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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWQsgTD3ifY Paul Wheaton's Eco Scale] a youtube where Paul Wheaton uses Sepp Holzer as a "10" on his "Eco Scale" | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWQsgTD3ifY Paul Wheaton's Eco Scale] a youtube where Paul Wheaton uses Sepp Holzer as a "10" on his "Eco Scale" | ||
* [http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/1443_0#msg82397 Brief video on Sepp Holzer's animal shelters] | * [http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/1443_0#msg82397 Brief video on Sepp Holzer's animal shelters] | ||
* [http://www.permies.com/t/2413 Forum Topic on Sepp Holzer] | |||
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Revision as of 02:19, 19 August 2012
Sepp Holzer is a well known permaculturalist whose work is well documented.[verification needed] He developed his style independently from mainstream permaculture, on his fathers property in Austria in the early 1960s As with the permaculture pioneered by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren to ecological patterns. In his youth he began experimenting informally with native plants.
He advocates "Holzer Permaculture" as opposed to "Permaculture." This might be something to do with the tendency of people to say "you can't do that because that isn't permaculture." By saying that what he is doing is "Holzer Permaculture" then he can do what he thinks is best without having to address about the infinite interpretations of the books of others.[verification needed]
Characteristics
Aspects of "Holzer Permaculture" include:
- a focus on the needs of gardening in a cold climate, raising temperatures and creating micro-climates with rocks, ponds and living wind barriers.
- use of animal labor, e.g. using pigs to plow his fields for sowing.
- An extreme use of intercropping method, mixing 30 or more different types of seeds in a bucket and scattering them.
- The use of hugelkultur a form of extreme raised beds incorporating wood in the bottom.
See also
Interwiki links
External links
- Sepp Holzer's Permaculture - includes practical advice heard from Holzer, with pictures and video.
- Broadcasting Seed mixes- Sepp Holzer style or otherwise - permies.com
- Maddy Harland and Paul Wheaton - podcast on Sepp Holzer's work in desert Portugal, as well as his (and other well-appreciated permaculturists') books
- Paul Wheaton's Eco Scale a youtube where Paul Wheaton uses Sepp Holzer as a "10" on his "Eco Scale"
- Brief video on Sepp Holzer's animal shelters
- Forum Topic on Sepp Holzer