Whenever construction centers around a geodesic dome, don’t forget to thank Buckminster Fuller, futurist extraordinaire and among the world’s finest human beings!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
Cool that you are in Canada. I'm in Northeast Michigan. I have spent time in Toronto which I love. I've taken the train from Toronto to Vancouver. Beautiful view from our hotel of Whistler. Hiked west of Lake Louise in the snow, beautiful. I have a princess friend there too. Sent your piece to friends. Thanks
Great episode! Installing new the 26’ Arctic Acres dome at my cabin this year was one of the best decisions we’ve made, especially with the societal challenges we’re facing right now.
Whenever construction centers around a geodesic dome, don’t forget to thank Buckminster Fuller, futurist extraordinaire and among the world’s finest human beings!!
my thoughts exactly. not one mention of bucky in this vid huh. c'moan maan! sweet greenhouse, but give respect where respect is due, foo.... "dymaxion = dynamic maximum tension"-r.b.fuller
How wonderful I've always loved one of his local creations. It needs to be saved from being a scrap yard, and become a renovated terrarium water park. Just Dreams, A+. A wonderful geodesic watch this was. Nebraskan Geothermal Greenhouse is A+ too.
It was amazing to work with Exploring Alternatives on this video! We’re excited to share what these Growing Domes can do and how they are impacting communities all across Canada. 🇨🇦❤️
@@justlooking4202 geodesic structures in general can be massive, however for use as a greenhouse utilizing passive heating/cooling features, our largest 42’ size is ideal for maximizing those climate controls effects while minimizing engineering challenges.
Curious how these perform in Australia and UK? Do you have any example there? What is the smallest dome available and cost? I love that the poly carbonate can be easily recycled, what's the origin of virgin plastic or is it also sourced from recycled? Cheers!
@@melusine826 We only service Canada at the moment, but there are Growing Dome owners around the world. The UK climate would be ideal for these greenhouses in all 4 seasons. Extreme Australian heat in some regions would be a challenge, however there are features that can assist in this as well (like the desert cooling package offered by our partner Growing Spaces). Our smallest dome is 15’ in diameter, providing 165sqft of space. All our pricing for our kits and packages is available on our website along with our material and technical information. We offer a number of kit upgrades as well that can affect the final cost.
My friends have one at 9,000 feet elevation, just above Colorado Springs, and its always about 70 degrees in the middle of winter. It's absolutely amazing. We all hang out in there and have tea. I look forward to having one or two someday.
@@Hyperlooper I don’t think so, they happen to be in an area that is gated, and more of a residential covenant, in the Pike forest, so probably not. I would say in town, you would have to have a pretty large backyard with good sun light. Unfortunately, my backyard is too small and shaded by my garage part of the day, so I dream of having one someday.
I just seen a video of a couple building a home inside of a geodesic style greenhouse. this really is a true self sustainable environmentally responsible way to live
I have always felt that we needed a covering of some sort over the house in Sask.when it was in the depth of winter.70 years ago,the house is fair but not as it cold be.Maybe a roll away design.of wonderful fabric and custom fitted for door and windows . I had time for dreaming because the winters are long.Thanks for your work and great dome.
My thoughts exactly! I was wondering how you could cook them in Florida summers. I was picturing making a home like like the large industrial flats in cities.
There has actually been a GeoDome project done back in the 60's and don't expect to get a functioning closed functional ecosystem, it failed horridly. They even made a second attempt in the 90's (think it was called Biosphere 2) and that one I'd look up to see how horridly it failed (they even started running out of oxygen)
What a nice product! The durability of the geodesic dome has always appealed to me, as well as its aesthetics. Music sounds rich and awesome in them. And growing your own food is more important than ever in these uncertain times.
My dream: Small-ish A-frame house connected to an enormous garage-mahal and a large geodome greenhouse via a three or four season enclosed patio. I don't want to care if there's 10 ft of snow on the ground to do anything I want (garden, woodwork, building/painting cars, working out, etc) year-round.
My dream too to have an enclosed patio for citrus trees, chicken run, waterfall in Zone 6. What better than having domes of different purposes built all the way around to enclose it!
My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.
