He is a farmer, author, and an international consultant for natural agriculture. A delightful recounting of sepp holzers journey into perma culture. 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. Sepp holzer farms steep mountainsides in austria 1,500 meters above sea level. He is a farmer, author and an international consultant for natural agriculture.
I am currently reading the sepp holzer permaculturea practical guide to smallscale, integrative farming and gardening. Sepp holzers permaculture is a comprehensive guide which clearly explains the methods he has used. Josef sepp holzer born july 24, 1942 in ramingstein, province of salzburg, austria is a farmer, permaculture author, permaculture teacher and an international consultant for natural agriculture. The story holzers childhood makes it hard to believe he was born in the 20th century and wasnt a contemporary of hansel and gretel. 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 above sea level after. This book describes how he has fought his way through life building up an amazing farm high up in the austrian alps. Sepp holzers permaculture provides important insights for applying these principles, for both rural farming and emerging forms of urban agriculture.
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This movement was primarily an urban phenomenon, which might explain the diverging approaches taken by the young movement and the mountain farmer. Sepp holzers permaculture a practical guide to smallscale, integrative farming and gardening chelsea green publishing white river junction, vermont sepp holzer dd 1 22411 9. Due to his often unconventional views and approaches he earned a reputation as rebel farmer. The rebel farmer by sepp holzer books forum at permies. 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. Click download or read online button to get sepp holzer s permaculture book now.
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In may of chiwara permaculture hosted sepp holzer the rebel farmer for a 5 day installation course in detroit. 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. The rebel farmer is the autobiography of europes most innovative farmer and permaculturist. A practical guide to smallscale, integrative farming and gardening 2011. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbors spruce monocultures. Josef sepp holzer was born in the province of salzburg, austria. I loved the fact that he, like manutoba fukuoka came to the same sorts of conclusions as bill. Sepp holzer s permaculture download ebook pdf, epub. He also reports his struggles with the authorities who tried to stop him from testing on alternative agricultural methods. Pdf download sepp holzers permaculture free unquote books. Sepp holzers permaculture is the onestraw revolution for tree crops. The first time i saw krematahoff and the videos sepp holzer produced on youtube i was stunned with what he had achieved. Holzer fruit tree system sepp holzer forum at permies.
Sepp holzer farms steep mountainsides in austria 5,000 feet above sea level. I loved his first book, the rebel farmer but was left wanting to know more as the book was sometimes rather confusing and incomplete sepp has produced some other books i. Visit sepp holzers permaculture farm permaculture magazine. This is a clip from the film farming with nature about permaculture farmer sepp holzer. Plus, sprinkled throughout the book are bits and bobs of very practical permaculture knowledge that are not found in sepp holzers permaculture. Frederick kirschenmann, president, stone barns center for food and agriculture after reading this. Sepp holzer has pioneered ecological farming and permaculture throughout the world.
To the right is a photo of a sepp holzer permaculture project that took place in dayton, mt in the springsummer of 2012. Once regarded by society and his fellow farmers as a controversial oddball, sepp holzer is now recognised as an important agricultural innovator whose influential permaculture ideas have spread beyond his home country of austria to bring him international acclaim. Josef sepp holzer is a farmer, an author, and an international consultant for natural. Food production and selfreliance in uncertain times after reading this book, all i can say is sepp holzer is a superstar farmer. 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. Holzer is an agricultural rebel who grows kiwis, oranges, and pumpkins on his mountain farm near salzburg, austria at an altitude of 1,500m. The section relating his struggles with bureaucrats. The rebel farmer the autobiography of sepp holzer is a really.
New environmental book the rebel farmer permaculture. The holzer permaculture is a branch of permaculture developed independently from the mainstream permaculture in austria by sepp holzer. I was so impressed by sepp that i studied german online and with library books and cds for a few months so i would be able to competently travel to the krameterhof sepp s farm to meet him. He is the subject of the film the agricultural rebel, directed by bertram verhaag. 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. The autobiography of europes most innovative farmer and permaculturist. The austrian farmer and forester practices permaculture a different kind. A practical guide for farmers, smallholders and gardeners to date with regards to the ebook weve sepp holzers permaculture. A practical guide to smallscale, integrative farming and.
The huglebeds are designed to flow and follow natures contour, which means moving and mounding dirt to create a sort of garden fence. Meet and dine with sepp holzer, austrias renowned rebel farmer. Viewed by many as a kind of crocodile dundee of the alps, holzer has long been a leading figure in alternative farming and never fails to amaze agricultural scientists. In 2009 his son, josef andreas holzer, took over the daytoday management of krameterhof, which effectively freed up sepp to work as a consultant and lecturer in austria and abroad. Holzer has combined a lifetime of practical experience with clarity of expression and intellect to produce a book which will satisfy a practicallyminded farmer or gardener as well as the student of agroecological design.