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Blacksburg greenhouse project could boost local food production

A pilot project sponsored by the YMCA at Virginia Tech may turn the concept of seasonal eating on its head by making it possible to grow local food 12 months a year.

Traditional greenhouses shelter plants from frosts and trap heat from the sun to extend the vegetable growing season in cool climates. But a “solar greenhouse” currently under construction off Maywood Drive could make year-round local food production possible, Blacksburg environmentalist Dave Roper said.

Read Roper's research and see the greenhouse and community garden designs here.

See the Nov. 29 Current for the full story.

-- Tonia Moxley

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