Biological Pest Control

July 19, 2015

I am a firm believer in integrated pest management. The basic idea is not to eradicate pests, but rather to …

Spring Dandelions in the Vineyard

April 17, 2015

I like spring wild flowers. I even like dandelions. I like the yellow flowers of dandelions, and the little puffballs …

March 31, 2015

In the Tales of Two Properties series, new wine vines were planted. But some did not survive their first year. …

March 27, 2015

On Tuesday workers from the power company arrived on our street with a crane and cherry picker to replace a …

December 1, 2014

I was reading an article today in the NY Times about data driven farming. Being myself an entrepreneur who has …

November 28, 2014

We acquired another property recently for wine production. Of course the property, like others we have acquired, already had its vines …

September 22, 2014

Today is the fall (autumnal) equinox in the northern hemisphere. And it rained again last night dropping 4.5 cm (1.8 …

September 16, 2014

It finally stopped raining today. My records show it rained 8 days in the first two week in this month …