Saturday 26th July 2025

Michigan’s wine industry is partnering with Michigan State University Extension and 4-H for a pilot to bring awareness to future careers.

Michigan Wine Collaborative executive director Emily Dockery tells Brownfield they’re developing viticulture clubs in Wayne and Macomb Counties along with a virtual curriculum.

“This is a workforce development project working to introduce young people to viticulture and eventually parlay that into wine education,” she explains.

Youth will learn about the life of a grapevine along with Michigan grape and wine history, careers, value-added agriculture, and agritourism.  Most of the focus is on grape growing with students using grapes to make their own preserves or juices.

   

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