I went to the website and the don't even quote a price at which point I quit. I'm wondering if I could some how make the metal rods to bolt together and just use plastic sheet? I'm in the process of building a greenhouse with 50 inch by 16 feet cattle panels. $30 each. Pretty cheap. To transport the five panels on top of my Volvo station wagon, I bought two , 12 foot 3 x4s. $18 each!!! Forget buying wood. The Elite are building houses underground and cornering the lumber market. Still, I need wood for this first greenhouse so am planning on making a large sign; got building materials/ wood? And parking on the road to the dump and see what comes of it.
Amazing product' the way to go now days'' these domes could be a second survival shelter and be able to grow food and have water' i love the idea of a zen room that is a great idea these could be used for so many things'' a little cafe'' even'' guest quarters' a craft room' a movie theater with big screen '' i like the zen private space my self'' meditation space' how cool i want one'' maybe after we get back from our snow birding down south America' for this winter' if i had one of these domes made into a home i would not need to fly with the birds where it is warmer' these are amazing .
Cool, made me wish I didn't live an apartment. Shared this one, maybe someone I know is interested. All of it looked yummy to me. I always watch your videos when they upload.
If there are community gardens near your apartment, you could get together with your neighbors, pool your resources, and install a geodesic dome in the gardens for the whole community! And if your city doesn’t have community gardens, you could march to your city hall, raise a ruckus, and demand your city council create community gardens!! And finally, if your city council are unresponsive, or if you can’t find any alternatives, you could get together with your neighbors to reclaim some blighted vacant lots … and turn those into community gardens, guerrilla-style!!! Some of NYC’s best community gardens began as guerrilla projects in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Neighbors grew disgusted by slumlords deliberately letting plots of land in their neighborhoods go to ruin, and grew weary of waiting for authorization to do something about it. So the neighbors went to these blighted plots, took bolt-cutters to the locks on the fences that‘d been keeping them out, brought in their own soil and seeds and gardening tools… …and turned those plots into vibrant community gardens! They not only brightened up the place, they also created an activity the whole community could bond over, and a supplemental food source for that whole community. Several thousand community gardens sprung up across all five boroughs throughout the ‘70s, and they often became focal points for activism and for positive change. In many instances these gardens grew so large and fruitful and popular that the city wound up reclaiming the land from the slumlords and making the community gardens official! Although some despicable developers, with lowlife Rudy Giuliani’s help, were able in recent decades to boot many neighbors out, destroying roughly 2/3 of these spaces in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, at least 1/3 of these spectacular examples of neighborly cooperation and community spirit remain to this day-beautiful spots like the Liz Christy garden at Bowery and Houston, or _El Jardín del Paraíso_ on the Lower East Side. Urban living is pretty great: the city is right up there with the printing press as one of humankind’s greatest inventions. The concentration of resources and culture greatly increases quality of life for city residents, while allowing for easy cooperation and for the rapid propagation of knowledge. So cities have become the great accelerators of humankind’s progress. And by building up rather than out, we intrude less into wild spaces. So the ideal setup both for civilization and for nature is a vertical city ringed by enormous green belts. Ideally someday we’ll have great horizons of green spaces again, dotted here and there by dense vertical construction. So by living in an apartment you are contributing to progress. And yes, some rural folk will argue that city living means sacrificing one’s connection to nature. But that needn’t be the case! Wherever you are, you can bring nature to you. I would wholeheartedly encourage you to find likeminded neighbors, find or create a community garden with them, and then pursue your interest in putting up a geodesic greenhouse there. You’ll make some new friends, form a community, green your city, create a focal point around which even greater community can form, AND you’ll get some delicious veggies in the process. Everybody wins!!
@@danopticon What a great comment! Thanks for taking the time to share some of the history of urban group gardening. Heartwarming to know what can be done, despite the low-life Rudy Giulianis and their ilk. Those anonymous and visionary spirits are the Johnny and Janie Appleseeds of our cities.
We've had one of these (large) growing domes for 15 yrs. Cons: They get HOT in the summer, even with the shade on the outside. Miserable to work in for any extended time in the summer. The screws work their way out over time, which causes the shade to get stuck when you're trying to put it on. It is hard as h3ll to find anyone who is willing to climb on top of the thing to fix it (it's thousands to have them come do it). Tape joints deteriorate causing leaks (again they have to come fix it, because nobody else wants to climb up on the thing). So, expensive to upkeep. Other than that they're pretty amazing. If we had it do over again, we wouldn't do the large one. The bicarbonate spray coating sounds interesting, but expensive.
