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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Below is the Zoom link
to the recording of our last meeting on <b>Carbon Capture and
Assessments of Healthy Soils in Vineyards of the Santa Cruz
Mountains</b>. Our speaker was Christopher Potter, Ph.D., CASA
Systems in Los Gatos. Chris advises small farmers and ranchers
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">on how to reduce or avoid
greenhouse gas emissions and store more carbon in agricultural
lands, and </font>collects field data on the impacts of
compost and cover crops on soil health. <br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">He is also available to
help submit applications to <b>Santa Clara County's
Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) Grant Program </b>
for up to $30,000 in grant funding for compost and mulch
application, plus 25 other pre-approved practices that improve
soil health. <b>The deadline to submit is the end of this week,
May 1</b>. You can find the full announcement at <a
href="https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/Pages/ARI.aspx">www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/Pages/ARI.aspx</a>
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I will include Chris'
contact info below. </font>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: <br>
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<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><a
title="application form"
href="https://stgenpln.blob.core.windows.net/document/ARI_form.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(0, 107,
183); text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent;"><strong>Simple
2-page application form</strong></a></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Choose
between<span> </span><a title="27 pre-approved practices"
href="https://stgenpln.blob.core.windows.net/document/ARI_management_practices.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(0, 107,
183); text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid
transparent;">27 pre-approved practices, including:
composting, hedgerows, cover crop, etc.<br>
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<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Reverse
auction: name your own price</strong></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Funding is
upfront, not a reimbursement</strong></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>No acreage
minimum or maximum</strong></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Free
technical assistance<span> <br>
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<div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">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 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/?cid=stelprdb1048817">here</a>.
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<b>Here is the link to the last VASCM Zoom meeting:</b><br>
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Topic: Carbon Capture and Assessments of Healthy Soils in
Vineyards of the Santa Cruz Mountains<br>
Date: Apr 8, 2021 02:45 PM Pacific Time <br>
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<b>The recording link: </b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://zoom.us/rec/share/uoK_w2X6ca_rUCUtlLg1a6JDwYordpI1XE3QfsuYJulTZEUKBa9pdeDj6JTIX8ik.Y2yzBq3RdDObtfqB">https://zoom.us/rec/share/uoK_w2X6ca_rUCUtlLg1a6JDwYordpI1XE3QfsuYJulTZEUKBa9pdeDj6JTIX8ik.Y2yzBq3RdDObtfqB</a>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>Passcode:</b> 5n@gNh%8
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<p>And here is Christopher Potter's contact info:</p>
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<div>Christopher Potter, Ph.D.</div>
<div>CASA Systems 2100, LLC</div>
<div>Email: <a href="mailto:christopher@casa2100.com"
target="_blank">christopher@casa2100.com</a></div>
<div>Tel: 408-838-4513</div>
<div>URL: <a href="http://www.casa2100.com" target="_blank">www.casa2100.com</a></div>
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<div>Thanks much,</div>
<div>- Mary</div>
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<div>Mary Lindsay</div>
<div>Muns Vineyard</div>
<div>VASCM</div>
<div>408-234-2079<br>
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