Sustainable Greenhouse Design
Date and Time
Sunday Feb 6, 2011
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Sunday, February 6th from 12 - 4 pm
Location
Evergreen Library
Highway 73 & Buffalo Park Rd, Evergreen, CO 80439
Fees/Admission
$59
Contact Information
Register online or with the Denver Botanic Gardens Registrar at 720-865-3580
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Description
Have you ever wondered if it could be done? Can you create a greenhouse that needs NO supplemental heating year round? The answer is yes!! This greenhouse design, involving stored water as thermal mass and our bountiful Colorado sun, can be used with recycled materials or new. You can apply this method to pre-existing greenhouses, attached or single units. Water is the most efficient thermal mass but there are many other options as well. Learn how to use them while recycling all kinds of materials.
The Parmenters built their greenhouse out of 90% recycled materials and it sits on top of a decomposed granite mountain at 8,120 ft. This technique works at any altitude. Fresh, organic food year round in Colorado is a sure thing! We have more than enough sun. There's always something to eat!
Instructors: Penn and Cord Parmenter.
Penn and Cord Parmenter are high altitude food growers. They live in the Wet Mountains in South Central Colorado and they apply a multitude of techniques to overcome the challenges of the high country. Their totally sustainable greenhouse provides food year round for them and their three boys.
Printed courtesy of www.evergreenchamber.org – Contact the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
1524 Belford Ct., Evergreen, CO 80439 – (303) 674-3412 – noreply@evergreenchamber.org