@@sappir26 base cost Is about $42,000 plus installation of about $9,000. I’ll have to get cement piers and dirt.... I’ll post about it. I’ve been studying about and planning for years to do this. The time is right and I think it will pay for itself within 2-3 years after solid production is established. And just think, no chemtrail dust on the plants.
Thank you so much for this! I've never seen the tank of water used as a thermal mass in a greenhouse; that's especially interesting. A truly inspiring episode.
Very nice construction. One thing they could add is a raingutter around the house leading to some Rainbarrels so you can have free rain water to feed the plants
These look amazing, but living in Wisconsin I would be concerned with entering this in the cold of the winter. Seems there should be a two stage entry to avoid a blast of cold from killing your plants and dramatically dropping the temperature inside. That staged entry could be attached as a small 5 foot entry with a black roof which would increase the temperature inside the entry chamber and thus further reduce the risk of cold damage inside the dome. I seem to recall there was a Wisconsin based company that use to build Dome homes a few decades ago. I think it would be cool having a central home with either connecting enclosed paths to each of your domes or underground tunnels. Add solar panels, geothermal and wind power and this would be an amazing off grid homestead.
I love geodesic domes! All domes look incredible after they are built. Kind of like most humans are cute as babies. Time may tell a different story. The young gentleman gave quite a confident pitch. I'll wait and see how time treats this design before I make any comments.
Love the look and 32K Cad for the 33ft Dome is a great price. However< I would love to see this filmed in the winter in -20C to believe the claims of its ability to grow food for 4 seasons!!
Whenever I see these claims for videos filmed when it's hot and sunny, I assume 4 season growing means growing winter crops in the winter. I'd love to see tomatoes growing (no yellowing of leaves) in January and February inside one of these but I just don't think the low light levels, etc can sustain that even if the temps are 30 degrees different than what is outside.
like he said, get some lights. 100% doable. I grow tropical trees year round in canada better then they grow in Africa. it's -10c outside right now, and the sun is gone by 4pm, but they don't need to know that..
I got a 24' geo-dome made from 1,1/2 conduit. Metal. Pretty freeking strong. Got a 8' x 10' hole in the center. Water tank and worm bed will sit on the air manifold. Solar hot water tubing on south Wall heating water tank. Water and air tubing running the perimeter with air intake on south side. Wood stove with heat exchanger for those below zero nights. Pizza oven is next to it. Looks like biggie smalls.
This is amazing. Leaps and bounds for farm and food production. I love that it's off grid which is so important to most homesteaders. I think alot of is have been looking for ways to grow year round. Thanks the video, well made and very informative.
in process of ordering 2 of these domes. really looking forward to this opportunity. Thanks for all your hard work. I see the kit I am ordering comes with the geothermal piping kit and pretty much everything. Very excited to put this one up here in Holland.
These are wonderful, especially in remote places where food is expensive and quality is poor. But what if it rains a lot, like the Northwest BC coast? Would they be viable here too? Also, I was thinking about Mike Monroe of Northern Exposure who lived in a dome. An amazing show and before it's time. I love your channel.
The only issue is genetics and the warmth to light ratio. These plants will take some time to get used to being warm with such poor light. As in generations
@@foonatt I don't understand? They started growing immediately. I've never heard of anyone ever having this issue in any greenhouse. Have any sources you can cite? I'm seriously curious as to what you mean. Greenhouses have been around a long time. The heat is usually beneficial to growth, and they aren't shaded, so I'm not sure what you are talking about. If your talking about winter growing, they weren't growing exclusively in the winter, I was just saying it was warm in the winter too.
Amazing, I especially like the idea of combining the thermal mass water tank with aquaponic growing. Does anyone know of any fish grown in this way for human consumption?
My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.
I'm surprised that there wasn't a shed version with solar tiles for each triangle and with insulation. You could then link the shed to the green house with a tunnel walkthrough with airtight doors and use solar heating from the greenhouse to warm the shed and solarpower from the shed to power the greenhouse. You could throw a woodburner in to the mix too and then have essentially a mars style colony.
these are brilliant! How about a house and garden combination? water catchment, solar power, composting this has the potential to be the complete off grid housing life style. Great video, well done to everyone
Great ideas and I love the structure! My only question is - If it's sealed off completely, how can essential pollinators come in and help like bees, wasps, flies, beetles, and other bugs?
I'd imagine you could leave the door open on certain days. My question is how would they get out. I've seen greenhouses where the pollinators can't find their way out, and it's always disconcerting.
