[Scpg] NEW BOOK Sepp Holzer's Permaculture

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/sepp_holzers_permaculture/

Sepp Holzer's Permaculture
A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening
In this book, Sepp 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 design




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

"After reading this book, all I can say is Sepp Holzer is a Superstar 
Farmer. Holzer turns out an absolutely remarkable volume and variety 
of food products, all without one smidgen of chemical fertilizer, and 
on land in Austria that an Illinois corn farmer would pronounce too 
marginal for agriculture. American farmers and gardeners will be 
particularly interested in Holzer's raised beds-which are quite 
different in construction from ours in the U.S.-as well as his 
inventive water well irrigation systems, unique methods for 
integrating livestock into his fruit and vegetable gardens, and 
practical, low-labor way to grow mushrooms. A fascinating book for 
anyone who aspires to become the ultimate, champion professional of 
sustainable farming."
-Gene Logsdon, author of Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, 
and The Contrary Farmer
With information on mushroom cultivation, sowing a fruit forest, 
alternative ways to keep livestock, and more...

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 Permaculture readers will learn:

* How he sets up a permaculture system
* The fruit varieties he has found best for permaculture growing
* How to construct terraces, ponds, and waterways
* How to build shelters for animals and how to work with them on the land
* How to cultivate edible mushrooms in the garden and on the farm
* and much more!

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.

About the Author

Sepp Holzer
Josef ("Sepp") Holzer was born in the Province of Salzburg, Austria. 
He is a farmer, author and an international consultant for natural 
agriculture. 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 being unsuccessful with regular farming methods. Called the 
"rebel farmer" because he persisted in these practices despite being 
fined and even threatened with prison for practices such as not 
pruning his fruit trees (unpruned fruit trees survive snow loads that 
will break pruned trees). He has also created some of the worlds best 
examples of using ponds as reflectors to increase solar gain for 
passive solar heating of structures, and of using the microclimate 
created by rock outcrops to effectively change the hardiness zone for 
nearby plants. He has also done original work in the use of 
Hugelkultur and natural branch development. He is conducting 
permaculture ("Holzer Permaculture") seminars at his farm and 
worldwide, while continuing to work on his alpine farm. His farm now 
spans over 45 hectares of forest gardens, including 70 ponds, and is 
said to be the most consistent example of permaculture worldwide. He 
is author of several books and the subject of the film The 
Agricultural Rebel. He works nationally as permaculture-activist in 
the established agricultural industry, and works internationally as 
adviser for ecological agriculture.
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