Maybe I did something right with the #grapevine #cuttings this year

(But will only know for sure after the summer)

#gardening #grapevines #WestSeattle #Seattle

Officials warn that 157 Costco grapevines may carry vineyard-killing pest in California Wine Country

A vineyard-threatening insect has turned up in plant shipments sold at Costco stores across…
#wine #CaliforniaWine #california #californiawine #citrusplants #costco #FresnoCounty #glassy-wingedsharpshooters #grapevines #KRON #napacounty #Wine #winecountry
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2663271/officials-warn-that-157-costco-grapevines-may-carry-vineyard-killing-pest-in-california-wine-country/

Officials warn that 157 Costco grapevines may carry vineyard-killing pest in California Wine Country

A vineyard-threatening insect has turned up in plant shipments sold …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #CaliforniaWine #california #californiawine #citrusplants #costco #FresnoCounty #glassy-wingedsharpshooters #grapevines #KRON #napacounty #Wine #winecountry
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2663271/officials-warn-that-157-costco-grapevines-may-carry-vineyard-killing-pest-in-california-wine-country/

This year perhaps I finally got how to grow #grapevine cuttings… but the next challenge is for them to pass the summer without drying out.

#gardening #grapevines

Harmful glassy-winged sharpshooter detected on grapevine plants sold at Costco’s in Sonoma, Napa counties, raising alarm for wine industry

Agricultural operations across Northern California had to mobilize over…
#wine #Wine #costco #glassy-wingedsharpshooter #grapevines #marin #napa #sonoma #Wine(Industry) #Yolocounties
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2659877/harmful-glassy-winged-sharpshooter-detected-on-grapevine-plants-sold-at-costcos-in-sonoma-napa-counties-raising-alarm-for-wine-industry/

Harmful glassy-winged sharpshooter detected on grapevine plants sold at Costco’s in Sonoma, Napa counties, raising alarm for wine industry

Agricultural operations across Northern Californ…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #costco #glassy-wingedsharpshooter #grapevines #marin #napa #sonoma #Wine(Industry) #Yolocounties
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2659877/harmful-glassy-winged-sharpshooter-detected-on-grapevine-plants-sold-at-costcos-in-sonoma-napa-counties-raising-alarm-for-wine-industry/

🌾Online Event- Farm Workers in South Africa and the Struggle for Justice 🌾

with Carmen Louw and Stephmarie Pekeur, hosted in collaboration between Women on Farms Project and the Farmers Without Borders

🗓️ *Tuesday, 14.04.2026 at 6pm (CEST/SAST)*

💻 *Online – Please register here:* https://uni-kassel.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/9vBMIT2RRoC3fywYyBAr3g

South Africa’s agricultural sector is deeply integrated into global markets, supplying supermarkets worldwide with products such as table grapes and wine. Yet many (women) farm workers and farm dwellers behind these exports face precarious working and living conditions. On many farms, ownership and power remain concentrated among white farm owners, and everyday relations are still characterised by reflect inequalities rooted in apartheid.

This online event explores the realities of life and work on South African farms. We will discuss power dynamics in the agricultural sector, the role of agribusiness, housing and living conditions, gendered experiences of farm labour, and how women workers navigate growing precarity. The conversation also highlights how farm workers and dwellers organize, resist, and raise their voices, while inviting reflection on the global food system and ongoing struggles for dignity, labour rights, and justice on farms.

*Carmen Louw* is the Women on Farms Project Co-Director and *Stephmarie Pekeur* is a Seasonal Farm Worker.

We are looking forward to share this space with agricultural practitioners, food rights activists and friends from the food sovereignty movements. You are warmly invited to join us and are welcome to share the invitation with your networks!

#FarmersWithoutBorders #WomenOnFarms #FarmersUnion #LabourUnion #LabourRights #Farming #SouthAfrica #Grapevines #ExportAgriculture #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Agroecology #FoodSovereignty #CarmenLouw #StephmariePekeur

Heitz Cellars

Fall Color Napa Style.
Fall color comes to Napa late in the year. At least compared to my friends in the North. The colors here start changing typically towards the end of October and seem to peak early in November.
This is the entrance to Heitz Cellars. The palm line the driveway up to an evergreen all while being surrounded by grape vines.

#HeitzCellars #BIllGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #SonomaValley #Vineyard #Viticulture #Winery #GrapeVines #PalmTrees