Good question. But the answer must be same for ordinary greenhouses, which are around for very long time. I am no expert on this, just presume it's resolved long time ago. But remember, many plants don't need pollinators, and second, if you have this structure in arctic locations, there are no bees around or they are sleeping. But surely again, interesting question.
Excellent point about the pollinators. Another huge issue is ventilation and this does not matter what type of growing structure you use. Installing shade cloth and spray on shading indicates inefficient venting. Poor venting leads to overly high humidity and heat. This is perfect environment for mildew , molds and disease. In the middle of the prime summer growing season maximum sun for photosynthesis is your goal, not heat. Venting is everything to success.
WOW!!! We plan on moving to SW Colorado in the near future, Cortez to be exact. Knowing that company is just up in Pagosa Springs, means they will most likely get my business
Wow!! What an amazing space with limitless possibilities. I have a grain silo bath house in the works next to a Quonset as a shop/ living space. There is nothing better than being in a space that doesn’t corner you.
Absolutely beautiful and I am very proud that R. Buckmeister Fuller's design is still being used today. Also, I thought it was Carl Sagan talking at first until the gentleman came on camera.
Very intrigued by this but I don't understand how they can use galvanized metal bolts with the aluminum plates that hold the cedar struts together and not cause a reaction between the dissimilar metals...
Looks great. Am I correct, that it has a limited life cycle? The acrylic, does get brittle after a while. The seam tape is good, for up to 10 years? Ten years goes by very quickly, with something like this.
Because it's too expensive😅 any more info and they'll chase you off!😂 find an old trampoline and chop it to make a high tunnel and get over innovation, we're dealing with nature and biology. Not polycarbonate anything😅
That's because this video was put up by a third party and not the manufacturer. To anyone with questions for the manufacturer I suggest actually contacting the manufacturer.
Needs a bathroom with water solar heater for gardeners to clean up after yard work. And even a gardener needs to go fast. But a eltric power source could be used for Christmas, or party lighting. Eltric grilling hot dogs for 4th of July. Put hammic in their, and a dog run. And a swiming, wading pool for kids and your whole family could use this for more than just growing food. Green house, solarium, wading pool, parties. Camping in backyard.
Yeah, for sure. I visited a 22 foot dome almost identical to this design from GrowingSpaces in Colorado, and he had Tilapia growing in the pond, with the filtered out nutrients going into the irrigation system.
You`d need to install a full SHCS system and employ overhead misting to maximise the cooling efficiency. The standard features wont be able to keep up with the incoming gains..
Thanks for watching! You can find out more about these growing domes here:
Canada: arcticacres.ca/
USA: growingspaces.com/
This is so cool 🙌🏽
Whenever construction centers around a geodesic dome, don’t forget to thank Buckminster Fuller, futurist extraordinaire and among the world’s finest human beings!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
Estaría genial que pusieran subtitulado. Me encanta el contenido del canal. Gracias!
Cool that you are in Canada. I'm in Northeast Michigan. I have spent time in Toronto which I love. I've taken the train from Toronto to Vancouver. Beautiful view from our hotel of Whistler. Hiked west of Lake Louise in the snow, beautiful. I have a princess friend there too. Sent your piece to friends. Thanks
Why can't these be used / adapted for housing?
Great episode! Installing new the 26’ Arctic Acres dome at my cabin this year was one of the best decisions we’ve made, especially with the societal challenges we’re facing right now.
Yes, great decision, Shawn. You are ahead of the game!!!
Thanks so much, Shawn! We loved seeing the series about your dome setup, too :)
@@SPACEXYZ123 as much as a pre built home
As I was watching this video I was wondering if these were the same domes from My Self Reliance!
Hey Shawn do you have the thermostat on your fans?
Whenever construction centers around a geodesic dome, don’t forget to thank Buckminster Fuller, futurist extraordinaire and among the world’s finest human beings!!
my thoughts exactly. not one mention of bucky in this vid huh. c'moan maan! sweet greenhouse, but give respect where respect is due, foo.... "dymaxion = dynamic maximum tension"-r.b.fuller
How wonderful I've always loved one of his local creations. It needs to be saved from being a scrap yard, and become a renovated terrarium water park. Just Dreams, A+. A wonderful geodesic watch this was. Nebraskan Geothermal Greenhouse is A+ too.
