Pigs native to New Zealand, called the "kunekune" ("round and fat" in the Maori language), eat roots and weeds growing among grapevines in a vineyard in the village of Cramant, Champagne region, northeastern France, on Feb. 21, 2022. AFP PHOTO
Pigs native to New Zealand, called the "kunekune" ("round and fat" in the Maori language), eat roots and weeds growing among grapevines in a vineyard in the village of Cramant, Champagne region, northeastern France, on Feb. 21, 2022. AFP PHOTO
CRAMANT, France: Villagers in Cramant, in France's northeastern Champagne region, are being treated to a rare sight: little pigs grubbing around the vines that produce the region's famed bubbly, an alternative to chemical or mechanical means of fighting weeds and pests.
