Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design Video
Lindsay
http://cookingupastory.com/sustainable-energy-thermal-banking-greenhouse-design
This is the first in a series of "how-to" videos funded by the
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and
produced by Cooking Up A Story. http://cookingupastory.com
At Minnesota’s latitude, farmers who can extend their growing season
have a distinct advantage in the marketplace: By offering a product
outside the “normal” growing season, they can receive a higher price.
That’s what Schwen has done with his greenhouse vegetable production,
starting earlier in the year with seedlings of warm-season vegetables
(tomatoes, cucumbers, basil and peppers), and continuing production
into the fall and even the winter months when he grows cold-tolerant
crops such as salad mix, cilantro, scallions and carrots. Season
extension is a common enough practice, but what makes Schwen’s
operation so unique is the added innovation of thermal banking, which
significantly reduces the energy costs of running a greenhouse for
cold-season production. Schwen’s simple description of thermal banking
is that it’s like a savings account: Instead of money, you save (or
store) energy for future use. In this case we are talking about the
heat that accumulates in a greenhouse during the daytime, especially
on sunny days.
molly
On Jan 25, 6:10 pm, Lindsay <lindsayscla...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design Video
>
> http://cookingupastory.com/sustainable-energy-thermal-banking-greenho...
>
> This is the first in a series of "how-to" videos funded by the
> Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and
> produced by Cooking Up A Story.http://cookingupastory.com