This video takes a tour of the breathtaking hillside vineyards while learning about reduced pesticide farming practices. The video features interviews with vineyard manager Ron Rosenbrand and winemaker Jac Cole. Spring Mountain Vineyards is a 2009 IPM Innovator Award winner.
The Sphere symbolizes wholeness. The sphere as a shape is an ancient and universal symbol that represents unity, completeness, infinity-the whole universe. Crystal spheres are often used to increase self awareness and a powerful mind.
An armillary sphere is an old tool that is supposed to represent the heavens. They were models of what scientists thought the heavens looked like and how they were suppose to have moved. The armillary sphere is also known as the spherical astrolabe, the armilla, or the armil. The armillary sphere is related to the astrolabe, which was a navigation tool used for determining the position of the Sun and stars and used by sailors for navigating. The armillary sphere was invented hundreds of years ago. The identity of who created the sphere has been debated.