The Agro Rebel: Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps (2001)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 45M
Director : Bertram Verhaag
Sinopse
Sepp Holzer explains some of the innovative, labour-saving agricultural techniques he applies at his farm in the Eastern Alps of Salzburg, Austria.
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