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Hello Napa Green community,

Today’s Napa Green News focuses on three key topics, with more details below:

The lowdown on the new, cutting-edgeΒ NAPA GREEN VINEYARDΒ program – WHYΒ andΒ HOWΒ to make the transition to this leadingΒ SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTIONΒ certification.

$$$Β – GetΒ START-TO-FINISHΒ support applying forΒ SWEEPΒ (due January) orΒ HEALTHY SOILSΒ (due February) grants.

UPCOMING EVENTS (Registration Required)
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NOV 16:Β SWEEP Grant Application Info Session (Online – Hosted by RCD)
NOV 18:Β Healthy Soils Grant Application Info Session (Online – Hosted by CDFA)
NOV 18:Β Grower & Vineyard Management Happy Hour (The Forge Pizza)
DEC. 2:Β Winery WDR Workshop (In-person AND online – Location TBD)
DEC. 9:Β Napa Green Vineyard Q&A and Enrollment Workshop (In-person AND online – Chimney Rock Winery)

Join Us

Do you want to be a part of the climate action solution, build resilience, and keep your Napa Green recognition in the vineyard?
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  • The new, leading Napa Green Vineyard certification program officiallyΒ REPLACESΒ the Napa Green Land program as ofΒ DECEMBER 31, 2021.
  • All growers who want to keep their Napa Green recognition in the vineyard will need toΒ ENROLLΒ by Dec. 31 and will haveΒ ONE-YEAR TO TRANSITION.
  • The Napa Green team (BEN MACKIE, BEN@NAPAGREEN.ORG) will walk you through the steps for certification, and can provideΒ ON-THE-GROUND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORTΒ as needed.
  • Napa Green Vineyard certification hasΒ SIX CORE ELEMENTS: I. Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; II. Carbon Farming and Regenerative Agriculture; III. Water Efficiency; IV. Tree/Forest Preservation; V. Prohibited & Restricted Pesticides; VI. Conservation/Low-Smoke Burning & Burn Alternatives.
  • To access the standards in our Napa Green Vineyard portal you canΒ ENROLL HERE. There is no cost or obligation if you enroll.
  • All things grow and evolve. Our mission is to help our members continuously takeΒ SUSTAINBILITY LEADERSHIPΒ to the next level.

We are facing a climate crisis, and that crisis is no longer imminent, it is here. It is no longer somewhere else or someone else’s problem, it is ours. Fires, drought, increasing numbers of high heat days have all been impacting grape and wine quality.

Napa growers and farmers can play an active role in building social equity, conserving natural resources, drawing down greenhouse gas emissions and creating a resilient vineyard ecosystem. Agriculture and viticulture are in fact among few sectors that have a ready and near-term opportunity to become not just carbon neutral but climate positive.

Coming together as a sustainable winegrowing region is no longer optional, it is imperative. Alone, our capacity to resolve worldwide industry issues is relatively limited. Collectively, unified under a common goal, we can harness our political influence and serve as a force to transform the industry.

 

Workshops & Events

SWEEP Grant Application Info Session
When: Tues, Nov 16, 2021
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: Online

Register for Online Event

Healthy Soils Grant Application Info Session
When: Thurs, Nov 18, 2021 OR Thurs, Dec 16, 2021
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: Online

Register for Online Event

SWEEP and Healthy Soils Grant Application Info Sessions

Could you use some funding to install technologies like Tule, Ranch Systems, and HotSpot AG to more precisely target the timing and amount of irrigation?

Or would you like to increase organic matter in your soil by applying compost or reducing tillage?

Napa Green’s Ben Mackie and the RCD’s Miguel Garcia and Ruby Stahel will provideΒ START-TO-FINISHΒ support applying forΒ SWEEPΒ (due January) orΒ HEALTHY SOILSΒ (due February) grants.

Please note, grower applicants who represent disadvantaged communities will receive priority consideration for funding (this includes Hispanic, Black, and Veteran applicants but DOES NOT include women).

LEARN MOREΒ 

Grower & Vineyard Management Happy Hour

Want to get to know the Napa Green Team and hear more about the Napa Green Vineyard certification while enjoying some pizza and beer/wine? Join us at The Forge forΒ HAPPY HOUR.

When:Β Thurs, Nov 18, 2021
Time:Β 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:Β The Forge
Register for Happy Hour*
When:Β Thurs, Dec 2, 2021
Time:Β 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where:Β Online OR in person at Cakebread Cellars
Register for In Person*
Register for Livestream

Winery Waste Discharge Requirements Workshop

Have you heard about the Water Board’s adoption of theΒ WINERY WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTSΒ and wondering what this means for your facility? Join us to hear from the Wine Institute, County Environmental Health, Napa Green’s own engineer Bill Bennett, and key regional vendors on next steps.Β SEE THE AGENDA.

Napa Green Grower Engagement & Vineyard Enrollment workshop

Connect withΒ Ben Mackie, Napa Green’s Climate & Soil Specialist, to learn about the Napa Green Vineyard certification process and getΒ ENROLLEDΒ (one-year transition period).

When:Β Thurs, Dec 9, 2021
Time:Β 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where:Β Online OR in person at Chimney Rock Winery
Register for In Person*
Register for Livestream

Napa Green Sponsors

Napa Green is grateful to our sponsors, who help fund our expanding operations and programs. If you are interested in becoming a Napa Green Sponsor please reach out to Napa Green Executive Director, Anna Brittain.