[HN Gopher] Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges ...
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       Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow
        
       Author : latchkey
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2022-12-10 16:24 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | anfractuosity wrote:
       | Cool, thanks for that!
       | 
       | I guess its using the same principle as -
       | https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-culti...
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       | Edit: Oh it seems to use underground pipes air is pumped through,
       | neat
       | 
       | Will watch the video properly soon.
        
       | yrgulation wrote:
       | I love this type of projects and the people that spend time on
       | them are simply amazing. I plan filling my home and garden with
       | micro greens. Would be really cool if i could ever achieve what
       | this retiree has. I think basic plant growing and a little bit of
       | practical agriculture should be part of school curricula. Losing
       | such skill is detrimental to society. Anyone can grow at least
       | one king of vegetable and it should be an encouraged practice,
       | even in apartments.
        
       | ckdarby wrote:
       | I watched the video, but I don't think I recall them mentioning
       | the cost?
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       | Does anyone know what the capital cost of the greenhouse at that
       | size and the geothermal would be?
        
         | maitland wrote:
         | Subject of the video has a website:
         | https://greenhouseinthesnow.com/greenhouse-kits
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         | Quotes: $211 per lineal foot.
         | 
         | Further info is also in the description of the video:
         | 
         | > Finch sells a "Citrus in the Snow" report detailing his work
         | with his "geo-air" greenhouses and says anyone can build a
         | market-producing greenhouse for about $25,000 or "less than the
         | cost of a heating system on a traditional greenhouse."
        
           | silisili wrote:
           | If I heard right, he said it was 25K if you had access to a
           | backhoe and could do your own labor.
        
         | pohl wrote:
         | 9:05-9:40
        
       | jhpaul wrote:
       | This might consistently be my favorite channel on YouTube.
       | Kirsten and Faircompanies do very good work documenting
       | interesting and innovative examples of sustainable living,
       | building, growing, etc.
       | 
       | https://youtube.com/@kirstendirksen
        
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