Sonoma Sustainable

Sonoma County winegrowers navigate the politics of ‘sustainability’

Big Wine, News / October 5, 2018

What do  you get when you hire your own people to be “certifiers”? You get Sustainable Sonoma” and loss of truly organic and biodynamic growers. Sonoma County winegrowers navigate the politics of ‘sustainability’ by James Knight September 25, 2018      ‘What are you doing to my wine?” That’s what Karissa Kruse, president of the Sonoma County Winegrowers, …

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The Dark Side of Sonoma’s Sustainability Movement: Part 2 – Reactions and A Mancozeb Honor Roll

Big Wine, Health, News, Resources / September 7, 2018

The Dark Side of Sonoma’s Sustainability Movement: Part 2 – Reactions and A Mancozeb Honor Roll by Pam Strayer Last month’s blog post on the Dark Side of Sonoma’s Sustainability got a lot of attention – more than 6,000 page views on my site (and counting) – which, for me, was quite unexpected. The reactions ranged from: …

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Back to School brings concerns about pesticide exposure

Big Wine, Health, News / August 16, 2018

Back to School brings concerns about pesticide exposure By Megan Kaun and Nichole Warwick We live in a beautiful region with idyllic farms and open space. We are a Right to Farm County so we accept the inconveniences from farm operations; strong smells, bright lights, loud noises, etc. It’s a small price to pay to …

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