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Provence | 2018
Description | The “Delinat” farm cultivates an organically certified vineyard of over 20 hectares at Château Duvivièr in south-eastern France.
Extreme weather events in recent years, increasingly long periods of drought and heavy rainfall events have had a negative impact on the water balance of the property, leading to a drop in yield and quality.
The revitalization of the vineyard was conceived, planned and implemented for and with “Holzer Permaculture” (Josef A. Holzer). Targeted water retention measures were designed to strengthen the resilience of the farm and optimize the entire operational ecology and economy.
Hedgerow structures were intensified and excess precipitation water was decentralized in retention ponds for infiltration. Strategically targeted earthworks and selected planting measures were able to stabilize the water balance and thus increase the desired fertility. Château Duvivièr serves the winery as a test facility and since then as a model winery for the many partner wineries throughout Europe.
Slovenia | 2018
Description | The project area is located in the Upper Savinja Valley, a typical Alpine landscape surrounded by densely forested mountains in the north and a karst plateau in the south.
The former mountain farm was intended to serve as a family country residence for recreation and enable extensive farming. A landslide and a lack of infrastructure were part of the initial prerequisites.
The concept, which focused on “decentralized water retention”, provided for a spring for the drinking water supply, the construction of natural stone terraces on the steep slope with a path system for extensive garden use, the construction of a “rock pond” and a constructed wetland.
The creation of ecological structures allows the family to use their country estate largely autonomously and is also a valuable component of the region's biotope network.