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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Osentowski, Jerome, 1941-     Subjects     Greenhouses -- Design and construction.     Edible forest gardens.     Permaculture.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Osentowski, Jerome, 1941-       by title:      The forest garden gr...       by call number:      631.583 O81f     Search the Web     Osentowski, Jerome, 1941-     Greenhouses -- Design and construction.     Edible forest gardens.     Permaculture.       MARC Display

The forest garden greenhouse : how to design and manage an indoor permaculture oasis / Jerome Osentowski ; with contributions from Michael Thompson and Peter Bane, Creighton Hofeditz, Natalie Rae Fuller, Callie Maron. by Osentowski, Jerome, 1941- Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015. Call #: 631.583 O81f Subjects Greenhouses -- Design and construction.   Edible forest gardens.   Permaculture. ISBN:  9781603584265 (pbk.) Description:  x, 293 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 26 cm. Notes:  Some copies may be permabound. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 281) and index. Contents:  The beginnings of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute -- Expanding the possible with season extension -- A tour of the ark -- The history and mechanics of the climate battery -- Considerations for building your own greenhouse -- Everything starts with the soil -- Creating a forest in your greenhouse -- Water -- Greenhouse management -- Off-site case studies -- Conclusion: Fruits of our labor. Summary:  "A book by one of North America's most accomplished permaculture designers. How we can create forest gardens in greenhouses and transform both our homes and our lives. Author Jerome Osentowski provides in-depth information on construction plans for greenhouses large and small, soil-building techniques, the secrets of successful companion planting, the use of microclimates within and around the greenhouse, and more. Includes details on a revolutionary energy-cycling technology - the "Climate Battery"--that effectively utilizes passive and active solar heat storage to create tropical greenhouse conditions even in cold climates. Whether your goal is to simply extend the growing season by a few weeks or to build a year-round tropical greenhouse, this book's detailed drawings, photos, and case studies of successful greenhouse projects of all scales will fundamentally change the conversation about growing food indoors."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.583 O81f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.583 O81f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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