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2007 AGSTRAVAGANZA
Saturday, June 2, 2007,
5:00 p.m.
Wine Tasting ~ Gourmet BBQ Dinner
~ Silvent & Live Auction
Benefit honoring the
Gene Benedetti and Robert Young Families
Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agricultural Pavilion
SRJC Shone Farm
MEET THE NEWEST MEMBER
OF THE AG/NR FACULTY
Merilark Padgett-Johnson is the new full-time Viticulture
Program Coordinator and instructor. She received her B.S.
(Plant Science), M.S.(Horticulture) and Ph.D.(Plant Biology)
from UC Davis. After managing vineyards and acting as a
consulting viticulturist for several years, she began
teaching at Allan Hancock College in Santa Barbara County.
She developed the Viticulture and Enology Program through
teaching, writing curriculum and hiring faculty members from
the winegrape industry. She is a member of the Sonoma County
Grape Growers’ Association, the Russian River Valley
Winegrowers’ Association, the American Society for Enology
and Viticulture, and the Australian Society for Viticulture
and Oenology.
MAJOR DONATIONS TO AG PAVILION
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The Sonoma County Wineries Association, Sonoma County
Wineries Foundation, and the Sonoma County Grape Growers Association
have accepted the naming of the Sonoma County Wineries and Grape
Growers Association Conference and Learning Center located in the
Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion at SRJC's Shone Farm with
a donation of $200,000.
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A $150,000 contribution gives the
Gallo family naming rights to the winemaking facility in the Warren
G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion at SRJC's Shone Farm. The contribution
has been used to purchase tanks and other equipment for the
instructional winery. The instructional winemaking facility is
being used for all wine studies laboratory classes. Matt Gallo, a third
generation member of the Gallo family who oversees Gallo of Sonoma
operations, said the donation reflects his late grandfather Julio
Gallo's deep respect for the land and love for Sonoma County as a
grape-growing region. "We hope our contribution to the Santa Rosa
Junior College Shone Farm will encourage more young people to search
for a new meaning in their relationship with the land and to find an
understanding of how science supports a shared vision of a
sustainable future," Gallo said.
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The Merlo family has generously
funded the new Merlo Culinary Center and Joe Vercelli Kitchen in
the Warren G. Dutton Jr., Agricultural Pavilion at Shone Farm.
This center is a multi-purpose facility incorporating food
processing, vegetable/fruit packaging, culinary, meats, and
other food related courses. The professional kitchen will be
used for special activities and fundraisers in conjunction with
the other facilities in the Warren G. Dutton Jr., Agricultural
Pavilion.
2005 AGSTRAVAGANZA SUCCESSFUL!
"The SRJC Foundation
Ag Trust's 2005 Agstravaganza at Richard's Grove and Saralee's
Vineyard on June 11th netted approximately a half million dollars,"
reports Bob Fraser, Department Chair of the Agriculture/Natural
Resources Department. The day into evening event featured a
variety of SRJC agriculture demonstrations, a silent auction and a
fabulous live auction, music and entertainment, and a program
honoring Rich and Saralee Kunde. Couple with generous gifts,
the Ag Trust is nearly at their goal of raising $1 million of the
Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion.
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