Proving you don’t have to pick one passion when you plan your career, Mary Retallack is a Viticulturist, Agroecologist and Managing Director of viticultural consultancy Retallack Viticulture Pty Ltd. She also founded and runs the National EcoVineyards Program.
What she finds most exciting is how agriculture has allowed her to combine the professional pursuit of viticulture with her passion for ecology and environmental stewardship.
“Agroecology is about working with the intelligence of nature. It means growing crops in ways that promote beneficial ecosystem services.
For example, the incorporation of native insectary plants in and around production systems provides habitat for good bugs, microbats and insectivorous birds which contribute to the biocontrol of pest insects.”
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