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.
Salmon-Safe Variance Fees
As of June 1, 2016, Salmon-Safe will be billing for variance reviews to cover costs with their indendendent experts. Variances for farms using high-hazard chemistries will be billed as follows: $350 per variance for one or two chemistries (includes independent technical research and review plus...
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.