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                                                          It is time to
                                                          pay your
                                                          membership
                                                          dues to the
                                                          VASCM for
                                                          2026. As ever,
                                                          dues are only
                                                          $50 for the
                                                          year. We need
                                                          your dues to
                                                          pay for
                                                          speakers and
                                                          for the great
                                                          food we have
                                                          at our
                                                          meetings.
                                                          Programs to
                                                          look forward
                                                          to early this
                                                          year:  <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          - Paul Crout
                                                          on Vineyard
                                                          Fertility/Nutrition
                                                          on Jan. 20<br>
                                                          - Climate
                                                          Action
                                                          workshop with
                                                          the California
                                                          Sustainability
                                                          Winegrowing
                                                          Alliance
                                                          (CSWA), date
                                                          TBA (in
                                                          Feb/March), at
                                                          Ridge
                                                          Vineyards<br>
                                                          And more to
                                                          come!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          In the last
                                                          year we have
                                                          brought you
                                                          these meeitngs
                                                          with excellent
                                                          speakers on
                                                          interesting
                                                          and practical
                                                          topics: <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          - SAP (Leaf
                                                          Extract)
                                                          Analysis with
                                                          David Knaus,
                                                          Apical Crop
                                                          Science, at 3P
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          - Building a
                                                          Spray Program
                                                          that Works,
                                                          with Fritz
                                                          Westover,
                                                          Virtual
                                                          Viticulture
                                                          Academy (on
                                                          zoom)<br>
                                                          - Hybrid
                                                          Grapes, with
                                                          Adam Huss,
                                                          Beyond Organic
                                                          Wine Podcast,
                                                          at Madson
                                                          Wines<br>
                                                          - Building
                                                          Healthy Soils,
                                                          with Chuck
                                                          Schembre,
                                                          Regenerative
                                                          Ag Consultant
                                                          (on zoom)<br>
                                                          - A tailgate
                                                          on powdery
                                                          mildew traps,
                                                          articulated
                                                          tractor, and
                                                          water
                                                          catchment
                                                          system, at
                                                          Redwood Grade
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          -
                                                          Biostimulants
                                                          for Improved
                                                          Soil,
                                                          Nutrients and
                                                          Wine Quality,
                                                          with Mike Key,
                                                          Impello
                                                          Biosciences,
                                                          at Madson
                                                          Wines<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Stay tuned for
                                                          additional
                                                          interesting
                                                          meetings on
                                                          valuable
                                                          topics through
                                                          2026. Your
                                                          dues are
                                                          needed to pay
                                                          expenses. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Now, you can
                                                          support the
                                                          VASCM by
                                                          paying dues
                                                          ($50) in
                                                          several ways:<br>
                                                          - by check
                                                          (use the
                                                          membership
                                                          form attached
                                                          and send it to
                                                          the PO Box in
                                                          Soquel)<br>
                                                          - by Zelle,
                                                          using <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:info@vascm.org" moz-do-not-send="true">info@vascm.org</a>
                                                          for checking
                                                          account ending
                                                          in 6740<br>
                                                          - or at a
                                                          meeting with
                                                          cash or check
                                                          .<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          You can also
                                                          find the
                                                          membershp form
                                                          on our website
                                                          at <a
href="http://www.vascm.org" moz-do-not-send="true">vascm.org</a>.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We look
                                                          forward to
                                                          seeing you at
                                                          the next
                                                          meeting -
                                                          January 20,
                                                          Paul Crout on
                                                          Vineyard
                                                          Fertility/Nutrition
                                                          at El Vaquero
                                                          Winery in
                                                          Corralitos.<br>
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> Regards,<br>
                                                          The VASCM
                                                          Board:<br>
                                                          - Mary
                                                          Lindsay, Muns
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          - Ken Swegles,
                                                          Rhizos
                                                          Viticulture/Skyline
                                                          Viticulture<br>
                                                          - Richard
                                                          Hanke, Redwood
                                                          Grade Vineyard<br>
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