Researchers at Oregon State University say they’ve discovered a new use for the waste left behind from the winemaking process.
“After extracting the juice that will go into the fermentation process, the grape skins, the seeds, the pulp, the stems and the leaves are all left behind.”
OSU Associate Professor Scott Lukas said it turns out that grape pomace is a perfectly balanced mulch for growing blueberries east of the Cascades. He said growers west of the mountains use wood products like sawdust…