Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Solar Greenhouses: Fresh Food in Winter

I saw a greenhouse kit in Costco recently (one of a few) and I thought that certainly someone must have done it better. They have. Solar greenhouses aren't just designed to capture solar energy, but also store it and distribute it well over time and in different zones for different kinds of plants.

What is especially telling in these older books is the desire to maintain these systems without the use of oil-based energy for heating them in the dead of winter.

The Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book Solar Greenhouse Book The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse: Design, Construction, Operation Low-cost passive solar greenhouses: A design and construction guide

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