Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 1,500 meters above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, with the farmhouse neatly nestling amongst them. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbors' spruce monocultures.In this book, Holzer shares the skill and knowledge acquired over his lifetime. He covers every aspect of his farming methods, not just how to create a holistic system on the farm itself, but how to make a living from it. Holzer writes about everything from the overall concepts, down to the practical details.In Sepp Holzer's Permaculturereaders will learn: <ul>
<li>How he sets up a permaculture system</li> <li>The fruit varieties he has found best for permaculture growing</li> <li>How to construct terraces, ponds, and waterways</li> <li>How to build shelters for animals and how to work with them on the land</li> <li>How to cultivate edible mushrooms in the garden and on the farm</li> <li>and much more!</li> </ul>
Holzer offers a wealth of information for the gardener, smallholder or alternative farmer yet the book's greatest value is the attitudes it teaches. He reveals the thinking processes based on principles found in nature that create his productive systems. These can be applied anywhere.

Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Holzer. Sepp

Gardening & Landscape Design

Chelsea Green Publishing

Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 5,000 feet above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, and waterways, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, in dramatic contrast to his neighbors' spruce monocultures. Fans of Sepp Holzer have come from all over the world to see the productivity of his farm, a veritable permaculture paradise. His first book, Sepp Holzer's Permaculture, offers a detailed guide to what Holzer has achieved on his farm. Many readers might have wondered-but how can we achieve this on a global scale? Luckily, his newest book, Desert or Paradise, examines Holzer's core philosophy for increasing food production, earth health, and reconnecting mankind with nature, applied to reforestation and water conservation across the world. Through years of consultation with other countries, Holzer has developed a core philosophy for reconnecting mankind with nature even in arid or otherwise "lost-cause" regions. He details a process he calls "Grundierung," a term from painting meaning "base coat," which goes into great detail the importance of water, and Desert or Paradise offers his concept and guide to construction of large water reservoirs in arid, rainfall-dependent regions with examples from Greece, Turkey, Spain, and Portugal. Holzer describes the ecological and economic benefits of these changes, as well as the use of a variety of plant and animal species for further integration and regeneration of the surrounding areas, including reasons for reforestation and the cause and use of forest fires. Holzer also outlines his ten points of sustainable self-reliance and how these methods can help feed the world, such as the need to regulate the water budget, eliminate factory livestock farming, bring more fallow or unused areas into production, enlarge crop areas by using terracing and Holzer-style raised beds, regionalize instead of globalize, fight for land reform and engage in community building, go back to the ancient farming wisdom, and change the educational system. Also included are Holzer's ideas on beekeeping, humane slaughtering, nature spirits, the loss of roots in our society in general, and in politics especially.

Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lake and Pond Construction

Desert or Paradise is a practical guide to restoring damaged, unproductive land by constructing or restoring lakes and ponds to support abundant edible landscapes. These provide fresh water mixed aquacultures, orchards and crops planted along the banks and literally reaquify the surrounding landscape to turn back the tide of encroaching desertification. Desert or Paradise will explain why natural water management is at the centre of any earth restoration; how to design water retention areas that produce 'living' water; show you how to prevent and reverse desertification; how to prevent floods and soil erosion; dam building; growing and harvesting fish; creating economic as well as biological diversity and much more. These restored landscapes therefore can create both agricultural and horticultural yields as well as habitats that team with wildlife. This is whole-systems landscape design at its very best with many proven case studies.

Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lakes and Pond Construction

Permanent Publications

La permaculture de Sepp Holzer

IMAGINE COLIBRI

Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 1,500 meters above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, with the farmhouse neatly nestling amongst them. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbors' spruce monocultures.In this book, Holzer shares the skill and knowledge acquired over his lifetime. He covers every aspect of his farming methods, not just how to create a holistic system on the farm itself, but how to make a living from it. Holzer writes about everything from the overall concepts, down to the practical details.In Sepp Holzer's Permaculturereaders will learn:\nHow he sets up a permaculture system\nThe fruit varieties he has found best for permaculture growing\nHow to construct terraces, ponds, and waterways\nHow to build shelters for animals and how to work with them on the land\nHow to cultivate edible mushrooms in the garden and on the farm\nand much more!\nHolzer offers a wealth of information for the gardener, smallholder or alternative farmer yet the book's greatest value is the attitudes it teaches. He reveals the thinking processes based on principles found in nature that create his productive systems. These can be applied anywhere.

Sepp Holzers Permakultur: Praktische Anwendung in Garten, Obst- und Landwirtschaft

Holzer, Claudia

Holzer, Josef Andreas

Stocker Leopold Verlag

VERY GOOD ++ HARDCOVER CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK. ILLUSTRATED. DUST JACKET ISSUED. SHIPS FROM WA- USPS. EXPEDITED SHIPPING AVAILABLE. . Leopold Stocker Verlag, 2004. A delightful recounting of Sepp Holzer's journey into Perma Culture. Easy to read filled with many insights. Agriculture; General; Non-Fiction; Technology &amp; Engineering, Farming,Ecological Relationships; environment; Ecological cycles, Agricultural Research

Sepp Holzer: The Rebel Farmer

Der Agrar-Rebell und seine neuen Projekte

Science & Math

Environment

Wüste oder Paradies: Holzer´sche Permakultur jetzt! Von der Renaturierung bedrohter Landschaften über Aqua-Kultur und Biotop-Aufbau bis zum Urban Gardening

RENATURALIZACION

TRILLAS

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