Sepp Holzer's Permaculture - A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming...

Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria, 1,500 metres 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 neighbours' spruce monocultures. In this book, Sepp 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. He writes about everything from the overall concepts, down to the practical details. In Sepp Holzer's Permaculture you will learn: How Sepp himself sets up a permaculture system; The fruit varieties Sepp 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...