David Allan on Walipini greenhouse method

On Nov. 27, 2009, my dad, David Allan, gave an extemporaneous presentation on the Walipini greenhouse methodology. One of the main principles involves embedding the greenhouse in the earth to take advantage of the earth's constant temperature, to store the solar energy collected during the day. The Walipini was first developed more than 20 years ago by the Benson Institute in Provo, Utah; deployed in South and Central America. The success of those projects has spurred the parent organization, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to help sponsor deployment of the technology worldwide.

Present at this presentation was John Day, Michele Roberts, and James Torgeson, who are involved in Grow Utah First, which seeks to deploy the Walipinis widely in Utah to help the state become more self-sufficient in its food production.

See our Walipini feature page:
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Walipini_Underground_Greenhouses

Also mentioned in the video:
http://BensonInstitute.org
http://AllansTIME.com/SolarHome/
http://GrowingSpaces.com - growing dome

-- Sterling

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• greenhouse
• solar thermal
• berm
• insulation
• grow box
• gardening
• self-sufficiency

[polylingue]

Civilized World? If you were so civilized, how come it was not develop in the so called civilized world? Wow! I am speechless with these so called educated people.

[polylingue]

North, Central and South America are in the Western hemisphere. Western World? Hahaha. Third World Countries=countries that did not want to be associated with Capitalism or Communism. They want to develop a third option. It would have worked but too much interference. Well everything else about this video is awesome. Obsolete labels are out!!!

[gatekeeper1006]

Good video

Thanks for sharing