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Season Extension: An Overview
The information products below give general overviews of season extension. For more specific information on season extension, click on one of the subtopics in the box to the right. Also, overview information is available in these specialized subtopics:
Season Extension: An Overview: High Tunnels
2003 High Tunnel Production Manual
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A 17-chapter manual covering a wide range of high tunnel production topics. For purchase only.
Focusing on Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Production in High Tunnels
Type: North Central SARE Presentation
A 90-minute webinar presented by NCR SARE, Michigan State University, Purdue University and the University...
High Tunnels
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Includes case studies, a supplier list and chapters on marketing, site selection, construction and types,...
High Tunnel Specialty Crop Production in Colorado
Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Hour-long webinar on design, summer and winter production, economics and needed research related to...
High Tunnel Winter Cropping Systems
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Audio/slideshow presentation by Lewis Jett, West Virginia Extension Service, on the use of high tunnels...
Season Extension: An Overview: Greenhouses
Sustainable Commercial Greenhouse Production Curriculum
Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A blended course designed for county extension agents and new greenhouse professionals. Participants...
Season Extension: An Overview: Nurseries
Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Fact Sheets
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
These fact sheets discuss alternative containers, marketing and crop selection, alternatives to synthetic...
Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Video Series
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This video series describes measures nursery producers can take to improve sustainability in the areas...
Additional Resources
The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.
General information and resources from Hightunnels.org
Hoophouse Farming Startup: Economics, Efforts and Experiences from 12 Novice Hoophouse Farmers (a University of Michigan Extension bulletin)
Hoop Houses for Extending Your Growing Season (an NCAT webinar)
Hoop House How-To (a website of The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture)
Iowa High Tunnel Fruit and Vegetable Production Manual (a 95-page workbook published by Iowa State University)
Minnesota High Tunnel Production Manual for Commercial Growers (a 179-page manual published by the University of Minnesota)
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