Green Revolutionaries: Bringing Back the Birds and the Bees

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for the June 30, 2007 issue

See Also
Green Revolutionaries
Earth-Friendly Winemaking
Green Revolutionaries: What It Means to be Green
Green Revolutionaries: Selected New Releases From Green Wineries
Green Revolutionaries: Earth-Friendly Winemaking

Vineyards cut the use of chemicals by enlisting the help of plants and animals

Dana Nigro
Issue: June 30, 2007

Strolling through the bowl of the Benziger family's Sonoma Mountain property on a warm, sunny day in early March, Alan York and Chris Benziger survey the lush green slopes, the vineyard rows thickly threaded with vetch, oats, foxtail grasses and clovers.