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meeting will be on Powdery <font
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Prevention & Control:
Spray Options, Scheduling,
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Santa Cruz and San Benito
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<b>Date: Thursday, June 6</b></div>
<div align="left"><b>Location:
Storrs Winery & Vineyards
in Pleasant Valley<br>
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<div align="left"><b>2:00pm: Tour
& talk with Pam &
Steve Storrs<br>
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<div align="left"><b>3:00pm:
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</b>This next VASCM meeting will
address mildew control,
including spray options,
scheduling, rotation, resistance
issues - and mitigating possibly
greater than usual mildew
pressure due to this Spring's
frequent rain. Larry Bettiga is
UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor
for Santa Cruz, Monterey and San
Benito Counties and author, <i>Grape
Pest Management. </i> </div>
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<div align="left"> The meeting
will be held at Storrs Winery
& Vineyards in Pleasant
Valley (address and directions
below). Starting at 2:00 Pam
& Steve Storrs will give us
a tour of their organic vineyard
(planted to Chardonnay and Pinot
Noir) and talk about their
sustainable practices both in
the vineyard and in restoring
and protecting the riparian
corridor the vineyard is located
in. This includes erosion
control and soil restoration
(aided by the flock of baby doll
sheep that graze the vineyard in
the winter), working with the
Wild Farm Alliance to protect
wildlife, and the 'zero energy''
solar-powered winery and
recently opened tasting room
with 2-foot thick walls made of
soy-based foam insulation. <br>
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suggest you bring
your own chair.
As usual, please
bring a bottle of
wine to share.
This is an
opportunity to
compare notes on
the impact of this
year's weather so
far on our
vineyards. <br>
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Thank you to <font
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<div align="left"><font
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seeing you on June 6.<br>
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Regards,<br>
The VASCM Board:<br>
- Mary Lindsay<br>
- Ken Swegles<br>
- June Salsbury<br>
- Rick Clarke</div>
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<div align="left">Directions to
Storrs Winery & Vineyard:</div>
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Valley Rd., Aptos 95003<br>
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· Exit Freedom Blvd. and drive
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