Steinbeck Vineyards & Winery, located on Union Road in Paso Robles, has found a new home for thousands of recycled natural corks. Steinbeck partnered with Urban Farming’s Vineyards Growing Veggies™ program to use natural cork in a summer community garden.

When spread out over the ground, cork acts to keep weeds down and moisture in. The plants and seeds used in the garden were donated by Nature’s Touch, Farm Supply, and Hometown Nursery. Half of the garden has already been planted and Steinbeck hopes to finish planting on Saturday. All of the produce harvested will then be donated to the local food bank.

Central Coast Vineyard Team’s Sip the Good Life program has partnered with ReCORK America to create a cork collection center at our downtown Paso Robles location. If you have natural corks you would like to recycle or would like to become a collection center on the Central Coast please contact us at 805.369.2288 or visit www.sipthegoodlife.org.