Sacred Earth has been designing and looking at energy efficient year round greenhouse systems for many years now. We use thermal mass in our designs to moderate the temperature swings within the house.
Greenhouses are a perfect solution to growing food year round. Many options exist from growing fish and vegetables to perennial tree crops with bananas to mixed production of organic vegetables.
They can be used to propagate plants, grow vegetables, fish, fruits and provide many functions to the permaculture system.
These are some examples of what we can do:
Rocky Mt permaculture institute greenhouse
Geothermal Heating/Cooling system
Papayas and bananas in Colorado at 9000′
Citrus
Outside after snowstorm
Using geothermal heating system in winter
Greenhouse in the winter
Greenhouses provide many opportunities for gathering solar energy and transforming it into useful products and services for the ecosystem of your property. For more information about greenhouse plans and design call us at 541-488-0248
Aquaponics combines hydroponics with aquaculture to grow fish and plans in a single system. There are many designs to add aquaponics to your design.