A Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 Feet

Peak Moment 147: In Colorado it's cold for much of the year, but inside this cozy dome greenhouse, the plants are growing happily. Take a grand tour with Buckhorn Gardens manager and permaculturist Breigh Peterson: the greenhouse structure with its interplay of light and water, warmth and air; curving raised beds of vegetables and flowers; fish tanks moderating the temperature; vertical trellises and shelves to use vertical space. Outdoors a huge garden of row crops and a young orchard are complemented by free-roaming chickens and ducks. http://buckhorngardens.blogspot.com

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• permaculture
• farming
• local
• food
• greenhouse

[kastnmagic]

The law preventing them from collecting rain water is CRIMINAL!!! How is this possible??? Governments are snatching up EVERYTHING!! I hope the ppl of Colorado are fighting this...

Craziest thing I've heard lately!!

[peakmoment]

@kastnmagic, Colorado has since repealed that law. I think it was on the books a long long time, perhaps since Colorado became a state.

[Genadiy27]

фу грязную морковь есть гадость помойте с начало а потом ешьте а то глисты будут)))Fu dirty carrots are disgusting to wash the top and then eat worms will be)))

[peakmoment]

@Genadiy27, gosh I brushed off the dirt and they tasted fabulous. I learned subsequently that humans need the bacteria bacillus subtilis in our gut. It comes from soil. It doesn't colonize in our gut, so we need to keep eating a bit of dirt. Maybe that's something we're all missing in our highly-processed food.

[goodkaul]

Couldn't this green house set up more layer planting. it doesn't have much food in it for the shear size. How about fruit trees?

[peakmoment]

@goodkaul, we taped this in their very first season. I think they were planning to use the vertical space more fully. Fruit trees are a great idea.

[saralovemassage]

Beautiful! I love that you not only are up to amazing things Breigh, but that you are open sourcing such a large amount of info in over 215 You Tube videos! I am co-creating a self sustainable eco village called One Community with a team of "pioneers" and we are looking for a permaculture expert and a few others to complete our initial group of 40. Check out One Community Ranch (dot) org and help yourself and/or share anything there as it is all open source :) Infinite gratitude!

[MultiDillHole]

I didn't realize gorgeous women wear bluejeans, no makeup, and work in horticulture until I saw this video

[bryncomeaux]

@kastnmagic we shall overcome

[oldgrib]

@Genadiy27 B12 bakteria kotoraya jivet v zemle i nahoditsya na nemitih ovoschah.

Udachi.)))

[TerrierBram]

@Genadiy27 The soil actually provides germs that produce vitamin B12.

[Kazekoge101]

how much acreage is this farm?

[llewej7]

You girls rock! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.

[insomniacgrace]

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[nflagator]

Love the dome. Using Aquaponics would have been a more efficient use of the water. That looks like duck weed in the tanks, not moss. Fish love duck weed.