Joel Chambers is the eighth generation of wine producers in the Chambers family of Rutherglen. He has experience in vineyard management both in the Yarra Valley and Rutherglen. Joel has focused his time in agriculture and viticulture on sustainable farming practices with and emphasis on carbon capture via the use of cover cropping. Joel manages his parents 16ha vineyard and frequently experiments with different sustainable, eco friendly techniques with the aim to cut carbon emissions to 0 and to capture as much carbon into the soil as possible. 

I will be working on a complete sustainable Vineyard management plan utilising cover cropping for carbon capture, straw spreading for water retention and weed management, sheep grazing for weed management and organic fertiliser and crop crimping for organic midrow protection.