Sepp Holzer's Permaculture by Sepp Holzer

Author:Sepp Holzer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Permanent Publications
Published: 2012-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

Use as a Storage Room

Earth is the cheapest and best insulation. The temperature of the soil balances out fluctuations and provides a steady room temperature, which is not just good for livestock, it means the shelters can also be used to store fruit and crops. As my paddocks are also used to grow crops at the same time and the animals change paddocks regularly, some of the shelters can be used as storage rooms during the winter – and they are exactly where the crops are. So if I want to store turnips or potatoes, for example, I only have to remove the straw or hay with the tractor fork and, if necessary, pour in a tractor bucket of sand. After this small amount of work I just need to tip the crops in with the tractor. To insulate the building for storage through winter I block the entrance with straw. The insulation coupled with the temperature of the soil will stop the building from freezing in even the harshest of winters. If I only need the building for storage, it is easy to build a door and create an easily accessible storage room.

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