New test vineyard planned in Post Falls
Keelan Dickson and Jim Beck discuss laying out a vineyard on Beck's property. Dickson and his wife, Cara Dickson are owners of Rosemary Manor.
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Keelan Dickson Max Chekota and Jim Beck begin placing posts for a test vineyard on an acre of land on Beck's property to expand their agricultural experiment to grow grapes for wine on the prairie.
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Cara Dickson, Keelan Dickson, Jim Beck and Max Chekota stand on the acre of land to plot out measurements for a vineyard. Beck and the Dicksons are experimenting to see if any of the varietals they plant will make viable and delicious wine.
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Max Chekota measures out the distance of a row of wine varietals to be planted in the spring on the prairie in post Falls.
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POST FALLS — Where alfalfa once grew on the prairie, Keelan and Cara Dickson and Jim Beck are hoping to cultivate rows of grape vines.
Both families have deep roots in Post Falls farming, but they’re hoping to find varietals that can grow well within the prairie soil to start a new agricultural chapter.
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