@@attonapz6081I wouldn’t be surprised if he did actually give credit to Fuller but it got edited out. Very glad others mention him!
Have you done a video on the structure that needs to be saved? I was into Buckminster when I was a kid, dysmaxian sp?, words from the past
It was amazing to work with Exploring Alternatives on this video! We’re excited to share what these Growing Domes can do and how they are impacting communities all across Canada. 🇨🇦❤️
Very interesting video and product. I'm curious, realistically how big can these domes get? Or is 42ft the max?
@@justlooking4202 geodesic structures in general can be massive, however for use as a greenhouse utilizing passive heating/cooling features, our largest 42’ size is ideal for maximizing those climate controls effects while minimizing engineering challenges.
Curious how these perform in Australia and UK? Do you have any example there?
What is the smallest dome available and cost?
I love that the poly carbonate can be easily recycled, what's the origin of virgin plastic or is it also sourced from recycled?
Cheers!
@@melusine826 We only service Canada at the moment, but there are Growing Dome owners around the world.
The UK climate would be ideal for these greenhouses in all 4 seasons. Extreme Australian heat in some regions would be a challenge, however there are features that can assist in this as well (like the desert cooling package offered by our partner Growing Spaces).
Our smallest dome is 15’ in diameter, providing 165sqft of space. All our pricing for our kits and packages is available on our website along with our material and technical information. We offer a number of kit upgrades as well that can affect the final cost.
It was amazing to watch y’all do the construction at My Self Reliance!!!
My friends have one at 9,000 feet elevation, just above Colorado Springs, and its always about 70 degrees in the middle of winter. It's absolutely amazing. We all hang out in there and have tea. I look forward to having one or two someday.
Hello friends, we are holding led solar lawn lamp delivery test activity, I wonder if you are interested?
What are the price range on them? Thanks!
@@joshuarutledge2707 links in description
Were there any code compliance challenges with doing this in that area?
@@Hyperlooper I don’t think so, they happen to be in an area that is gated, and more of a residential covenant, in the Pike forest, so probably not. I would say in town, you would have to have a pretty large backyard with good sun light. Unfortunately, my backyard is too small and shaded by my garage part of the day, so I dream of having one someday.
11:36 This guy is so legitimately enthusiastic about his industry he shouts out his direct competitor. Awesome!
Competition is inherently destructive. They would do better to work together.
I see huge potential for this in cannabis cultivation
☝WHAT HE SAID!!! Bruh I don't know why I didn't think of that before you said it, but hell yea! Someone's gotta do that. I'd love to see that video!
I think I'm liking the dome home even better than a Tiny House! There really is
something about the circular shape!!😍
I just seen a video of a couple building a home inside of a geodesic style greenhouse. this really is a true self sustainable environmentally responsible way to live
I have always felt that we needed a covering of some sort over the house in Sask.when it was in the depth of winter.70 years ago,the house is fair but not as it cold be.Maybe a roll away design.of wonderful fabric and custom fitted for door and windows . I had time for dreaming because the winters are long.Thanks for your work and great dome.
What a great video highlighting Growing Domes! We are so grateful to be included. Thank you to Exploring Alternatives and Arctic Acres.
These are fantastic! We live in a geodesic dome (well it’s the bedroom part of our earthship) and it’s the most beautiful space I’ve ever lived in
Woud love to see picture of that
Had the same thoughts also.
Im done with normal housing
Do you like living in an earth ship? That’s the future plan for us as well.
Peace of mind an growing your own food, they did a great job on My Self Reliance you tube channel also. Worth every penny.
Yeah, saw it there first. Was well impressed and coveted one myself 😃
This is just outstanding !!!! I love this ! I will totally look into this when I get my land because growing my own food is a HUGE goal to me !
They're beyond epic, we're installing one next month and cannot wait!
That's awesome! Can't wait to see it in your upcoming videos :) :)
And it will be epic also, T N T!!!
Can’t wait to see 😊
Good for you , that’s awesome ❤️
That’s so awesome!! I’m jealous 😭💚
You could live in one of these! Why limit them to just growing food?
My thoughts exactly! I was wondering how you could cook them in Florida summers. I was picturing making a home like like the large industrial flats in cities.
