cloth and in that way we we late we reduce the amount of material that we take out of the system and all the plant material once it s been distilled can actually go back into the fields go back into the system we can use that to make of compost if it s a higher value prop if you need less lend to you to work with. then more efficient land use is making a difference whereas goats need extended grazing areas the essential oil crops exclusively cultivated on the fight in floor of the valley that s where the slopes have time to recover farmer peter kruger once used his entire 6000 hectares for grazing today he cultivates a mare 20 hector s of rosemary for the same retirement he sold his godson most of his farm has been declared a nature reserve for he hopes other farmers will follow krueger s example. the