Learn tips and customize your walipini construction to ensure a durable, long-lasting, and productive walipini style greenhouse. In the 1990s, a philanthropic arm of the Mormon Church called the ...

There are traditional greenhouses called ' walipini ', which grow crops in well-insulated greenhouses to reduce the impact of harsh winters and dry summers on crops. Mr. Ryan, a gardener who was ...

A four-year experiment in growing food all through the winter will end Saturday when volunteers deconstruct a sunken greenhouse behind a church parsonage in northeast Minneapolis. The makeshift ...

It was a typical snow-covered winter day, but something very atypical was happening — cabbages, broccoli and even strawberries were improbably green and alive in a northeast Minneapolis backyard.

Underneath a mound of earth in a small northeast Minneapolis backyard something groundbreaking is happening: Food is growing in the dead of winter. “It’s so hot in here that the tomatoes are out of ...

Have you ever heard the term "Walipini"? You might hear more about it in the future. Walipini originally were developed in cold, mountainous regions of South America more than 20 years ago to combat ...

Q. I have heard that building a walipini might be a good way to grow vegetables year-round in our area. What do you think? A. Walipinis are essentially greenhouses dug into the ground with earth walls ...

One of 18 Walipinis run by the Gemio family in El Alto, in the Bolivian highlands The Andean Plateau or the Altiplano, is one of the largest and highest plateaus in the world. In order to protect ...

Giving a whole new meaning to the term underground industry, a walipini is a South American technique of taking advantage of an endless source of heat for grows in cold climates. Think of it as a ...

The Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network is ready to step up its urban agriculture game thanks to a crucial assist from the Erie Zoning Hearing Board. The nonprofit neighborhood organization ...

Catch the subterranean vibe at 36 Below, a Walipini-inspired lounge located below Sip Coffee and Beer Garage. A Walipini is a pit greenhouse that is below the ground and covered, so plants can grow ...