“Grow your own food!” is easy to say, but what exactly do you need to do to make that happen? We asked the indoor garden and greenhouse design and construction experts at Good Green Builders to draw us up a plan of a greenhouse that could feed not just one, but four families! So if the initial set-up costs of a family food production facility seem prohibitive, why not collaborate with your friends, split the investment, and enjoy the harvest together. Happy days!
Everest casts his critical eye over blueprints of real indoor gardens and examines pros and cons with their designers. Under the spotlight this time is Claude. He’s built what he calls an “almost sealed” room to produce heirloom tomatoes all year round. Will his set-up produce juicy fruits of joy or paltry piles of passatta?
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