The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book: How to Build an Energy Free Year-Round Greenhouse

by Mike Oehler

The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book is the first to promote the benefits of both passive solar energy and earth sheltering in greenhouse design. This combination results in greenhouses which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0960446400
• ISBN13: 9780960446407
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Mole Publishing Company
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book

The book came quickly and in excellent condition. For now, I am day dreaming as I read it.

Lotta work!

This book would be very helpful to a strong, able-bodied person who is willing to work pretty hard, not only finding (or buying and paying for) materials, but serious digging as well as doing the building. It probably would be a little easier if two people were working together on it. I, on the other hand, would have to pay someone else to do the work, which probably takes it all the way up to "too expensive" and even if it relies on solar heating and earth's constancy, I could never recover the cost if I grew my own vegetables for 40 years. If I were 35 years old instead of 75, however, I would enjoy the challenge of doing it myself, perhaps with the help of one of my children. The book makes sense, and his advice is excellent.

Best option for DIY greenhouse!

I have fallen in love with this book because it is the answer to most of my greenhouse problems. I was concerned about building an above ground greenhouse due to the fact that I would have to run electricity to the building to heat/cool it. The earth berm concept is so painfully smart am left wondering why more people don't practice this? This book also solved my problem of a location for vermiculture and where to house the chickens I am soon to get for the winter. In order to get a better handle on construction methods I also bought the author's other book ($50.00 and up undgerground house) but if you are a little familiar with construction you'll do fine with this one. A must buy right now due to the need for sustainable living!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earth Shelters

This is a great book. We have been doing research and looking into this for a while now and this is a fact full book.