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<b><font
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VASCM
Meeting:
March 18,
1-4pm -
Climate Action
Workshop with
the California
Sustainable
Winegrowing
Alliance
(CSWA) at
Ridge
Montebello <br>
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</font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><i>Please make a reservation in
advance on the
CSWA website <a
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href="https://sustainablewinegrowing.org/events/climate-action-workshop/">here</a>. </i>
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<font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">We have been working with the
Californina
Sustainable
Winegrowing
Alliance
(CSWA) to
bring you this
program on
Climate
Action, a
joint program
with the
SCMWA.
Speakers and
topics
include:<br>
<br>
- <b>Climate
Change Impacts
and Actionable
Strategies for
Adaptation and
Mitigation</b>,
<i>Lisa
Francioni,
Deputy
Director, CSWA</i>
- includes a
Climate Action
Toolkit to
help
prioritize
resilient
vineyard
practices<br>
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- <b>Mitigating
and Adapting
to Climate
Change Through
Soil Health, </b><i>Dana
Revallo,
Agrology - </i>The
importance of
building soil
microbial
function as a
tool for
mitigating and
adapting to
climate
change,
including
findings from
a pilot
project with
Redwood Empire
Vineyard
Management and
Sonoma County
Winegrowers. <br>
<i><br>
</i></font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">- <b>Using Dry Farming Techniques
for Climate
Resilience</b>,
<i>Lauren
Pesch,
Consultant and
CSWA Dry Farm
Project
Manager</i> -
Even if you
are not dry
farming there
are techniques
used in
dry-farmed
vineyards that
can be
implemented in
irrigated
vineyards to
help reduce
water demand. <br>
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<b>- Climate
Action at
Ridge
Vineyards</b>,
<i>David
Gates, Sr. VP
of Vineyard
Operations</i>
- David will
speak to the
climate smart
practices at
Ridge, both in
the vineyard
and winery,
including soil
health, water
security,
energy
efficiency,
reducing
greenhouse gas
emissions and
moving towards
carbon
neutrality,
and more.
Ridge is the
largest grower
of certified
organic
winegrapes
both in Sonoma
County and in
the Santa Cruz
Mts. and is a
member of
International
Wineries for
Climate
Action.<br>
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Please see the
attached
Agenda for
additional
details. <br>
<br>
Unlike most of
our meetings,
for this one
please make a
reservation in
advance on the
CSWA website <a
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href="https://sustainablewinegrowing.org/events/climate-action-workshop/">here</a>.
We think this
will be a
well-received
program and
seating is
limited. <br>
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<font
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<div><font
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17100
Montebellow
Rd., Cupertino<br>
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Thank you to
David Gates
and the team
at Ridge for
hosting. <br>
<br>
As usual,
please bring a
bottle of wine
to share.
Appetizers
will be
provided for
the social
hour following
the
presentations.</div>
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<font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you at
this program.</font><br>
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<div
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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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