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Being Green - 04 Oct 24 _ Wine farm’s original pest controllers

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Vergenoegd Löw is one of the oldest farms in the Cape and makes award-winning wines, but it is also a beacon of sustainable agriculture and eco-friendly practices. And it just happens to have a very cute flock of ducks running about the vineyards. They act as chief “pest control officers”, making sure the farm is free of snails, slugs, and other damaging insects. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to the farm’s managing director, Corius Visser.
4 Oct English South Africa Health & Fitness

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