Conservation
Our conservation activities includes:
- Support of the Maraetotara Tree Trust – rehabilitation of the local Maraetotara river banks.
- Vineyard follows standards of sustainability.
- Member of Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand
- Support WOW (Walk on Water) – Local conservation project for the preservation of the coastline
- Plant roses and wild flowers/attracting plants to reduce pest insects by attracting bees and wasps
- Created wasp ‘hotels’ to encourage greater wasp numbers
- All vegetable, herb and fruit trees are spray free
- Herb and vegetable garden grown from seeds
- Annually fire wood is gathered by coppicing shelterbelts
- Transplant native seedlings – revegetation