Permaculture by Sepp Holzer

"A fascinating book written by a man who devoted his whole life to work with nature and the creation of unusually diverse polyucultures. His work is breathtaking. "
- Maddy Harland,
editor of Permaculture Magazine magazine
Zepp Kholtser farm - these are more than 40 hectares of forest and agricultural lands, spread out on the slope of the mountain in the Austrian Alps at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,500 meters above sea level. This amazing place contrasts strikingly with dark fir forests on the surrounding slopes with its incredible lace of terraces, high beds, ponds, water flows and neat buildings connected by a network of roads and paths. Instead of monocultural forests, the slopes of the mountain here are covered with fruiting fruit forest and other violent vegetation - this is the most striking example of the real application of permaculture methods around the world.
In this book, Zepp Holzer in detail and in all practical details reveals his approach and all techniques of such a successful implementation of the harmonious natural environment of humans, plants and animals.
Creating a permaculture system even at high altitude above sea level
Growing a wide variety of vegetables and fruits that are most suitable for existing conditions
The use of terraces, ponds and water flows as reflecting surfaces for the accumulation of solar heat in gardens and other structures
Creation of zones of a special microclimate using rocks and stone embankments
Construction of earthen shelters for animals contained in the corral system
The cultivation of mushroom cultures and much, much more ...
About the author
Sepp Holtzer is a farmer-subsurcation, which produces simply an amazing volume and variety of foods without any, even the most minimum amount of chemical fertilizers, and in such a plot of land in Austria, which is any other farmer engaged in gardening, agriculture or agricultural Cattle breeding, would call completely unsuitable for agriculture.
All illustrations in the book in the color version are available on the publishing house