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Season Extension: Energy

Resources in the season extension energy topic are available in these specialized subtopics:

Season Extension: Energy: Temperature Management

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High Tunnel Temperature Management

Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Temperature management is one of the most critical factors in successful production of many high tunnel...

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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: Energy: Energy Conservation

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Developing an Energy Efficient, Solar-Heated Greenhouse in Maryland

Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations

This project investigated the effectiveness of energy-efficient greenhouse design and the ability of...

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Greenhouse Energy Conservation Strategies and Alternative Fuels

Greenhouse Energy Conservation Strategies and Alternative Fuels

Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Includes curriculum materials, extension bulletins, resource lists, and a greenhouse energy model that...

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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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Season Extension: Energy: Alternative Energy Strategies

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Developing an Energy Efficient, Solar-Heated Greenhouse in Maryland

Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations

This project investigated the effectiveness of energy-efficient greenhouse design and the ability of...

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Raising Livestock and Crops Simultaneously in Unheated Greenhouses

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

This farmer project assessed whether greenhouse crops can be raised in hoop structures heated by livestock's...

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Solar Energy for Year Round Production

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

A New Mexico farmer uses a solar-powered root-zone thermal heating system in his greenhouses.

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Thermal Banking Greenhouses

Type: Multimedia

Steven Schwen uses thermal banking to significantly reduce the energy costs of running a greenhouse...

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Additional Resources

The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.

Building a Passive Solar Greenhouse (a University of Missouri webpage with design specs and other information)

Convection Tube Heating at Ground Level (Dennis Hatfield, Ozark Country Creations)

Double-layer Plastic Inflation with No Electricity (a University of Missouri fact sheet)


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