Today's PD has an ad placed by the Sonoma County Wingrowers. It claims that they are "Growing a Sustainable Future." They co-opt and green-wash the term "sustainable." They clam that "we're growing a better place for us all to live, work, and play."
With their over 60,000 acres planted to the mono-crop of wine grapes and only around 12,000 planted to food crops, tell that to the food farmers who want to grow food here. Tell that to the rural people whose wells go dry when a vineyard moves in next door. Tell that to the people who have been displaced by wine tourism from the possibility of living here.
Preserve Rural Sonoma County has responded to their false claim with the following evidence-based refutation. PRSC focuses on the Dairyman Winery Event Center on Highway 12 in the greenbelt between Sebastopol and Santa Rosa. If you want to respond to this ad, you can do so by an email to the ad-makers at [email protected].
Dear Sustainable Wine Industry Folks;
Here is what you call sustainable:
On 42 acres of grapes located on the Wagner/Dairyman Winery Event Center:
A proposal to produce 1,200,000 gallons of wine and 250,000 gallons of distilled spirits in the Laguna de Santa Rosa on imported grapes (the property is capable of producing 15,000 gallons of wine).
A proposal for 62 events with up to 250 persons at the majority of events, most scheduled to go until 10PM(beyond daily tastings)
Mr. Wagner now has another vineyard on Taylor Lane, and this is the list of chemical applications that drift onto his neighbors' properties:
Here is the list of pesticides applied on 16895 TAYLOR LANE in 2015.
EPA Reg No Product Name 2935-50185-AA R-56(R) SPREADER STI 51036-352-AA-2935 SULFUR DF 80289-3-AA BADGE SC 100-1262-AA-2935 LAGUNA 2935-50142-AA R-11(R) SPREADER-ACT 80289-8-AA METTLE 125 ME 2935-50189-AA SYL-COAT 7969-199-AA PRISTINE(R) FUNGICID 62719-375-AA QUINTEC 66330-35-AA ELEVATE 50WDG 100-1317-AA INSPIRE SUPER 524-549-AA ROUNDUP POWERMAX HERBICIDE 2935-50171-AA CAYUSE PLUS 71512-18-AA-88783 MISSION 59639-99-AA CHATEAU HERBICIDE SW
We think your idea of SUSTAINABLE only applies to cash flow for the big guys.
And if it doesn't, then why not come out against the UNSUSTAINABLE practices that some your members engage in?
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