Balance and Biodiversity
Innovative Regenerative Ecosystems
Regenerative agriculture is a set of organic, ecologically-driven farming practices that enhance our ecosystem into a natural state of health and harmony by working in partnership with nature. This is focused on a comprehensive farming method dedicated to revitalizing soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and harnessing natural processes.
Six Key Principles of Regenerative Agriculture
Our farm and vineyard is focused on the six key principles of regenerative agriculture. Farming this way increases biodiversity, restores soil and plant microbiome, and eliminates the need to introduce toxic pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs into our soils, waters, and grapevines. Equally important are the broader environmental benefits. Regenerative agriculture has the potential to reverse climate change by capturing carbon in the soil and removing it from the atmosphere.
Martin
Crompton
Meet Martin Crompton, our Vineyard Director, also known as our Regenerative Solutions Provider. He plays a critical role in leading our vineyard team and identifying and implementing our innovative vineyard practices and precision agriculture solutions.
Robert Rodale
"Regenerative organic agriculture not only maintains resources but improves them. With only about 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining at current conventional practices, nothing less will do."
Innovations for Future-Facing Farming
AI/ML, Robotics, Carbon Capturing & Vine Acceleration Technology
We are always exploring new, innovative methods to grow and scale our regenerative vineyard
through AI and precision agriculture techniques.
Leverage AI/ML and robotics measure, monitor, automate harvest and scale
We have built our trellis system wide enough to accommodate robotic harvest technology.
- Gathers critical information on the condition of the
grapes, each grape vine and records data
- Measures microbial activity and advanced fungal activity
to ensure soil health and optimization
- Harvests only those grapes ready to go to market
Leverage red light chamber technology to accelerate growth and protect new vines
Visitors to our farm are always asking us, 'what the red chambers are for?' We are using this valuable technology to support the growth of our young vines.
- Accelerates growth of vines shortening time to grape
production by one to two years
- Carbon capturing technology enhances plant growth
- Maximizes yield, saves water and increases efficiency
- Mitigates adverse environmental impact from pests and
plant disease
Soil Health & Biodiversity
We are always working to enhance our soil health through crop rotation, cover cropping, and no-tillage methods. Key to this is livestock integration with our 400 Katahdin sheep, which naturally control weeds and fertilize the land.
Composting & Vermiculture
Our composting operations utilize leaves and tree ramial from local towns, processed through various methods like windrows and aerated static compost beds. We also have a dedicated vermiculture lab housing 100,000 red wiggler worms, producing rich soil inputs and natural fertilizers.
Regenified
Certified
Union Grove Farm is proud to be the first U.S. vineyard certified by Regenified, led by industry pioneers Gabe Brown and Dr. Allen Williams. This certification assures that our grapes are regeneratively grown to the highest standards.
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The Center for Regenerative Agriculture
3501 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278