permaculture

["Harald Wedig" <avantgarden@wxs.nl>]

> 
> > I'd also like to know if the idea is original with Mollison or if he got
> it
> > somewhere else (wish he'd indicate that sort of thing!).
> 
> During a feedback circle following a description of zones 0-5 at an
> introductory seminar (ran by Carl) one member of the circle pointed out that
> the zoning was almost identical to that of a medieval village.
> 
> Myk


Around 1920 there was a renovative agricultural movement in Austria, 
Germany and Switzerland, known as  the Gaertnerhof. Gaertnerhof( Gaertner= 
horticulture and -hof = farm = agriculture) indicates an intensive organic 
landuse system. The design showed a rather intensive horticulture but 
included animals as well. This was kind of contradictionary to the terms of 
trade at that time. One of the highlights of Gaertnerhof design was its 
zoning.
It is VERY much the same, as it was thaught by David Holmgren and Bill 
Mollison.
But as we all know, its very difficult to produce something completly new 
nowadays. As Rupert Sheldrake puts it: its all in the air;-)
Harald Wedig, Netherlands