The vision of “conserving through producing” is the legacy of Rachel and Pamela Schiele who, many years before their time, understood the importance of integrating wildlife conservation and animal and crop production. At Fundación Dos Hermanas the wild plants and animals are managed and protected by prohibiting the pesticides, weed killers and artificial fertilisers used in conventional farming, using the natural areas of the estancia, where we carry out planned wild flora and fauna conservation, for the benefit of our food production.

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In our “land sharing” approach, as well as providing a home for rodents, armadillos, and pumas, the whole of the estancia conserves wildlife; earthworms and insects feed wild birds and animals and create natural soil fertility. Our pampas grasslands and species-rich corridors provide good grazing for cattle and  habitat for invertebrate predators, which migrate into the crops and help control insect pests. Our nature-based farming system minimises the use of finite inputs and also the impact on the climate; it protects the land, air and water and produces food free from chemical residues.