Solar Greenhouses, Underground

Solar Greenhouses, Underground
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Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89007741291
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Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Solar Greenhouses, Underground by : Daniel Geery

The Chinese Greenhouse

The Chinese Greenhouse
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Publisher : New Society Publishers
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781771423175
ISBN-13 : 177142317X
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chinese Greenhouse by : Dan Chiras

“A prescription for survival in this gorgeously illustrated and accessible guide to the future of farming.” —Albert Bates, author of The Biochar Solution Grow vegetables year-round in a greenhouse powered only by solar energy! Originally developed in China to feed millions, Chinese greenhouses are earth-sheltered, solar-heated, east-west oriented, intelligently glazed, and well-insulated. They have proven highly effective in growing warm-weather vegetables and fruits like green peppers and tomatoes in cold climates through fall, winter, and early spring using passive solar energy as the sole heat source. The Chinese Greenhouse is a full-color comprehensive guide to these passive solar greenhouses for self-sufficiency and growing year-round in soil or aquaponic grow beds with no additional heat. Coverage includes: How to design, build, and operate a Chinese greenhouse How to improve performance via short-term and long-term heat banking How to provide additional heat to make your greenhouse operate even more effectively How to cool the greenhouse during the summer. Become a more self-sufficient gardener, growing and harvesting a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables year-round, with your own Chinese greenhouse. “Wonderfully researched . . . brilliant.” —Jean-Martin Fortier, farmer and author of The Market Gardener, editor of Growers Magazine “Essential reading for pioneers of Chinese greenhouses.” —Pam Dawling, author of The Year-Round Hoophouse and Sustainable Market Farming “Every enthusiastic vegetable farmer dreams of this winter-growing miracle, and Dan shows how to do it.” —Shawna Coronado, author of 101 Organic Gardening Hacks

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse
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Publisher : New Society Publishers
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9781550926187
ISBN-13 : 1550926187
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse by : Lindsey Schiller

Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses. The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods. Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels, including using thermal mass and storing heat underground with a ground to air heat exchanger. Variations include attached solar greenhouses, earth sheltered greenhouses, plus integrating hydroponics and aquaponics. More than a dozen case studies from across North America provide inspiration and demonstrate specific challenges and solutions for growing year-round in any climate. Grow your own food, anytime, anywhere using the power of the sun!

The Solar Greenhouse Book

The Solar Greenhouse Book
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Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0878572228
ISBN-13 : 9780878572229
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Solar Greenhouse Book by : James C. McCullagh

Provides technical and design information and presents case studies of the construction and management of freestanding, attached, and pit greenhouses and solar cold frames

The Forest Garden Greenhouse

The Forest Garden Greenhouse
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Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9781603584265
ISBN-13 : 1603584269
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forest Garden Greenhouse by : Jerome Osentowski

With a revolutionary new "Climate Battery" design for near-net-zero heating and cooling By the turn of the nineteenth century, thousands of acres of glass houses surrounded large American cities, becoming a commonplace symbol of the market garden and nursery trades. But the possibilities of the indoor garden to transform our homes and our lives remain largely unrealized. In this groundbreaking book, Jerome Osentowski, one of North America's most accomplished permaculture designers, presents a wholly new approach to a very old horticultural subject. In The Forest Garden Greenhouse, he shows how bringing the forest garden indoors is not only possible, but doable on unlikely terrain and in cold climates, using near-net-zero technology. Different from other books on greenhouse design and management, this book advocates for an indoor agriculture using permaculture design concepts--integration, multi-functions, perennials, and polycultures--that take season extension into new and important territory. Osentowski, director and founder of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), farms at 7,200 feet on a steep, rocky hillside in Colorado, incorporating deep, holistic permaculture design with practical common sense. It is at this site, high on a mountaintop, where Osentowski (along with architect and design partner Michael Thompson) has been designing and building revolutionary greenhouses that utilize passive and active solar technology via what they call the "climate battery"--a subterranean air-circulation system that takes the hot, moist, ambient air from the greenhouse during the day, stores it in the soil, and discharges it at night--that can offer tropical and Mediterranean climates at similarly high altitudes and in cold climates (and everywhere else). Osentowski's greenhouse designs, which can range from the backyard homesteader to commercial greenhouses, are completely ecological and use a simple design that traps hot and cold air and regulates it for best possible use. The book is part case study of the amazing greenhouses at CRMPI and part how-to primer for anyone interested in a more integrated model for growing food and medicine in a greenhouse. With detailed design drawings, photos, and profiles of successful greenhouse projects on all scales, this inspirational manual will considerably change the conversation about greenhouse design.

Building and Using Our Sun-heated Greenhouse

Building and Using Our Sun-heated Greenhouse
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Publisher : Garden Way Publishing Company
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89031291198
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Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Building and Using Our Sun-heated Greenhouse by : Helen Nearing

The authors explain how to construct and use a simple greenhouse in order to extend the growing season in anyone's garden.

The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener

The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener
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Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781603427852
ISBN-13 : 1603427856
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by : Niki Jabbour

Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of succession planting, and how to build inexpensive structures to protect your crops from the elements. No matter where you live, you’ll soon enjoy a thriving vegetable garden year-round.

The Age of Miracles

The Age of Miracles
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9780679644385
ISBN-13 : 0679644385
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Age of Miracles by : Karen Thompson Walker

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A stunner.”—Justin Cronin “It’s never the disasters you see coming that finally come to pass—it’s the ones you don’t expect at all,” says Julia, in this spellbinding novel of catastrophe and survival by a superb new writer. Luminous, suspenseful, unforgettable, The Age of Miracles tells the haunting and beautiful story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in a time of extraordinary change. On an ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia awakes to discover that something has happened to the rotation of the earth. The days and nights are growing longer and longer; gravity is affected; the birds, the tides, human behavior, and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. In a world that seems filled with danger and loss, Julia also must face surprising developments in herself, and in her personal world—divisions widening between her parents, strange behavior by her friends, the pain and vulnerability of first love, a growing sense of isolation, and a surprising, rebellious new strength. With crystalline prose and the indelible magic of a born storyteller, Karen Thompson Walker gives us a breathtaking portrait of people finding ways to go on in an ever-evolving world. “Gripping drama . . . flawlessly written; it could be the most assured debut by an American writer since Jennifer Egan’s Emerald City.”—The Denver Post “Pure magnificence.”—Nathan Englander “Provides solace with its wisdom, compassion, and elegance.”—Curtis Sittenfeld “Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.

The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse

The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse
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Publisher : Avalon Travel Publishing
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105005313668
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Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse by : Bill Yanda

Includes sun movement charts at various latitudes.

The Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual

The Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual
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Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 0615297242
ISBN-13 : 9780615297248
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual by : Carol Ford

Addresses issues of food safety, food security, energy use and local self-sufficiency by describing the design, construction, and operation of a solar greenhouse system for winter vegetable production in cold, harsh climates. Is based on actual, successful, real world experience.