Two thousand acres of blooming flowers. Two hundred guests. One 200-foot dining table. Thousands of stems of stock, dahlias, delphinium, larkspur, Bells of Ireland and Queen Anne’s Lace.
That’s just a hint of what guests at the Sept. 7 American Grown Field to Vase Dinner at Ocean View Flowers in Lompoc enjoyed. Perhaps celebrity florist Debi Lilly said it
Sustainable, organic, biodynamic. These three styles of viticulture are followed (and marketed) by wineries to show care for their vineyards and the environment. Sustainable in Practice, or SIP Certified in California; Low Impact Viticulture and Enology (LIVE) and Salmon-Safe in Oregon; or Demeter for biodynamics are certifications meant to demonstrate accountability in farming.
But in the
Jane proposes a new approach for how we categorise fine wine, with the emphasis on environmental sustainability and social responsibility…
Article originally published in Decanter.
Jane Anson, July 18, 2019
How much should social responsibility and environmental credentials be used to define fine wine? Credit: CALIN STAN / Alamy
Isn’t it about time that we start defining
By Andrew Catchpole
Published: 12 July, 2019
See original story at harpers.co.uk.
Consumers need to get behind the agricultural sector to support the true costs of sustainability, and the wine industry is uniquely placed to advance this message, but there is still a long way to go.
This was one of the central takeaways from a joint Harpers-California Wine Institute
See original story in Citrus Insider.
To provide California citrus growers with a strong toolbox of science-supported strategies and tactics to protect their orchards from Huanglongbing, the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Committee endorsed a set of best practices for growers to voluntarily employ in response to HLB in California.
The recommendations – which are grouped based
LODI RULES : A Certified Winegrowing Sustainability Program
See original story published by Where Food Comes From here.
Swirl the glass of aromas, take a sip, and think about the flavors dancing around your palate. Did you taste hints of sweet grapes or does it have a citrus flavor, perhaps even a dry cherry finish? As you
Originally published here.
Ocean View Flowers has made its unique geography in the floral even more special with BloomCheck certification for its sustainable growing practices.
Ocean View’s 500 acres are located in the Lompoc Valley, fifty miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California, where northern and southern currents of the Pacific Ocean meet to create a
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Willow Creek Earns BloomCheck Certification
Certification Attests to Willow Creek’s Sustainable Practices
At Willow Creek, about an hour inland from Arcata, California, Sun Valley Floral Farms found the ideal growing conditions for some of its specialty crops.
This mountain canyon is the perfect location for the Willow Creek farm, growing specialty crops such as ilex berries,
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Sunshine Floral Attains BloomCheck Certification
Sunshine Floral, which produces 2 million bouquets a year at its facilities in Oxnard, California, has been certified for its sustainable growing practices by BloomCheck.
Sunshine Floral’s operation includes over 1 million square feet of greenhouses and a 15,000 square-foot warehouse. In its 25 years, Sunshine Floral has become
Article originally published in Innovation Forum on April 11, 2019.
By Chris Wille
Only farmers can change farming
There’s no substitute to working closely with farmers on-the-ground for real and effective transformation in agriculture, says Chris Wille
Many well-intended companies will not meet their 2020 zero-deforestation targets. The cattle agreement and soy moratorium in Brazil, which were already porous,