There has actually been a GeoDome project done back in the 60's and don't expect to get a functioning closed functional ecosystem, it failed horridly. They even made a second attempt in the 90's (think it was called Biosphere 2) and that one I'd look up to see how horridly it failed (they even started running out of oxygen)
@@SilvaDreams it doesn't have to be closed, just a house
What a nice product! The durability of the geodesic dome has always appealed to me, as well as its aesthetics. Music sounds rich and awesome in them. And growing your own food is more important than ever in these uncertain times.
That's awesome, incredible that they function for growing in -40 all the way to +40C areas! WoW
My dream: Small-ish A-frame house connected to an enormous garage-mahal and a large geodome greenhouse via a three or four season enclosed patio. I don't want to care if there's 10 ft of snow on the ground to do anything I want (garden, woodwork, building/painting cars, working out, etc) year-round.
That is literally my dream as well.
I hope you get your dream home/ workshop. Best wishes from Ireland and merry Christmas
My dream too to have an enclosed patio for citrus trees, chicken run, waterfall in Zone 6. What better than having domes of different purposes built all the way around to enclose it!
Wow!
Interesting for us folk up-north.
Thank you very much, guys.
My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.
Yay ! At last ! I grew up with these buildings ...fabulous to live in ,easy to build .. glad to see them still around after 40 yrs ! I love them 8
Brilliant! Looks like I could never afford one, but they seem really cool.
I went to the website and the don't even quote a price at which point I quit. I'm wondering if I could some how make the metal rods to bolt together and just use plastic sheet? I'm in the process of building a greenhouse with 50 inch by 16 feet cattle panels. $30 each. Pretty cheap. To transport the five panels on top of my Volvo station wagon, I bought two , 12 foot 3 x4s. $18 each!!! Forget buying wood. The Elite are building houses underground and cornering the lumber market. Still, I need wood for this first greenhouse so am planning on making a large sign; got building materials/ wood? And parking on the road to the dump and see what comes of it.
The site does have pricing. This dome is close to 50K
These would make great off grid homes.
Great option for homesteading or anyone wanting longer growing seasons.
I'm going to be living in Iceland sometime soon, and honestly this is super inspiring
Everybody should have one of these.
Amazing product' the way to go now days'' these domes could be a second survival shelter and be able to grow food and have water' i love the idea of a zen room that is a great idea these could be used for so many things'' a little cafe'' even'' guest quarters' a craft room' a movie theater with big screen '' i like the zen private space my self'' meditation space' how cool i want one'' maybe after we get back from our snow birding down south America' for this winter' if i had one of these domes made into a home i would not need to fly with the birds where it is warmer' these are amazing .
Cool, made me wish I didn't live an apartment. Shared this one, maybe someone I know is interested.
All of it looked yummy to me. I always watch your videos when they upload.
If there are community gardens near your apartment, you could get together with your neighbors, pool your resources, and install a geodesic dome in the gardens for the whole community!
And if your city doesn’t have community gardens, you could march to your city hall, raise a ruckus, and demand your city council create community gardens!!
And finally, if your city council are unresponsive, or if you can’t find any alternatives, you could get together with your neighbors to reclaim some blighted vacant lots … and turn those into community gardens, guerrilla-style!!!
Some of NYC’s best community gardens began as guerrilla projects in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Neighbors grew disgusted by slumlords deliberately letting plots of land in their neighborhoods go to ruin, and grew weary of waiting for authorization to do something about it. So the neighbors went to these blighted plots, took bolt-cutters to the locks on the fences that‘d been keeping them out, brought in their own soil and seeds and gardening tools…
…and turned those plots into vibrant community gardens! They not only brightened up the place, they also created an activity the whole community could bond over, and a supplemental food source for that whole community. Several thousand community gardens sprung up across all five boroughs throughout the ‘70s, and they often became focal points for activism and for positive change.
In many instances these gardens grew so large and fruitful and popular that the city wound up reclaiming the land from the slumlords and making the community gardens official! Although some despicable developers, with lowlife Rudy Giuliani’s help, were able in recent decades to boot many neighbors out, destroying roughly 2/3 of these spaces in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, at least 1/3 of these spectacular examples of neighborly cooperation and community spirit remain to this day-beautiful spots like the Liz Christy garden at Bowery and Houston, or _El Jardín del Paraíso_ on the Lower East Side.
