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Growers DailyEcological Winemaking + If You Could Do it All Again, Would You Farm (featuring Mimi Casteel)Welcome to episode 52 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we talk about the future of the wine industry, cool ecological work in viticulture, and if you could do it all over again, would you farm? Links from this episode: ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The biochar handbook :https://amzn.to/3ZAbgHc Revino Recycling Wine Bottles: https://www.revinobottles.com Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrow...2024-12-1731 min
Growers DailyApproaching No-Till, Closed-Loop, & Forgiveness in Regenerative Spirits w/ Robin & Kevin of Branchwater FarmsBabies, I consider it one of the hallmarks of professionalism to bring you people who share our tendency towards obsession, because we all know that obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness, but the best obsessions bring forth the most exquisite results. And today, we are talking to not one, but two beautifully, and I mean it, beautifully obsessed people. It is my extreme pleasure to introduce you to my very dear friends Robin Touchet and Kevin Pike of Branchwater Farms. Robin and Kevin have an incredible backstory. They have this beautiful website. I can't recommend enough that...2024-11-251h 22
Growers DailyScaling Small Farm Knowledge with Jason Grauer of Stone Barns CenterToday, we are going to break into the uniform tranquility of a beautiful region to speak with my guest, Jason Grauer, who is the Senior Director of Farm and Innovation at the Stone Barns Center. You all may be familiar with Blue Hill at Stone Barns, the very famous and very deservingly famous restaurant in the Hudson Valley of New York, Dan Barber, being the chef there, who also authored the book The Third Plate and who has inspired chefs, eaters, and farmers the world around with his commitment to deliciousness at every level. Today we are speaking with...2024-11-041h 18
The Duck VineNo Caution Needed With Approachment Wine. Interview with winemaker Jessica WestSend us a text"Approachment is the West's opportunity to fuel their creative and experimental side together as winemakers but also as partners and best friends. They are excited to make energetic, creative, thought provoking, and approachable wines in limited production. The journey of how Approachment was founded is quite the saga! But here are the cliff notes…Jessica started her wine path working in wine shops and tasting rooms.After learning the sales portion of the business, Jessica acquired an internship in 2013 at Bethel Heights Vineyard working directly with...2024-10-0746 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2183: Mimi Casteel on her life-long love affair with the American landLast month we ran an interview with the Oregon based regenerative wine maker Mimi Casteel about fixing America one sip at a time. In addition, we recorded a KEEN ON America segment with Casteel about her life-long love affair with the American land. Filmed at her family’s beautiful Hope Well Winery, Casteel spoke with an infectious passion about the natural beauty of America. However you think about the current state of the United States, you’ll be inspired by Mimi Casteel’s faith in the regenerative quality of American nature and its land. Strongly recommended. ...2024-09-0628 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2061: Mimi Casteel explains the how to fix America, one sip of wine at a timeLast month, we were in western Virginia talking to the pioneering regenerative farmer Joel Salatin about how American can fix itself one bite at a time. Today we are on the other coast, in western Oregon, talking to another regenerative farmer, Mimi Casteel. In contrast with Salatin’s Polyface Farm, Casteel’s beautiful Hope Well vineyard focuses on the production of wine. And yet, as Casteel explains, she and Salatin share a faith in the regenerative role of the soil in reinventing American agriculture. This is the first part of a two part conversation with Casteel. Next week, in a KE...2024-08-1525 min
Growers DailyHow Our Market Gardens & Farms Can Support Bee Health w/ Sarah Red-Laird of Bee Girl [dot] OrgHost Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Wine talks with friend, BEE researcher, and "bee girl" herself, Sarah Red-Laird about how our farms and market gardens can promote bee health. Bee Girl Orgs mission is to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees, their flowers, and our countryside. Check out the Bee Girl Org website where you can support her very improtant work and follow her journey on Instagram. Folks who support the show... Harnois Greenhouses for controlled environment agriculture innovation, partnering with market gardeners and farmers across North America to deliver comprehensive, turnkey, commercial greenhouse...2024-05-201h 28
Growers DailyTurning Burdens into Resources & Community Grazing Cooperatives w/ Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say it's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem. And then there are those who see the need and respond. And I consider those people my heros." - Mr. Rogers Mimi Casteel is talking with one of HER heros, the amazing Sarah Keiser, from Wild Oat Hollow. She will inspire you to be someone who makes things happen, and she'll be the first to tell you she didn't to it alone, because it takes a community, which...2024-04-291h 36
Growers DailyFormer Oil & Gas Man Leaves Lucrative Career to Become Small-Scale Vigneron w/ Tim Phillips of Charlie Herring WineImagine the theme music from Masterpiece Theater… a former oil & gas accountant leaves his lucrative career and travels by bicycle to a walled garden. Mimi Casteel speaks with her friend Tim Phillips from Charlie Herring Wines in the UK. If you do nothing else, check out his website—beware the litany of web warnings!—for a darlin illustration of his farm and incredibly entertaining blog. He not only does a lot of innovative things, but also uses a lot of old school methods, and he’s our people, people. Enjoy. The Charlie Herring Winesite Follow Tim on I...2024-03-251h 39
Growers DailyAgroecology Principles, Practices, & Politics with Modern Pioneer Miguel AltieriHope you’re wearing your PPE for this one! Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Wine is speaking with Miguel Altieri, one of the modern pioneers of agroecology. He has written more than 330 publications, including a book: Agroecology, the Science of Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity… Miguel is a hero to many of us who have practiced in the field and his bio is very extensive. In addition to being a professor emeritus at UC Berkley, he also served as a scientific advisor to the Latin American Consortium on Agroecology and Development and general coordinator to the United Nations Development Program in Sust...2023-12-251h 32
Climate Talks by Porto ProtocolSaving Every Drop: Lessons Learned and Innovation In Regenerative ViticultureThis discussion will explore regenerative viticulture’s impact on water conservation in this engaging webinar. Learn from experts as they share strategies for saving water in vineyards. Discover innovative approaches that promote sustainable water management while maintaining wine quality. This webinar inspires vineyard owners, winemakers, and enthusiasts to embrace regenerative viticulture for a sustainable future, preserving water resources and ensuring the wine industry’s longevity.
