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45 vineyard acres
Bale clay loam soils on western bench of St Helena
Tractor
Spader
Self Powered Mower
ATV
Electro Static Sprayer
Air Blast Sprayer
Disc Harrow
Spring Tyne Harrow
Seeder
Undervine Mower
Rotary Disc Undervine Cultivator
4 spray passes, 1 partial cultivation pass, 2 mowing passes
No
Yes – in house flock of Navajo Churro sheep
Partial/minimal – season dependent
None
We don’t find bare soil/clean cultivating aesthetically pleasing
CCOF
Regenerative Organic (ROC)
Fish Friendly Farming
Demeter
B Corp
Napa Green Vineyard
Napa Green Winery
B Corp
TRUE Zero Waste
IWCA
Annual farming costs/acre $19,000
Weed Management Costs
Tractor w sprayer $60/pass 4x a year =$240
In-row mowing $100/pass 2x a year =$200
Sheep $100/”mow” 1x a year =$100
Yearly Total Mowing Cost/Acre =$540