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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Lynda wrote:

> Gene, when you lived out here, did you ever trek up to Sonoma County  
> and out
> to the Russian River?  Seems to me that parts of the Ozarks are very  
> much
> like that environment as to soil and temp.  Hops were grown all over  
> the
> hills out there until wine became the vine of choice.

Only went to the Russian River area a couple times. Lots of old hippie  
cabins and such. Remember some serious floods. Don't recall soil or  
growing conditions. Other focus then.