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To: John Pitera who wrote (91379)	5/20/2014 5:16:41 PM
From: wilywilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108759

You should be interested in supporting this winery. They have a tour describing their methods. benziger.com

To: John Pitera who wrote (91379)	5/21/2014 10:35:26 AM
From: isopatch	Respond to of 108759

Hi John. It's the first time we've had domestic birds, of any kind, so we'll be on the learning curve for at least the first year. With very lo population density, topography of wooded hills, small valleys and small patches of rich, unspoiled, creek bottom soil scattered here and there across the region, it's not cost effective for the large chemical factory farming operations common in the plains & mid-west. Bot this place in 2008 and continue to be amazed at the rich variety of wild life which interact to achieve a high level of balance in the natural environment. Lived in 7 different states in my 70 yrs and never seen anything remotely like it. There's no doubt it's, in part, due to the lower level of toxic agricultural chemicals in the region. Of immediate practical interest are the many natural insect predators. Numerous species of birds, snakes, frogs, toads...even an opossum which likes to root around at night eating the grub worms that would otherwise chew up the root structure of our lawn. We feed a small group of deer that live in our 25+ acres of woods but graze on our lawn when the growing season is over. They've done a superb job of fertilizing this 2+ acre lawn making it rich and beautiful without any further intervention from us. Even though there's a stream flowing through our property that can degrade into standing pools for a month during the summer dry season? We have very very few mosquitoes, gnats, etc. because of the many insect eating birds that nest in nearby trees and even the eves of our house. What we need the guineas for R the bean bugs, potato bugs, and Japanese beetles which I'm told they absolutely love to eat. Will keep you posted on how that works out. Iso