What is the “NorthWest Grape Foundation Service” and its role in certification?
The first step in participating in a State’s Clean Stock program is the required use of accepted Foundation Level planting Stock in establishing the nursery’s certified Increase/Mother block. The NorthWest Grape Foundation Service is a Foundation Level program that provides Foundation certified planting stock to participating certified nurseries as well as to other customers. This material meets or exceeds the requirements of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington quarantine and certification codes and their clean stock programs. The NorthWest Grape Foundation Service will source the decided upon selections for inclusion into the Foundation Vineyard, assure that all requirements are met for inclusion into the Vineyard, maintain all indexing records and provide these records with planting stock material sold.
