We want to express our thanks to the many residents of Eagle Valley who have helped us get these vines in the ground in so many ways, by offering us help, equipment, tools, expert consultation and encouragement.
Huge thanks to John and Anita Ames, without whom this would not have been possible. Thanks also to Cindy O'Leary for loaning us her ATV for weeks on end so Jane could stand on something high enough to help Jeff pound in the trellis, to Jason Bowman who helped with everything from finding esoteric viticultural supplies to programming weather data sensors, to Frank Randall for loaning us the only post driver that Jane could actually lift, to Ralph Graven for bringing his transit down, to Phoenix Millhouse who helped roll up 625 grow tubes, to Comco Construction for immediate response to an emergency call to drill 625 holes with no advance notice, to the good people of Eagle Creek Orchard who advised us to drill the 625 holes, to Ken Gardner for plenty of hard work filling in the 625 holes, to Burt and Evelyn who kept us going on burgers and shakes, to everyone who stopped by to visit, and to our great grandfather, Samuel F. Gover, for settling on this gorgeous patch of earth in 1886.
We do not thank Patches and Ria, who licked up the flour spots Jeff used to mark out the vineyard, but we love you anyway.