The last wild grape, just before the first frost a couple of weeks ago. These aren't very tasty, and they're full of seeds, but the wild critters love them. So I let the vines ramble where they may.

#grapes #grapevine #WildGrapes #VitisVulpina #NativePlants

319K views · 7.1K reactions | If there ever was a bug that we should all raise a glass of wine for, it's the mealybug destroyer. This heroic bug has been brought in to protect grape vineyards from being ruined by the mealybugs sticky honeydew excrement. But first, the mealybug destroyer must get past the mealybugs’ army of ant bodyguards who want that sweet honeydew excrement for themselves. | Deep Look • PBS

If there ever was a bug that we should all raise a glass of wine for, it's the mealybug destroyer. This heroic bug has been brought in to protect grape vineyards from being ruined by the mealybugs...

My dear friends, this link is our only lifeline after God. It's how I get food for my children and keep them warm.
My family needs to buy food, medicine, clothes, and blankets.
💔If you are scrolling, please leave a dot; it's just a dot.

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#farming #farm #farmers #mondaymotivation #monday #paysannerie #alimentation #food #foodinsecurity #circuitscourts #agriculteurs #CeintureVerte #maraichage #olivetrees #grapes #fruit #vegetables #palestine #hydroponics #greenhouse

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🍇🏡 From vine to jar, the Ramikhanov family in #Azerbaijan demonstrates traditional grape processing in their wordless Country Life Vlog. Watch as they wash, sort, and simmer their harvest #outdoors, creating homemade jam and grape skin compote.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/grape-harvesting-grape-jam-country-life-vlog

#animals #asmr #birds #cats #cooking #dogs #farming #farms #food #fruit #grapes #mushrooms #nature #tea #tksst #video

🍇🏡 From vine to jar, the Ramikhanov family in #Azerbaijan demonstrates traditional grape processing in their wordless Country Life Vlog. Watch as they wash, sort, and simmer their harvest #outdoors, creating homemade jam and grape skin compote.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/grape-harvesting-grape-jam-country-life-vlog?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=azerbaijanjam

#animals #asmr #birds #cats #cooking #dogs #farming #farms #food #fruit #grapes #mushrooms #nature #tea #tksst #video

HT @ai6yr

#California farms applied millions of pounds of #PFAS to key crops, study finds

#ForeverChemicals’ sprayed on #almonds, #grapes, #tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’

by Tom Perkins
Tue 18 Nov 2025 07.00 EST

Excerpt: "California farms applied an average of 2.5m lbs of PFAS “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lbs, a new review of state records shows.

The chemicals are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, #wine grapes, #alfalfa and tomatoes, the review of California Department of Pesticide Regulation data found. The Environmental Working Group nonprofit put together the report.

The risk for uptake of PFAS is likely higher in water-rich fruits and vegetables, because water attracts the chemicals, and research has shown PFAS may concentrate at dangerous levels in some produce. The chemicals also pollute water supplies and present a higher risk to the often low income and Latino #farmworkers."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

#ForeverChemicals #DowChemicalKnew
#3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris #WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #EPACuts #Pollution #PFOS #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #GenXChemicals
#PFNA #PFHxS

California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds

‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’

The Guardian
From Monday it's finally to get cold, November is knocking at the door! The last #grapes are harvested and processed to #gelee and #juice.
#gardening #organicgardening #organicfruit
Ab Montag soll es endlich kalt werden, #November klopft an die Tür! Die letzten #Weintrauben sind geerntet und zu Gelee und #Saft verar beitet. #gärtnern #biogarten #bioobst

The Best Wine Regions in Europe

Red, white, or rosé? Europe pops first in mind whenever you think of wines. Its countries take the top spots in wine production—Italy, France, and Spain are the world’s biggest wine producers, accounting for almost half of the world’s vino. But it’s not ju…
#wine #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #EUROPE #francais #france #French #frenchwine #grapes #holidu #italy #spain #vineyards #Wine #WineTasting
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2377495/the-best-wine-regions-in-europe/

The 3rd edition of my book, Grapes, has just been published by CAB Intl!

In the works for the past year and a half, I've done updates to all of the statistics and added new information (e.g. resistant cultivars, gentle pruning, curetage, various diseases), and a new chapter about vineyard management systems. Many new photos are included and old ones re-mastered.

Paperback available now, ebook to follow!

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10.1079/9781800627062.0000

#Viticulture #Textbook #Grapes #Vineyard #WineEnthusiast