It is well known that chemical pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides can be harmful to the environment as well as the people exposed to these compounds. For example, certain fungicides used in grape growing have been shown to be linked to…
Tag: organic farming
Using A Plants’ Own Natural Defenses to Protect Against Powdery Mildew and Increase Polyphenol Levels in Grapes and Wine
Book Review: Authentic Wine; Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking by Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop
Authentic Wine: Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking by Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop (MW), is a fascinating and well-written book that aims to educate the readers about sustainable winemaking by offering suggestions on alternatives to conventional methods and supplying them…
Put the Barry White on Pause: Using Vibrational Disruption as an Alternative to Chemical Pesticides in Vineyard Pest Management Practices
For commercial vineyards, and commercial agricultural farms in general, pest management employs the use of chemical pesticides. These chemicals act to disrupt the communication between male and female insects that use sex pheromones to attract one another for mating. However,…