Spottswoode Estate, 1902 Madrona Ave, St. Helena
| 8:00am - 4:00pm |
The 2018 Organic Winegrowing Conference will kick-off the day with a special keynote presentation at Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery. Attendees will then be divided into 3 groups and rotate through 3 distinctive vineyard site visits. There, presenters will discuss their unique farming challenges and how they combat them, composting, why they farm organically, and much more. The conference will conclude at Spottswoode with a wine reception and opportunity to network and continue the day's discussions with presenters.
*Breakfast, lunch, and transportation provided.
| 7:30 am
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Registration with coffee & pastries
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| 8 am
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Keynote Address
Growing Organically - the Lundberg Family Farms Story Grant Lundberg, CEO, Lundberg Family Farms |
| 9 am
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Shuttle Departs for Vineyard Tours
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| 9:30 am
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Vineyard Tours
Marketing Organic Hillside Farming John Conover, Partner/General Manager, PlumpJack Winery Andrew Opatz, Associate Vineyard Manager, David Pirio Vineyard Management • Building a successful organic business • Organic practices as a culture • Marketing organic • Challenges farming hillside organically Composting 101 Rory Williams, Assistant Winemaker & Assistant Vineyard Manager, Frog’s Leap Winery • Building and tending a pile using winery waste • Know what you’re looking at – analyzing your compost • How to flip a compost pile • Comparison of compost application methods Developing an Organic Site Bart & Daphne Araujo, Proprietor, Wheeler Farms & Accendo Cellars Steve Matthiasson, Partner, Premiere Viticulture & Matthiasson Wines Miguel Luna, Partner, Silverado Farming Company • Developing a site for organic farming • Resistant rootstock • Winery waste water recycling program • Common “cop-outs” for not farming organically |
| 2:45 pm
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Wrap Up Discussion & Wine Reception
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| 3:30 pm
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Event Concludes
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This program is partially funded by the USDA Risk Management Education Partnerships Program Grant
