Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates.
Marc Plinke is an inventor-innovator with a Ph D in engineering who has focused his engineering mindset on building innovative, energy-efficient and smarter greenhouses, with the intention of enabling people to grow their own food sustainably and year-round..
Lindsey has designed, toured and helped Build hundreds of energy-efficient greenhouses spanning small residential structures to acre-size commercial facilities.
Grow your own food, anytime, anywhere using the power of the sun Lindsey Schiller is a Greenhouse designer and with co-author Marc Plinke, co-owner of Ceres Greenhouse Solutions.
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.
Variations include attached Solar greenhouses, earth sheltered greenhouses, plus integrating hydroponics and aquaponics.
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.
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.
The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating Solar greenhouses.
Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures.
Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates
