Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual by Carol Ford and Chuck Waibel

This manual provides answers for people who live in northern climates and are concerned about the quality, safety, availability, and price of food. Whether you are a farmer or a consumer, urban or rural, interested in sustainable farming, energy conservation, nutrition education, or economic development, The Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual contains inspiring information for you and your community.

This book provides the details of the authors unique greenhouse design and production methods that enable them to grow fresh vegetables all winter long—with minimal fuel costs. A passive solar greenhouse like this closes the gap in the growing season that winter has long occupied.

Paperback

118 pages

ISBN 97806152972

About the Authors: Carol Ford is a Minnesota-based vegetable producer and winter greenhouse expert who owns and operates Garden Goddess Produce, a winter CSA that grows fresh greens in a passive solar greenhouse she helped design. Chuck Waibel was a co-founder of Garden Goddess Enterprises, an inventor, speaker, and former university professor whose work with passive solar greenhouse design enabled year-round vegetable production in cold climates.

Image description: The cover shows a softly focused photograph of a cluster of winter greens (leafy vegetables) bathed in gentle, natural light, with blurred foliage and greenhouse structure shapes in the background. The title “The Northlands Winter Greenhouse Manual” appears across the top, with a subtitle beneath it that reads “A Unique, Low-Tech Solution to Vegetable Production in Cold Climates”. The authors names are shown in the right bottom corner of the cover.