Dome in Snow
Summary by Catherine Haug
updated 3/31/10 to add Paul’s photos; 4/18 to add link to coverage by Daily Interlake
Peaceful Gardens, a Cooperative Year-Round Food Production System, presented by Paul Renner.
The following is a short outline of the event. For the complete gathering summary, including photos and links to websites offering online educational videos for many steps in the process, see our pdf file:
Gathering Summary: Peaceful Gardens
See also April 18, 2010 article in Daily InterLake: At Peaceful Gardens, it’s always Growing Season, by Candace Chase
Presentation Outline
Paul began with an introduction that included the following topics:
- Tackling Chronic Illness – Paul’s Personal Story
- A Quest for Truly Locally-Produced Organic Food
Paul and Sam Inside Dome
This was followed by a slide presentation, that included:
- Project concept
- Photos & description of site construction, including geo-dome* greenhouse, root cellar, and turning his garage into a seed starting shed
- Photos & description of first planning
- Future plans
- Requirements for joining the co-op
- Turnkey teaching program
The presentation concluded with a Q&A session, followed by indulgence in Stephanie’s Mayan Chocolate Cake for dessert.
*NOTE: We can thank Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller for improving and popularizing the geodesic dome. (3) For more about his art, see Artsy: R. Buckminster Fuller (9).
Flip Videos & Photos of the Event
Flip video still-shots from the event, by Sally Janover:
Files and Resources
For the complete gathering summary, see our pdf file:
Gathering Summary: Peaceful Gardens
Books
- The Winter harvest Handbook – Year-Round Vegetable Production using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses, by Eliot Coleman, Chelsea Green Publishing, March 2009 (see Amazon.com for sneak-peak inside the book)
Web
- Wellness Education Center, Kalispell
- Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, Patagonia
- Wikipedia: Buckminster Fuller
- Design Technology, on Geodesic Domes
- Extreme Bokashi: Make Your Own Innoculant
- YouTube Video: How to Make Bokashi (6 minutes)
- Wikipedia: Bokashi Composting
- At Peaceful Gardens, it’s always Growing Season, by Candace Chase in Daily InterLake, April 18, 2010
- Artsy: Buckminster Fuller