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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

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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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Constructing a High Tunnel

Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia

This Rutgers University website includes a 61-image construction demonstration and detailed information...

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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....

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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.

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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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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: Types and Construction: Winter Storage

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Season Extension: Types and Construction: Other Design Considerations

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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);...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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)

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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