The next SOCAN General meeting will be Tuesday November 28th at the Medford Public Library from 6:00 – 7:30. Garett Long, Agriculture Director will join us to explain what Demeter Biodynamic and Regenerative Agriculture are, how they do it, and how it benefits us all – plus how they hope to achieve the goal of having a much broader impact than just one vineyard.
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Troon Vineyard “farms like the world depends on it.” In addition to providing excellent Rogue Valley
wines, Troon Vineyard and Farm on Kubli Road, Grants Pass, is certified as practicing Demeter
Biodynamic and Regenerative Agriculture. This is undertaken with the goal of lightening their footprint
and maintaining a sustainable operation.
As they state on their website: “The recent certification follows a conversion to biodynamic farming that
has revitalized the estate’s soils while also providing a template for other wineries both locally and
around the world to reduce their environmental footprint.”
The next SOCAN General meeting will be Tuesday November 28th at the Medford Public Library from 6:00 – 7:30. Garett Long, Agriculture Director will join us to explain what Demeter Biodynamic and Regenerative Agriculture are, how they do it, and how it benefits us all – plus how they hope to achieve the goal of having a much broader impact than just one vineyard.
Garett is a farmer and soil scientist who believes healing the planet is in parallel with healing the human
spirit. He spent five formative years practicing biodynamic and regenerative farming at Apricot Lane
Farms (see The Biggest Little Farm documentary) and earned his M.S. in Soils & Biogeochemistry from
the University of California-Davis. He co-founded Soil Life Services, which supports producers in
monitoring and evaluating the impacts of agricultural management on soil carbon and other metrics of
soil health. He was also the Board Treasurer for the Josephine Porter Institute (2019-22). Since 2021, he
has served as the Director of Agriculture at Troon Vineyard, Oregon’s only Biodynamic and Regenerative
Organic Certified farm.
He is passionate about real, good food, preaching the value of soil, and the interconnectedness of all
life. He has lectured on soil health, composting and regenerative farming for individuals and brands.
Garett has engaged the movement at the intersection of agriculture and ecosystem management,
working with people in resolute action to conserve what we have, and restore what we have lost.
There is no charge for attending the meeting.
SOCAN invites you to join them and learn what Troon is doing.
