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. Apr 11, 2011 sepp holzer s permaculture is the onestraw revolution for tree crops. Sepp holzer ma za soba liczne eksperymenty z praca zwierzat. It made all the difference in understanding and feeling it.
Austrian sepp holzer built one of the largest permaculture farms in europe. Since three years, holzer s krameterhof has gained popularity. After an upbringing in a traditional catholic rural family, he took over his parents mountain farm business in 1962 and pioneered the use of ecological farming, or permaculture, techniques at high altitudes 1,100 to 1,500 meters. Farming with nature 33 mins aquaculture 30 mins terraces and raised beds 27 mins david holmgren is the cooriginator of the. Sepp holzer farms steep mountainsides in austria, 1,500 metres above sea level. Food production and selfreliance in uncertain times after reading this book, all i can say is sepp holzer is a superstar farmer. But that one day was so worth all the money that the trip cost me. It was a pleasure for us to host a team of futuremag on krameterhof and we are delighted to be part of the clip. The krameterhof is the birthplace of sepp holzer and has shattered and redefined the norms of what a farm can be. Nov 02, 2015 it is with this sense of multifaceted observation in mind that i departed for germany, the czech republic and austria. While the ultimate purpose was to visit sepp holzers krameterhof i decided to take some time to visit my close knit spiritual family in bavaria, germany.
As an adolescent he conducted layman experiments with plants native to the area and learned from his own observations. Terraces and raised beds has more depth on polyculture and creating the terraces. As we can see, agro rebel sepp holzer will perhaps never run out of ideas. This dvd contains all 3 films on agrorebel sepp holzer, who simply observes nature and works with it quite successfully. Since having taken over his fathers property, he has expanded it from 24 to 45 hectares. It was crucial that i was finally standing on a sepp holzer model farm. Farming with nature is a general view of sepp s farm. Holzer wykorzystuje naturalna sklonnosc swin do rycia do kopania nowych grzadek. These strategies have proven that working in harmony with nature is not only ecologically beneficial, but also be economically successful. Visit the krameterhof and holzerhof workshop with sepp. In the holzer family for generations, the krameterhof is presently 110 acres and situated in the region of lungau in ramingstein on the slopes of mount schwartzenberg at an altitude ranging from 1100 to 1500 meters above sea level and surrounded by a pine desert as sepp. Leopold stocker verlag, graz 2002, isbn 3702009701.
Last year, after being in california in spring, i went to austria during the summer to be on the holzerhof and the krameterhof. Sepp holzer s permaculture is a natural form of agriculture. Kurse mit josef holzer sepp holzers sohn am krameterhof. Bis zur ubergabe 2009 an seinen sohn wurden so aus 20 hektar flache etwa 45. It is particularly noteworthy because it grew out of practical application and was relatively detached from the scientific community. I live in a community, and we have thought long and hard to build an organizational structure that can and is transitioning stewardship of land, tools, knowledge, and living systems from one generation to another. Josef sepp holzer born july 24, 1942 in ramingstein, state of salzburg, austria is a farmer, an author, and an international consultant for natural agriculture. This one dvd contains the three videos that first convinced me that sepp holzer was the permaculture master. The serial program futuremag is broadcasted weekly on arte and focusses on trendsetting topics. Holzer betreibt hier nach eigenen worten eine symbiotische permakultur. Sepp holzer is the author of sepp holzer s permaculture 4.
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