CHERRY ORCHARD WITH LAKEVIEW
LAKE AND VALLEY VIEWS from this modern cherry orchard property. Ideal Southeast Kelowna
8.33 ACRES. STELLAR
2 HOMES, ORCHARD, FRUIT STAND
on 2 main roads. Close to Duck Lake. Seasonal, MLS® $1,500,000
visibility with frontage COUNTRY.
19.7 ACRES WITH HOME + SMALL RV PARK
JUDIE STEEVES
Summerhill winemaker Eric von Krosigk.
without the addition of commercial nitrogen.
Under biodynamic principles they rely on compost and some foliar sprays such as nettle tea.
“Sustainability and biodiversity are the goal; keeping all aspects of soil and insect life healthy,” he comments. “We’ve gone from a yellow-green colour in the vineyard to darker green. The soils are working again. The result is more intense flavours in the wine with more soil characteristics coming across. The soil is what gives wine its terroir,” von Krosigk explains. It’s a better-balanced vineyard with a consistent crop each year and no dieback, all with very little more effort and a savings on synthetic fertilizers and fungicides and pesticides, he says. “The grapes are not just plump and fat; they have character,” he adds. Becoming a better gardener is key to better produce healthier food, notes Cipes. “We’re preventing disease instead of treating it.”
There is no bare soil in a biodynamic vineyard because you lose soil fertility, he explains.
Von Krosigk notes some of the best wines in the world come from Demeter-certified wineries.
So, attaining Demeter certification is satisfying on many levels, but Cipes comments, “A million certifications aren’t as satisfying as healthy plants and a great-tasting crop.”
20 Your local expert in farm,
www.OkanaganFarms.com Jerry@TeamGeen.com
British Columbia FRUIT GROWER • Fall 2012 250-717-5000 Kelowna
CHERRY ORCHARD WITH HOME
ACREAGE, HOME, RV PARK
On sewer. MLS® $1,795,000
in Kelowna. Huge shop for large scale agri-
19.9 ACRES. PANORAMIC ORCHARD & CITY VIEWS. South East Kelowna. 10 acres of modern
MLS® $1,150,000 10 ACRES IN LAKE
Excellent
business. Ideal central,
Orchard currently leased. MLS® $1,900,000
ORCHARD, 2 HOMES, BIG SHOP
modern shop. In-ground pool. Fully irrigated with MLS® $1,375,000
12.9 ACRES IN EAST KELOWNA. Apple orchard, 2 homes,
ACRE apple orchard. Drip valley, orchard views,
HIGH DENSITY 9.29
9 ACRES IN LAKE COUNTRY
nicely situated on East side of Wood Lake. MLS® $729,000
Jerry Direct 250-870-3888
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