CCOF videos usually feature produce growers, but this new video showcases wine grower and vintner Jane Jiang from Mendocino's Duncan Peak (in Hopland) talking about why organic grapes matter–and especially to younger people.
Her family acquired the vineyard in 2014. Now she and her brother run it.
"My name is Jane Jiang. I'm the proprietor of Duncan Peak Vineyards. When I first started in 2021 I was facing the choice between organic farming or conventional farming I have had some vineyard managers and vineyard advisers suggest conventional farming.
Organic farming will cost more and it's a lot harder for a beginner farmer like myself, but I think it's important for a younger generation to know the benefit of organic farming, benefit to the environment to the human health and also to the wildlife.
Think about a farmer who just sprays chemical herbicide in the farm and goes home and hugs their children with their clothes on. Or think about the underground water we consume, we use every day. But with organic farming you won't have to worry about any of this.
The organic farming is all about the balance between the vine and the nature. We use cover crops and we use compost to keep good health of the vine.
For a new vineyard to be able to get certified organic, they have to go through a three year transitional period and then you have to submit the paperwork and get reviewed and then CCOF will send out an inspector to do an initial inspection.
My biggest success so far is we were able to make high quality wine from our organic grapes and I find that it's extremely rewarding when people have positive feedback and also value our commitment to organic farming.
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