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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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<div align="left"><b><font
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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
face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">This
next meeting will be
in person - yes,
live and in person!
- Friday at 3P
Vineyard in Soquel
(see address below).
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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 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;
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<div align="left"><font
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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 conservation and
other management
practices. <br>
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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.</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font
face="Helvetica,
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you have particular
damage issues that
you are interested
to have addressed
during the program
you can email Rich
ahead of time at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:richcasale3@gmail.com">richcasale3@gmail.com</a>
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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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<div align="left"><font
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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. </font></div>
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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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