Urban living is pretty great: the city is right up there with the printing press as one of humankind’s greatest inventions. The concentration of resources and culture greatly increases quality of life for city residents, while allowing for easy cooperation and for the rapid propagation of knowledge. So cities have become the great accelerators of humankind’s progress. And by building up rather than out, we intrude less into wild spaces. So the ideal setup both for civilization and for nature is a vertical city ringed by enormous green belts. Ideally someday we’ll have great horizons of green spaces again, dotted here and there by dense vertical construction.
So by living in an apartment you are contributing to progress. And yes, some rural folk will argue that city living means sacrificing one’s connection to nature. But that needn’t be the case! Wherever you are, you can bring nature to you.
I would wholeheartedly encourage you to find likeminded neighbors, find or create a community garden with them, and then pursue your interest in putting up a geodesic greenhouse there. You’ll make some new friends, form a community, green your city, create a focal point around which even greater community can form, AND you’ll get some delicious veggies in the process. Everybody wins!!
@@danopticon What a great comment! Thanks for taking the time to share some of the history of urban group gardening. Heartwarming to know what can be done, despite the low-life Rudy Giulianis and their ilk. Those anonymous and visionary spirits are the Johnny and Janie Appleseeds of our cities.
We've had one of these (large) growing domes for 15 yrs.
Cons:
They get HOT in the summer, even with the shade on the outside. Miserable to work in for any extended time in the summer.
The screws work their way out over time, which causes the shade to get stuck when you're trying to put it on.
It is hard as h3ll to find anyone who is willing to climb on top of the thing to fix it (it's thousands to have them come do it).
Tape joints deteriorate causing leaks (again they have to come fix it, because nobody else wants to climb up on the thing).
So, expensive to upkeep.
Other than that they're pretty amazing. If we had it do over again, we wouldn't do the large one.
The bicarbonate spray coating sounds interesting, but expensive.
If I only had the money, I would do that in a heartbeat. LOVE IT!!
I’m in love! I just ordered a 42. Foot dome for Oklahoma, from growing spaces. Beautiful video!
How much does it cost?
@@sappir26 base cost Is about $42,000 plus installation of about $9,000. I’ll have to get cement piers and dirt.... I’ll post about it. I’ve been studying about and planning for years to do this. The time is right and I think it will pay for itself within 2-3 years after solid production is established. And just think, no chemtrail dust on the plants.
Thank you so much for this! I've never seen the tank of water used as a thermal mass in a greenhouse; that's especially interesting. A truly inspiring episode.
We've had a large one of these for over 15 years. Yes, it works.
Very nice construction. One thing they could add is a raingutter around the house leading to some Rainbarrels so you can have free rain water to feed the plants
These look amazing, but living in Wisconsin I would be concerned with entering this in the cold of the winter. Seems there should be a two stage entry to avoid a blast of cold from killing your plants and dramatically dropping the temperature inside. That staged entry could be attached as a small 5 foot entry with a black roof which would increase the temperature inside the entry chamber and thus further reduce the risk of cold damage inside the dome. I seem to recall there was a Wisconsin based company that use to build Dome homes a few decades ago. I think it would be cool having a central home with either connecting enclosed paths to each of your domes or underground tunnels. Add solar panels, geothermal and wind power and this would be an amazing off grid homestead.
I’m pretty sure it’s colder in Canada😂
I have built several in Wisconsin
He said you don't have to worry about it being cold inside.
Use compost to heat it up in the winter. Growing medicinal and edible mushrooms will help too.
If you look on their website, they have a double door room option to step into to prevent cold air from going directly in.
just great guys!! thank you for sharing!
Great greenhouses so well done. It is going right through the way we should see the futur. Great contribution to save energy for the planet!
Love this! And you're Canadian! Can't wait to get one (or more) on my property later!
Such a lovely design! I really love the choice of materials, the solid construction, the attention to details. Hope to be able to afford one some day.
I love geodesic domes! All domes look incredible after they are built. Kind of like most humans are cute as babies. Time may tell a different story. The young gentleman gave quite a confident pitch. I'll wait and see how time treats this design before I make any comments.
Love the look and 32K Cad for the 33ft Dome is a great price. However< I would love to see this filmed in the winter in -20C to believe the claims of its ability to grow food for 4 seasons!!
They are just a pretty greenhouse, they can easily do it as there are functioning greenhouses even in Siberia where it can get down to -50c.
