February 02, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2021 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are now being accepted at www.greenmedal.org. The California Green Medal is presented by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), California Association of Winegrape Growers, Wine Institute, Lodi Winegrape Commission, Napa Valley Vintners, Sonoma County Winegrowers and The Vineyard Team.
California vineyards and wineries that participate in a sustainability program in California are eligible to apply in four award categories that recognize outstanding achievement in sustainability:
Leader Award, given to the vineyard or winery that demonstrates success and innovation in all of the below three areas of sustainable winegrowing and also inspires others.
Bonterra Organic Vineyards Advertising Campaign Named 2020 s Best Organic Initiative by the Drinks Business
Leading California Winery Wraps Up Historic Year with Second Green Business Award
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Bonterra Organic Vineyards ( Bonterra ) was awarded the 2020 Best Organic Initiative award by
the drinks business (U.K.) for its widely viewed Tastes Like Saving the Planet advertising campaign. In its 11
th year, the Green Awards recognize leaders in the global beverage trade industry who are catalyzing change with their environmental and social performance. Bonterra was commended by the publication this year for using humor to raise awareness among consumers about the importance of climate action, while also touting the benefits of regenerative organic farming, including better taste in the glass.
Regenerative – The Word Defining Global Food and Ag in 2021
Dec 11, 2020
Regenerative could become the key word that sums up 2021 if the new COVID-19 vaccines are effective and their distribution can be scaled worldwide. But in any event, recent trends in the global food sector suggest regenerative agriculture will become more mainstream in 2021 as both consumers and companies realize we’ve got to find a way to tackle global emissions in the coming decade.
Regenerative agriculture is a farming approach that has some similarities to organic agriculture, with the primary goals to build up soil health, sequester carbon, conserve water and improve air quality. Such farming methods also seek to decrease the consumption of fertilizer, fuel, and other resources used widely in modern agriculture. Not everyone agrees with the claims regenerative agriculture’s supporters have made about it could emerge as a leading way to take on climate change. Nevertheless, tactics that encompass