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Season Extension: Types and Construction
For types and construction of season extension structures, in-depth information is available in these specialized subtopics:
Season Extension: Types and Construction: The Basics
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.
Constructing a High Tunnel
Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia
This Rutgers University website includes a 61-image construction demonstration and detailed information...
Constructing a Low-Cost High Tunnel
Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Specs, diagrams and photos of high tunnel construction, by Utah State University Cooperative Extension....
Design and Construction of a High Tunnel in West Virginia
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Detailed information on high tunnel construction, with specific considerations for West Virginia.
High Tunnels
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Includes case studies, a supplier list and chapters on marketing, site selection, construction and types,...
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: Types and Construction: Winter Storage
Expanding Winter Harvest and Sales for New England Vegetable Crops
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This UMass Extension website offers resources on winter vegetable crop storage and marketing, as well...
Walk-In Coolers for Winter Storage
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Resources for farmers interested in on-farm winter storage options. Each resource offers a case study...
Winter Storage Options for the Northeast
Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations
To help farmers in the Philadelphia area learn about various winter storage options, the nonprofit Fair...
Season Extension: Types and Construction: Other Design Considerations
Comparing Four Ultra-Low-Cost Season Extension Structures on a Missouri Farm
Type: North Central SARE Ag Innovations
This project compared winter production using four structures: EZ Build-n-Gro Cold Frames (Farmtek);...
New York Farmer Uses Hanging Gutters to Utilize Overhead Space in Hoop House
Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations
This project looked at increasing the productivity and cost effectiveness of growing more crops in a...
Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use
Type: North Central SARE Multimedia
This Iowa State University video/fact sheet describes how to build a system to catch, store and reuse...
Season Extension and Crop Multiplication with a Moveable Hoophouse in an Organic System
Type: Western SARE Project Summary
By testing a moveable hoop house that slides on rails, this project has the potential to extend the...
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)
Construction resources and equipment suppliers from Hightunnels.org
Greenhouse Site Selection (online article from Rodale Institute)
Hoop House How-To (a website of The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture)
How to Build a Low-Cost Hoophouse, Hmong version and Spanish version (a video by the Spring Rose Growers Cooperative, of Madison, Wisc.)
Properties and Recommended Conditions for the Long-Term Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (a University of California, Davis resource)
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