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Vergenoegd Winery: Ducks Reduce Need for Chemicals

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I’m putting Vergenoegd Wine Estate on my list of places to visit when I get back to South Africa. I love the idea of using ducks to help the winery be more eco friendly. You can read more about the ducks on the blog page Vergenoegd Winery Ducks.

 

A trained duck-herd of approximately 1000 Indian Runner ducks pass the manor house, on their way to the vineyards, as tourists watch at Vergenoegd wine estate on June 3, 2016 near Stellenbosch. The ducks eat snails and other pests which threaten the grapevines, allowing the farm to avoid using toxic pesticides, and they also fertilise the ground with their droppings. The ducks sleep in an enclosed pen, and are herded out to the vineyards in the day, then for a swim in the dam, and then back to their pen in the late afternoon. / AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCHRODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **