Holzer Permaculture [SEP] named after
Holzer Permaculture
The Holzer Permaculture is a branch of permaculture developed independently from the mainstream permaculture in Austria by Sepp Holzer. It is particularly noteworthy because it grew out of practical application and was relatively detached from the scientific community.
Introduction.
Sepp Holzer started reorganising his father's property according to ecological patterns in the early 1960s after he took over the farm. As an adolescent he conducted layman experiments with plants native to the area and learned from his own observations.
Since having taken over his father's property,
even threatened with prison for practices such as not pruning his fruit trees.
Current work.
, he was still conducting permaculture ("Holzer Permaculture") seminars both at his "Krameterhof" farm and worldwide, while continuing to work on his alpine farm.
He is author of several books, works nationally as permaculture-activist in the established agricultural industry, and works internationally as adviser for ecological agriculture.
He is the subject of the film "The Agricultural Rebel", directed by Bertram Verhaag.