storrs, Storrs winery, organic and regenerative

UCSC'sCenter for Agroecology <https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/>is exploring 
the development of an organic vineyard and potentially a campus-linked 
winery where UCSC can be the site of hands-on educational experiences 
and applied research to support the development of efficient and 
sustainable organic viticulture techniques in coastal vineyards.

To support the planning of this initiative please fill out and return 
the online survey linked below. Janet C. ”Jenny” Broome, Assistant 
Adjunct Professor for the UCSC Environmental Studies Department and 
Center for Agroecology, will discuss the results of this survey: 
“Summary of the recent fall 2024 Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Grape Growers 
and Wineries Research Needs Survey.”

The event will finish with a wine tasting of local wines made from 
vineyards employing a range of management practices. Come sip and share 
your thoughts.

Presented by the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden. Members receive a 
10% discount on workshop costs. Learn more about becoming a member and 
sign up 
at:https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/get-involved/join-the-friends/index.html

The event will take place on Saturday, December 7th, from 2 to 5pm, and 
will meet at the Hay Barn.*_Must be 21 or over to attend_. *

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*Please take the survey:
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

UC SANTA CRUZ CENTER FOR AGROECOLOGY                           1156 HIGH 
STREET     SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95064


Dear Santa Cruz Mountains grape growers, wineries and interested others,

The University of California, Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology 
<https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/>is exploring the  development of an 
organic vineyard and potentially a campus-linked winery where UCSC can 
be the site of hands-on educational experiences and applied research to 
support development of efficient and sustainable organic viticulture 
techniques in coastal vineyards.

UCSC is committed to working with local communities to advance coastal 
climate resilience through teaching, and research that engages directly 
with adaptive management strategies in the region. The Santa Cruz 
mountains have produced exceptional wines for many years without much 
local research support or focused academic programming. We now have an 
opportunity to build on 50 years of organic agriculture research and 
practice at UCSC to create the next generation of environmental and 
plant scientists and engineers who will serve local growers and vintners.

The UCSC Center for Agroecology has formed an advisory committee for 
this organic viticulture initiative that includes local leaders in 
viticultural consulting such as Prudy Foxx, Foxx Viticulture, and Abbey 
Chrystal, Skyline Vit consulting, and Dr. Jenny Broome, Assistant 
Adjunct Professor, UCSC, with additional input from others such as Steve 
and Pam Storrs, Storrs wines, Steve Gliessman, UCSC emeritus professor, 
Ken Swegles and Cole Thomas, Madson wines.

It would be very helpful for us to hear from you about the issues that 
you find most pressing here in the Santa Cruz Mountains as we 
investigate the potential for UCSC to support the incredible community 
of coastal grape growers and producers. Please utilize the survey here 
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XM2P7ZT> to provide your feedback.  
Results of this survey will be shared at the Dec. 7 State of the Grape 
program.


Sincerely,

Prudy, Abbey, and Jenny

Please take the survey and let us know what we can work on together.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XM2P7ZT

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