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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

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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.

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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...

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High Tunnels

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Includes case studies, a supplier list and chapters on marketing, site selection, construction and types,...

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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...

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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...

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Season Extension: An Overview: Greenhouses

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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...

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Season Extension: An Overview: Nurseries

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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...

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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...

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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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