Jessica Villat will host the talk with Elizabeth Whitlow (Regenerative Organic Alliance), Mimi Casteel (Regenerative Viticulture Foundation) and Francisco Font (Associación de Viticultura Regenerativa).2023-09-191h 05
Climate Talks by Porto ProtocolBiochar as a Mitigation Tool?This Climate Talk was hosted by Mimi Casteel from Hope Well Wine with Claudia Kammann from Hochschule Geisenheim University, Hans-Peter Schmidt from Ithaka Institute and Antoine Lespès from Domaine LAFAGE as guest speakers.
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In the ever-expanding ocean of sustainability technologies, you have undoubtedly heard the term biochar. Once relegated to fringe-conversations, biochar has now gained a strong foothold in mainstream academic and applied research, and its use is being studied for everything from climate change mitigation to restoration of soil carbon stores, recovery of soil structure, nutrient cycles and function, soil remediation and detoxification...2023-03-031h 01Growers DailyIntroducing New Host Mimi Casteel of Hope Well VineyardWelcome BACK to yet another exciting season of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast. As mentioned at the end of last season, I--Jesse--will not be hosting this year. My role now is more of a producer for the suite of podcasts we publish at No-Till Growers. It's been super fun and I've greatly enjoyed listening behind the scenes to these first interviews with our new hosts. Speaking of new hosts, we want to start introducing them to you one by one over the next few weeks, beginning with the one and only Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Vineyard. ...2022-11-0424 min
ARENI Global: In ConversationRegenerative agriculture and the future of viticulture: In Conversation with Mimi CasteelThe term “regenerative agriculture” has become a buzzword in the past two years, encompassing such fields as regenerative viticulture and agroforestry.
But what does it all mean? And what will this new approach to agriculture mean for the production of fine wine? Will they improve, or even redefine, how we think about viticulture and terroir?
In this episode, we talk to Mimi Casteel, who holds a Masters in forest sciences and biology, one of the leading voices of the regenerative viticulture movement.
She discusses how studying trees and forests has shaped her vision of t...2022-05-181h 08
Beyond Organic WineMimi Casteel Revisited - Is Wine Big Enough?Mimi Casteel started her journey by going to the forest. She found she could not save the forest from within, so she went to the farm. But she found she could not save the farm from within either, so she has recently taken the next step in her journey, and that was why I wanted to have this conversation with her… to ask her what that next step is, and why she’s taking it.
But more than offering just the answers to these questions, Mimi offers us an urgent call to make big changes. She offers us h...2021-12-061h 21Growers DailyMimi Casteel - Hopewell WineMimi Casteel of Hopewell Wine in Salem, Oregon and Farmer Jesse talk about the place and potential of no-till and cover-crops in viticulture, how her practices have evolved over the years, remineralization, foliar micro-nutrient applications, how truly healthy plants make great wine, the broader societal implications of regenerative viticulture, and genuinely nerd out about wine bit. Mentioned in the show... Find the I'll Drink To That podcast w/ Mimi, as well as several others she's been on, here Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. ...2021-11-081h 10
Sunday School Wine RadioSunday School Wine Radio - Mimi CasteelYour hosts Martin & Mallory meet up each week to discuss wines, wine culture, and chat with amazing guests from the wine world. This week we are talking to Mimi Casteel, a viticulturist/winemaker, who is the leading figure in what is known as “regenerative farming." We find out how her time working in forests led to her breakthrough philosophy, what it's all about and how it differs from the likes of organic and biodynamic farming. Though we barely scratch the surface, it becomes enormously clear why this type of agriculture is not just important for wine, but if adopted, co...2021-06-2546 min
Fermenting PlaceEpisode Twenty-Two - Mimi Casteel [Hopewell Wines, Oregon]My guest for episode Twenty-Two of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is Oregon winegrower and advocate for regenerative farming methods, Mimi Casteel. Mimi is the owner and vigneron at her family's vineyard and farm, Hopewell Wine and Vineyard in the Willamette Valley, as well as a spokesperson for the soil, for biology, for ecology, and for the environment more generally.
