Permakultur - Landwirtschaft im Einklang mit der Natur Page #3

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Underneath there is

humidity which is useful

to the surrounding plants when it's dry.

This edible mushroom enjoys the humid

and warm enviroment of the stones.

Stones store the sun's heat acting as a

central heating for neighbouring plants.

Take this rocky cliff,

it generates it's own microclimate

which makes it possible for

the very sensitive plants

to thrive at higher altitudes.

At thirteen hundred metres you'll find

plants you would never expect up here.

Pumpkins on rocky ground.

Sepp Holzer calls these

rocky niches, heat traps.

He experiments with

plants that love warmth.

Grapes on the mountain side.

Thanks to the stones.

Weeds or parasites,

Holzer makes no distinction.

Every plant and insect

has an useful function.

The Krameterhof is an organic

farm, completely free of chemicals.

Holzer uses no

fertilizers or pesticides.

A harmonious balance plant

community is the key to success.

Their diversity prevents

anyone plant dominating.

Even so called weeds fulfil useful

roles in the plant community.

Here is a plant Holzer

appreciates, cow parsnip.

Here we can see an important

principle of permaculture.

Every species fulfils

several useful functions.

She's useful in so many ways.

Up to three metres high it

provides a lot of biomass.

The huge blossoms provide nectar for the

bees, and the bees bring Holzer honey.

He harvests the long

stems when they're dry.

They can be used to collect ants eggs which

he feeds to his fish or sells to pet-shops.

The dry stems are good for firewood too.

It even makes a possible

Australian didgeridoo.

Animals too have a role in permaculture.

Holzer has observed the lifestyle

of field mice, rabbits and deer.

He plants their favourite lettuce and

herbs, so they leave his crops alone.

As this teeth marks show,

the distraction works.

Why eat corn when you can have salad.

The field mice thank him for it by

loosening the soil and propagating

his plants everywhere by spreading

the roots all over the place.

Why shouldn't pigs leave like dogs

(???) too. They can with permaculture.

Holzer's (???) pigs enjoy life up here.

They live outside all year

round saving him a lot of work.

Constantly looking for food.

They loosen the soil between

the fruit trees and raised beds

and prevent the earth

from getting too compacted.

After they done their

work in one orchard they

let to the next, they

just keep on digging.

Farmer Holzer funnily calls

his pigs:
his best farm workers.

The permaculture farmer loves

experimenting with new methods,

always pushing back the

boundaries of the possible.

Even rooting tree trunks

have a role to play.

It's here Sepp sows mushrooms spores.

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