Today, we received these lovely photos from Connie of the Nikolski IRA Council in Nikolski, Alaska. This 26′ Dome plays host to all sorts of plants and veggies. As you can see in the photos they are growing several kinds of lettuce, looks like spinach, tomatoes parsley, cilantro, etc. “I’m so happy to finally be [...]
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Community Greenhouse – your new grocery store?
Greenhouses a growing interest amongst Colorado Janet Urquhart The Aspen Times Aspen, Colorado // // // // Greenhouses like the new dome behind Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, Colorado could become a more common sight in the Roaring Fork Valley. Pitkin County is contemplating code changes to better accommodate greenhouses. With community gardens cropping [...]
New 33′ Dome: An Opportunity to Thrive
A Step in the Green Direction.. The townspeople of New Stuyahok, Alaska “New Stu or Stu” as the red headed Casey in Dillingham called it, made the first step in what hopes to be a healthy, long journey of green. The road to this day has stretched adults imagination to that of a child’s and [...]
Local Farm uses Growing Dome greenhouse
Enchanted Valley Farm uses Growing Dome to provide for its fresh, homemade spreads! Find this homestead on the Archuleta County map where you least expect to find anything close to an organic export food processing facility, and you find Archuleta County’s finest organic export food processing facility. Of course, when you find such a facility [...]
Maine Students Build Geodesic Greenhouse for School Lunches and Education
Science, technology, engineering and math took center stage Saturday as Jay Middle School students and about 100 volunteers erected a 22-foot-diameter geodesic dome to grow produce year-round for the school cafeteria and an area food pantry. “It’s more than just a springtime greenhouse,” Jay Middle School teacher Rob Taylor said of the Growing Spaces LLC [...]
Great article from Examiner, Denver!
Green Living 101: grow your own food in Colorado Worried about America’s addiction to oil? Do you want to rely less on oil and live off the vegetables and fruits of your labor? Want to grow your own organic food all year around, even in the dead of winter in the bitter Colorado Rocky Mountain [...]
Flagstaff Academy: Finalist for $5,000 Pepsi Grant!!!
Flagstaff Academy will soon look more like the photo above! Parent and volunteer, Leha Moskoff submitted an application to win $5,000 from Pepsi, Refresh Everything. Finalists one through ten win funding. Flagstaff has placed at number ten, and is currently being confirmed eligible to receive funding towards their Growing Dome project!!! This school has been [...]
“Four Years. Go.” Take a second to watch this video!
Shift Awareness and Embrace Change! Play this brief video, and share with everyone to encourage healthier, happier, and more sustainable ways across our planet! This video was forwarded to us through email by a Growing Dome owner.
