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Mountain View Vineyard Awarded 2018 Farmer of the Year

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Pictured Left to Right: MCCD District Manager Adam Schellhammer, Mountain View Owners Linda and Randy Rice, MCCD Resource Conservation Specialist Amber Funk
​The Monroe County Conservation District is dedicated to protecting the lands and water of Monroe County. Each year, we like to award a farming operation that holds the same values and respect for our unique natural resources and demonstrates good land use practices. On Wednesday, August 14th, the Monroe County Conservation District presented the 2019 Farmer of the Year award to Mountain View Vineyards for their commitment to this cause.
 
Mountain View Vineyards has been in business since 2009 and have been practicing sustainable agriculture ever since.
 
Since they planted their first grape seed into the ground they have then continued to install a plethora of Eco-friendly & Sustainable Practices such as:

  • Mulch at the base of vines for weed suppression to minimize use of herbicides
  • Compost wood chips from local tree trimmers with animal manure instead of using synthetic fertilizers
  • Minimize the use of fungicides by growing disease resistant grape varieties
  • No irrigation, dry farming 
  • No till farming to minimize erosion
  • Planted grass between vineyard rows to avoid erosion and clover to replenish nitrogen removed from the soil by the vines
  • Geothermal for heating & cooling winery
  • LED lighting
  • Rain gardens for water infiltration and erosion control
  • Planted wildflower fields as pollinators, to attract beneficial insects, & for feeding winter birds.
  • Organically grown vegetable garden
  • Recycle spent beer grains for feeding chickens & livestock, composting for fertilizer back in the vineyard, and for making 
  • Recycle bottles, cans, water bottles
  • Eliminated paper tasting sheets and use reusable laminated tasting sheets
  • Compost all cardboard packaging
 
https://mountainviewvineyard.com/
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    • Chapter 105 Waterways & Wetlands
    • Watershed Protection >
      • What is a Watershed?
      • Monroe County Watersheds
      • Stream Gages
      • Educator's Guide
      • Water Quality Study
    • Dirt & Gravel Low Volume Roads Program >
      • Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance(ESM)
      • D&G Projects
      • DGLVR Gallery
    • Agriculture >
      • Agriculture Preservation Program
      • Erosion & Sediment Control
      • Manure Management
      • Farmers Appreciation Banquet
      • Resource Enhancement & Protection Program
    • Spotted Lanternfly
    • Forestry
    • Land Use Planning
    • Technical Assistance
  • Education Services
    • Facilities >
      • Kettle Creek >
        • Nature Discovery Area
      • Tannersville Bog
      • Meesing Outdoor Site
    • Camps & Kettle Creek for Kids >
      • Conservation Camp
      • Day Camps
    • Special Events >
      • 2021 Photo Contest Winners
      • Envirothons
      • Maple Sugaring
    • Programs >
      • COVID-9 Public Program Policy
      • Curbside EE Programs
      • Public
      • Bog Walks
      • Schools >
        • Supplemental School Programs
      • Maple Sugaring Group Programs
      • Speakers
      • Scouts
    • Curbside Birdseed
    • Birthday Parties
    • Media Gallery
    • Gift Shop
    • Becker Scholarship
  • Calendar
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    • Membership
    • Kettle Creek Environmental Fund
    • Volunteer
  • In the News
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  • Open Records Request
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  • Complaint Contacts
  • Pocono Ponderings at Kettle Creek