The Independent Farmstead Energy Independence And by purchasing this kit

And by purchasing this kit

why it works

an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels (including using thermal mass and storing heat underground with a ground-to-air heat exchanger)

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The Independent Farmstead Energy Independence And by purchasing this kitWhen Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sows Ear, the state of Ohio designated it not suitable for agriculture. Today, some 20 years later, their family raises and grows 90 percent of their own food. Such self sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic