by Monty Waldin | Monday, January 4, 2021 | California, Organics, United States
California Certified Organic Farmers is a United States Department of Agriculture-accredited organic certifying agency and trade association, located in Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 1973, CCOF was the first organic certification entity in the United States. CCOF...
by Monty Waldin | Sunday, November 15, 2020 | Biodynamics, California, Organics
California: Organic and Biodynamic wine-growing. See Organics, Biodynamics, California. Certification bodies: CCOF. | Demeter Association, Inc. 2018 In 2018 California led the USA for Biodynamic wine-growing in terms of surface area, with 647 hectares (1,600 acres) of...
by Monty Waldin | Sunday, November 15, 2020 | California, Climate, Climate change
California, Climate Change: ‘Climate change is extending the dry season, which stores up fuel for fires. In California, a chronic “mega-drought” – in which dry years become more common and wet ones scarcer–is making matters even worse. One paper, citing...
by Monty Waldin | Friday, October 9, 2020 | California, Technology
Silicon Valley in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California is the world’s best-known technology hub, described as ‘a gilded strip of land between San Francisco and San Jose,’ (‘Schumpeter’. The Economist 25 Jan 2014,...
by Monty Waldin | Thursday, October 8, 2020 | Mendocino
Boonville is a town in the Anderson Valley AVA of Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located 12.5 miles southwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of 381 feet. Population: 1,035 (2010)....
by Monty Waldin | Thursday, October 8, 2020 | Mendocino, Ukiah
The Ukiah Valley in Mendocino County in northern California is named after Ukiah, the county seat. The valley dotted with numerous small vineyards (30 of which are 5 acres or smaller), the Ukiah Valley region has perhaps the deepest grape growing roots in Mendocino...
