Agreement Number
NR212C31XXXXG001
Awardee Name
New York Wine and Grape Foundation
Grant Type
State
Project Title
FLX Sustainable Winegrowing - A grower-driven certification for marketing sustainable wines and grapes grown in the Finger Lakes
Awardee State/Territory
New York
Involved States/territories
New York
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$101,625.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Watershed/Riparian Zone
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Air
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Soil Health
Sediment transported to surface water
Pesticides transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Pest Management Conservation System
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
The Foundation will develop a certified sustainability program to provide a means for consumers to identify and support sustainable winegrowers thus providing an incentive for producers to implement and maintain conservation practices that yield environmental and economic benefits in the Fingerlakes region.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No