How does Legsad care for the environment?
nature teaches us how to protect it
our home
In Legsad, we understand that the natural environment is our home and it has to be cared for. Every season we improve methods of protecting the environment and implement new ones.
In recent years, we have reduced the use of chemical substances by 50% in favor of biological control and started beekeeping programs.
plant protection
Biological protection is our priority. This primarily means using natural enemies for many pests, e.g. predatory mites against aphids. It also includes procedures such as plucking leaves at the ground.
By limiting the use of chemicals in favor of biological protection, we have greater control over what we leave in the environment.
sustainable development
Improving the efficiency of our plantations allows us to produce more fruit while maintaining the same farm size.
We therefore have a lower environmental footprint: we need less water, land and nutrients to provide people with the same amount of fruit.
bees and bumblebees
Without bees and bumblebees, there would be no fruit. These extremely useful insects pollinate raspberry flowers, allowing each flower to develop into a ripe fruit.
We support setting up hives in adjacent areas and keep our own beehives.
Environment and Legsad
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Sustainability
indispensable in nature, indispensable in Legsad
- The plastic packaging in which the fruit is packed in Legsad comes from recycling (80% of the raw material is recycled PET bottles). Let us not stop there, though - all cardboard boxes and punnets can be recycled again and given a second life. Therefore, reuse them if you can. Put all other packaging in the appropriate waste container.
- We reduce the amount of chemical spraying. Over the past few years, we have managed to reduce amount by half. Instead, we apply biological and natural control whenever possible to fight diseases and pests. For example, predatory mites are great at dealing with aphids and do not affect such beneficial insects as bees and bumblebees.
- We work hard to continuously improve efficiency. More fruit harvested per hectare means, among others, less water and pesticides used, a lower carbon footprint and a smaller planting area. We run our own test cultivation, so we can choose more environmentally effective varieties.