In Episode Twenty-Two, Mimi and I discuss...
Rehabilitation through Regeneration
Christmas Tree Farms
Vineyard Aesthetics
Overcoming Compulsions to Control
The Soil as the Soul
Reflexivity, Reliance, and Resiliance
Wines as a Portal to Nature
Glyphosate
Much More...
2021-04-291h 31
What is Opera, Anyway?Who are Puccini's heroines, anyway?In today's episode, I chat with soprano Malinda Wagstaff about Giacomo Puccini's most prolific heroines and why their stories are important to opera. From Tosca's fiery passion to Mimi's sweet love, we dive into how four of the strongest female characters in opera each navigate their larger-than-life realities. Credits: Overture – Reagan Casteel Producers, Technical Directors, Editors – Jeremy Lopez and Noah Sesling Executive Producer – Francesca LionettaHost – Josh Lau--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatisoperaanyway/support2021-03-1739 min
UngraftedEpisode 13: Mimi Casteel (Hope Well Vineyard) on TillingWe conclude Regenuary with our interview with Mimi Casteel. Mimi is one of the preeminent voices for regenerative agriculture and no till, which she practices at Hope Well Vineyard in Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon.Mimi explains the advantages and disadvantages of tilling, one of which is the release of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. She addresses what she believes are necessary changes to farming subsidies and viticultural regulations if we are to achieve a sustainable future. Instagram: @mimicasteelWebsite: hopewellwine.comPhoto by: Aubrie Legault
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REgenerate ForumMimi Casteel The second generation winemaker Mimi Casteel from the US-state of Oregon is trying to make a point. She takes an abandoned, toxic and dry piece of land and turns it into a wild paradise for animals and plants. Her goal with the 80 acres project Hope Well : To show people that change is possible. Life rebounds as soon as we give it a chance. According to Mimi, systemic change is necessary to guarantee the survival of humans on this earth. Nature will always rebound eventually. Humans on the other hand need to change to guarantee their survival. A f...2020-11-0939 minBeyond Organic WineMimi Casteel - Regenerative Viticulture & The Future of AgricultureMimi Casteel is Imbibe Magazine’s 2020 Wine Person of the Year. She’s the vigneron for Hope Well, a certified organic vineyard and a winery in Oregon that she farms regeneratively with animals and birds and all kinds of flora and fauna with no tilling and no fences. Please do yourself a favor and find Mimi’s YouTube video about glyphosate. It’s a master class on soil and vine microbiology, and the devastating effect RoundUp has had on our food and wine. You can find it in a blog post I did.
Also, check out any article...2020-08-281h 37
I'll Drink to That! Wine TalkJason Lett Is Not At PeaceJason Lett is the co-owner of The Eyrie Vineyards, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.Jason discusses how his father, David Lett, helped transform the Willamette Valley into a growing region for Pinot Noir, acheiving worldwide acclaim for his efforts. Jason, who was born shortly after his father arrived in Oregon, retraces in this conversation the path that led his father there. He also talks about the character of his father, what he was trying to accomplish and why. Jason is clear about the state of winery, the wines, and his relationship with his father at the...2020-03-101h 52
AcresUSA: Tractor TimeTractor Time Episode 38: Mimi Casteel and Regenerative WineTractor Time is brought to you by Acres U.S.A., the Voice of Eco-Agriculture. On this episode, we welcome Mimi Casteel, a wine maker in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills. At Hope Well Vineyard, Casteel is blazing her own trail and fast becoming one of the leading voices in the regenerative agriculture movement. Mimi talks eloquently and brilliantly — not just about wine, but agriculture and land use in general. As you’ll hear, her beyond-organic farm is singular within the American wine world. It’s not your typical vineyard, with its neat and tidy rows, it’s a dynamic ecosystem that incorpor...2020-02-0158 minI'll Drink to That! Wine TalkMimi Casteel Thinks Your Sustainability Sucks. Try Again.Mimi Casteel is the owner of the Hope Well Vineyard, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.Her family owns the Bethel Heights Vineyard, also in Oregon. Mimi takes on issues like land use, agricultural practice, and vineyard work in this interview, stressing the importance of a connection with nature. She argues against reductionist approaches in the vineyard, and against a goal of species elimination. She also explains how she has worked to combat phylloxera through ecology. Mimi discusses her larger worldview when making several of these points, which is that complexity equates with security in the natural...2019-07-101h 52
Cider ChatNick Gunn and Dave White | West Coast CidersGunn and White on a Cider Road Trip Nick Gunn of Anthem Cider and Wandering Aengus in Oregon (as of 2024 both cideries have closed – Nick is now with BenchGraft a cider consulting business) and Dave White, Whitewood Cider in Washington sat back for a chat about west coast ciders and the cider trend in the US Nick Gunn has been in the cider business for eleven years working two labels: Anthem Cider and Wandering Anegus. He is married to Mimi Casteel the winemaker and member of the founding family at Bethel Heights Vineyard. Says Nick, “Winemaking...2015-11-1848 min