JPV Certified for Fish Friendly Farming

By Sarah Black

Fish Friendly Farming is a voluntary certification program for vineyard properties that are managed to restore fish and wildlife habitat and improve water quality.

Joseph Phelps Vineyards is proud to announce our participation and recent certification in the Fish Friendly Farming program, also known as Napa Green. Three of our seven Napa Valley vineyards are certified as of September and we will continue to be participants with a goal of achieving certification in all of our vineyards.

Being enrolled in the program gives us the opportunity to work with technical experts and complete a unique Farm Conservation Plan which addresses the features and conditions of a specific property. A strategy for beneficial management practices is drawn up to guide the improvement of land management, and create projects for a specific property.

To learn more about the program, log on to their website at www.fishfriendlyfarming.org.