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Published May
2002
LGVN Environment news - Mountain Stories
Living
proof that the best gardener is nature itself, even high in the
Alps.
A huge "Eden"
type garden is growing around 4,500 feet up in the coldest area
of the Austrian Alps. Defying all gardening and agricultural text
book formalities, Sepp Holzer is showing how mother nature knows
best. He has randomly planted a vast mixture of tropical plants
and grasses on the slopes of his steep alpine pastures. The results
have been an incredible array of crops, trees and plants, all which
the "experts" would have said was impossible, particularly due to
the poor soil and of course the annual average alpine temperature
of 4 degrees celcius!
Holzer grows everything, from kiwi fruits to eucalyptus. And once
planted he does nothing… just lets nature take its course… no pesticides,
fertilizers and all naturally watered by rainfall. In winter, the
temperature can fall to below minus 30 celcius with snow everywhere.
But when left alone from man's interference, nature adapts - as
this project has shown.
Looking-Glass
comments: This site strongly believes
in natural, free range gardening methods, and Holzer's extreme example
shows how simple it can be. People with city gardens in most parts
of the world could encourage an abundance of natural life from randomly
planting flowers, trees and grasses. The flora and fauna will thrive….
if left alone! With environmental concern over food miles causing
Co2 emissions, Holzer's experiment suggests that exotic fruit and
veg may be "locally" grown.
See
also wildlife care at VeggieGlobal
Looking-Glass
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