Our Farming Philosophy

Sheriff Guido watches over Cameron Winery's Clos Electrique Vineyard

Cats hunt rodent pests, allowing us to avoid the use of poisons for vermin control.

The ultimate agricultural system is essentially a self-contained order in which everything is recycled and the only significant inputs come in the form of sunlight and precipitation.

In striving to achieve this ideal at Cameron, animals become a critical part of the equation. Chickens eat grubs and kitchen waste, while in return nourishing the soil and occasionally providing meals to the local raptor population. Honey bees pollinate and encourage re-seeding of cover crops.

Cameron Winery is a founding member of the Deep Roots Coalition “drc” and we were the very first certified Salmon-Safe vineyard in Oregon. This reflects our long term commitment to riparian protection, water management and conservation of native biodiversity.

The chicken tractor fertilizes vineyards at Cameron Winery one peck at a time

Chicken coops move up and down the vineyard rows to distribute fertilizer.

From John, March 3rd, 2024

What do winter cold snaps do to the vineyard?

With climate progressively changing, one phenomena that is starting to occur fairly regularly is an occasional bout of intense winter cold weather. In January 2024, temperatures descended to as low as 4F in high altitude vineyards. Read on to learn how grapevines respond to this stress.

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