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<div align="left"> <b><font
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next VASCM meeting
is Friday, March 3,
1:00-3:00pm </font></b><b><font
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in person at 3P
Vineyard in Soquel<br>
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<div align="left"><b><font
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Preparedness and
Damage Recovery,
Plus Funding for
Vineyard
Conservation
Practices <br>
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with Rich Casale and
Drew Mather, NRCS<br>
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<div align="left"><font
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more below</i></font><font
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everyone:</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font
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next meeting will be
in person - yes, live
and in person! - at 3P
Vineyard in Soquel
(see address below). <br>
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<div align="left"><font
face="Helvetica,
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have had some fierce
storms, a lot of rain
and high winds, in the
past few couple of
months. Rich Casale
and Drew Mather of the
local NRCS office
(Santa Cruz County)
will address:</font></div>
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storm preparedness; <br>
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what to do (and not to
do) in an emergency if
you experience storm
damage<br>
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storm damage recovery
practices and/or
strategies; <br>
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and NRCS/Farm Service
financial and
technical assistance
programs throughout
the year for vineyard
conservation and other
management practices.
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<div align="left"><font
face="Helvetica,
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may have had trees
uprooted on your
property that have
compromised soil
retention, drainage or
erosion issues, etc.
And if not yet then it
will still be good to
know what to do to
avoid and address in
the future. Plus,
you'll find out about
some valuable funding
assistance through the
NRCS for a wide range
of conservation
practices, of which
some of our growers
have benefited from
over the years.<br>
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<div align="left"><font
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3P Vineyard, 3490
Soquel-San Jose Rd</b>.
in Soquel (across from
Casalegno's store).
Thank you to Dan
Petrocchi for hosting.</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font
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to bring: <br>
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Please bring your
own chair.</b> We
will be in a barn for
the presentation (and
out of the weather if
it rains). <b><br>
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<div align="left"><font
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Also bring a bottle
of wine to share!</b>
We will be providing
appetizers to go with.
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<div align="left"><font
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look forward to seeing
you!</font></div>
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Regards,<br>
The VASCM Board:<br>
- Mary Lindsay<br>
- Ken Swegles<br>
- June Salsbury<br>
- Rick Clarke</font></div>
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