After a year of collaborative work with Linfield University and other experts in social sustainability, we are proud to present the LIVE Social Sustainability Index. This list of 75 items will assess your organization's level of social sustainability using the most applicable practices to the wine industry, sourced from multiple certification programs and other social sustainability research.
This document is intended as a useful resource for you to benchmark your organization, it is not required for LIVE certification.
It's Pollinator Week
Happy Pollinator Week! In honor of this week, we wanted to create a short, instructional video to serve as an aid for LIVE growers aiming to meet Bee Friendly Farming requirements. This video addresses: LIVE required Bee Friendly Farming standards & how to meet them including the 3% forage...
New Winery Tech Chair
Please welcome our new winery tech chair, Shaun Vrooman! And thanks to Cheney Vidrine for his service on this committee. Shaun Vrooman - Production Winemaker at Adelsheim Shaun, originally from Oklahoma, ventured to Breckenridge, CO for a ski season, then darted to Nashville, TN, discovering his...