We were proud to present this year’s inaugural First Leaf award to Tom Aspitarte of Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County for their exceptional first year efforts.
Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County is a lovely two-acre site on a 20-acre farm along the Washougal River with 16 acres of ecological infrastructure including a beautiful riparian area and woodlands.
During his first year in the LIVE program, Tom asked many questions, engaged in the inspection process cheerfully, and submitted his report to healthily earn his certification in 2024.
He offered his site as an open inspection for his region’s winegrowers, including one Southwest Washington grower who also just got certified for the first time in 2024. He has offered to showcase this work at the region’s Savor tasting event and continues to promote it to his fellow growers.
Thank you Tom and team for your exemplary work.
2016 Board Ballot and 2015 Minutes
A hard copy of the 2016 LIVE Board Ballot will be provided at the Annual Meeting on May 5th. If you cannot make it, please download this file and mail it to: LIVE PO Box 5185 Salem, OR 97304 2015 LIVE Annual Meeting Minutes are also available for download below.
2016 Vineyard Standards Published
The 2016 vineyard standards have been published. Please check livecertified.org/standards for the new LIVE Checklist and our Green and Yellow Lists. Thank you, LIVE Staff