Soil Health Hub Development in Sonoma County
Program
Soil Health Assessments
Primary RCD
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Food and Agriculture, Private party
Other Organizations
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District, LandSmart, Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, Napa County Resource Conservation District, U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of California, Cooperative Extension
Project Primary Contact
Keith Abeles (kabeles@sonomarcd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2018 - 2019
Monitoring and Assessment
Soil Health Assessments
A collaboration between RCDs and partners in Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa Counties to establish a regional soil health hub for vineyards that will promote adoption of soil health-beneficial vineyard practices such as compost application, reduced tillage, improved cover cropping, and adding hedgerows to vineyard lands. Sonoma RCD's role included assisting in development/maintenance of soil health hub website, establishing a field demonstration project, completing 2 vineyard carbon farm plans, conducting 5 soil health assessments, and hosting 3 workshops. Costs noted are for Sonoma RCD only (does not include regional partner costs).
Key Accomplishments
- Events: 3
- Planning Document: 2
- Planning Document (Carbon Farm Plan): 2
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Education
- Healthy Watersheds
Field workshop about reduced tillage
Credit: Sonoma RCD
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $75,302.00
Specialty Crop Block Grant (CDFA): $75,302
Photos
Soil Health Symposium audience (Timing: During)
Credit: Sonoma RCD
View of field demonstration project site (Timing: During)
Credit: Sonoma RCD
Collecting soil health assessment samples (Timing: During)
Credit: Sonoma RCD
Project last updated 12/29/2022