These duck 'soldiers' are a 300-year-old winemaker's secret weapon
"The world is moving away from more conventional farming to a bit more organic," Visser explains."For Vergenoegd, it's a big goal ... to have less influence on the Earth, the soil and the environment." Other sustainable initiatives include an extensive solar power plant and a 25-hectare wetland conservation area on the farm., but the fowl-based feeding frenzy could soon be spreading its wings.
Visser says the vineyard plans to sell 750 ducks to other vineyards and replenish numbers by breeding the birds."We can be in a position where we say that we have the best runner ducks in South Africa, but also the world," Visser argues."I think the industry itself has the potential to engage more in experimental ways," he adds.
"If we can achieve that, we can then put back some of that into our people, into our land, and become more sustainable," Visser says.
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