Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria 5,000 feet
above sea level. 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. Fans of Sepp Holzer have come from
all over the world to see the productivity of his farm, a veritable
permaculture paradise. His first book, Sepp Holzer's Permaculture,
offers a detailed guide to what Holzer has achieved on his farm.
Many readers might have wondered-but how can we achieve this on a
global scale? Luckily, his newest book, Desert or Paradise,
examines Holzer's core philosophy for increasing food production,
earth health, and reconnecting mankind with nature, applied to
reforestation and water conservation across the world.
Through years of consultation with other countries, Holzer has
developed a core philosophy for reconnecting mankind with nature
even in arid or otherwise "lost-cause" regions. He details a
process he calls "Grundierung," a term from painting meaning "base
coat," which goes into great detail the importance of water, and
Desert or Paradise offers his concept and guide to construction of
large water reservoirs in arid, rainfall-dependent regions with
examples from Greece, Turkey, Spain, and Portugal. Holzer describes
the ecological and economic benefits of these changes, as well as
the use of a variety of plant and animal species for further
integration and regeneration of the surrounding areas, including
reasons for reforestation and the cause and use of forest
fires.
Holzer also outlines his ten points of sustainable self-reliance
and how these methods can help feed the world, such as the need to
regulate the water budget, eliminate factory livestock farming,
bring more fallow or unused areas into production, enlarge crop
areas by using terracing and Holzer-style raised beds, regionalize
instead of globalize, fight for land reform and engage in community
building, go back to the ancient farming wisdom, and change the
educational system. Also included are Holzer's ideas on beekeeping,
humane slaughtering, nature spirits, the loss of roots in our
society in general, and in politics especially.
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