Sustainability September

Sustainability In The News

Sustainable September: Keep up to date with the latest news about dry farming, water and sustainable agriculture.

Brooks Wine Named #28 of the World’s Best Vineyards

One of our members in the news!

Dry farm researchers’ new mapping project will give Oregon growers a resource by Brian Bull for KLCC/NPR

Read about the new dry farm mapping project helmed by Lucas Nebert of OSU and the Dry Farming Institute.

The next pandemic could strike crops, not people by Saima Sidik for Grist

Learn how our modern commodity farming could be devastated by the next pandemic.

These five cities could be one natural disaster away from a catastrophic water crisis by Rachel Ramirez and Eric Levenson of CNN

The drinking water crisis in the USA explored.

When Drought Gripped Minnesota in 2021, Farmers Increased Water Usage by Dionne Searcey and Mira Rojanasakul of the NYT

This article explores how irrigation was overused in response to the 2021 drought in Minnesota, threatening local drinking water supplies, and how this crisis is likely to be repeated.

Happy Sustainability September!

That’s right, drc is announcing a new push to encourage sustainability with our first annual Sustainability September. We’ll be featuring wineries and wine- and farming-related organizations and businesses that are revolutionizing sustainability.

Portland Wine Co.'s Electric Forklift and a stack of pallets

Portland Wine Co.'s Electric Forklift and a stack of pallets