Whenever I see these claims for videos filmed when it's hot and sunny, I assume 4 season growing means growing winter crops in the winter. I'd love to see tomatoes growing (no yellowing of leaves) in January and February inside one of these but I just don't think the low light levels, etc can sustain that even if the temps are 30 degrees different than what is outside.
like he said, get some lights. 100% doable. I grow tropical trees year round in canada better then they grow in Africa. it's -10c outside right now, and the sun is gone by 4pm, but they don't need to know that..
@@adamrose5690 how far north are you Adam?
@@Erhudreamer Southern Ontario
I got a 24' geo-dome made from 1,1/2 conduit. Metal. Pretty freeking strong. Got a 8' x 10' hole in the center. Water tank and worm bed will sit on the air manifold. Solar hot water tubing on south Wall heating water tank. Water and air tubing running the perimeter with air intake on south side. Wood stove with heat exchanger for those below zero nights. Pizza oven is next to it. Looks like biggie smalls.
This is amazing. Leaps and bounds for farm and food production. I love that it's off grid which is so important to most homesteaders. I think alot of is have been looking for ways to grow year round. Thanks the video, well made and very informative.
in process of ordering 2 of these domes. really looking forward to this opportunity. Thanks for all your hard work. I see the kit I am ordering comes with the geothermal piping kit and pretty much everything. Very excited to put this one up here in Holland.
These look so beautiful! I want the land and the capital to build one of these!
I am definitely getting one of these when I set up my tiny homestead in Nova Scotia
These are wonderful, especially in remote places where food is expensive and quality is poor. But what if it rains a lot, like the Northwest BC coast? Would they be viable here too? Also, I was thinking about Mike Monroe of Northern Exposure who lived in a dome. An amazing show and before it's time. I love your channel.
Know someone who has one, they grow things in there amazingly well. It was super warm in there even in the dead of winter, it was amazing.
The only issue is genetics and the warmth to light ratio. These plants will take some time to get used to being warm with such poor light. As in generations
@@foonatt I don't understand? They started growing immediately. I've never heard of anyone ever having this issue in any greenhouse. Have any sources you can cite? I'm seriously curious as to what you mean. Greenhouses have been around a long time. The heat is usually beneficial to growth, and they aren't shaded, so I'm not sure what you are talking about. If your talking about winter growing, they weren't growing exclusively in the winter, I was just saying it was warm in the winter too.
Great design! I could happily live in one of these!
Fantastic! I would love to see these in every living community!
These look great! Is there a future possibility to making smaller options for smaller yards? Somewhere under 10ft?
They look brilliant. Top design and workability.
Ok finally a strut/hub design I can get into.
I love these sorts of videos that spark all sorts of new ideas and dreams!
Love the domes! Great video 👍👍👍
Very nice variation of the Chinese greenhouse. Very nice place to be.
Amazing, I especially like the idea of combining the thermal mass water tank with aquaponic growing.
Does anyone know of any fish grown in this way for human consumption?
I have read this is a super strong structure. Would be good in high storm areas.
We use domes up here in Alberta. 👍
We're 100% self-sufficient and off grid. In the greenhouses we can also heat/cool by wood and deep geothermal.
How do your plants get pollinated in a greenhouse?, my family and I are looking into one
My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.
@@ironcatalystcs I was wondering the same damn thing. Keep some bees in there? Yikes!
@@oyajiblues still can't get a reply from the greenhouse company, lol
@@ironcatalystcs you pollinate them yourself. Shake the pollen of a male plant over the female plant.🙂
When I make my first million these are the first people I'm calling
I'm surprised that there wasn't a shed version with solar tiles for each triangle and with insulation. You could then link the shed to the green house with a tunnel walkthrough with airtight doors and use solar heating from the greenhouse to warm the shed and solarpower from the shed to power the greenhouse. You could throw a woodburner in to the mix too and then have essentially a mars style colony.
That is a great idea - to keep your garden tools, chairs & yoga pads there. We need more greenhouses in Canada & need to produce our own greens.
my mom has a 42 foot dome like this with geothermal cooling. pretty cool
How do bees/ pollinators get to the plants ?
these are brilliant! How about a house and garden combination? water catchment, solar power, composting this has the potential to be the complete off grid housing life style. Great video, well done to everyone
Amazing work, guys. I'd love to own one of these one day.
Magidomes are fantastic for smaller spaces and budgets. These are the dream though!
Great ideas and I love the structure! My only question is - If it's sealed off completely, how can essential pollinators come in and help like bees, wasps, flies, beetles, and other bugs?
I'd imagine you could leave the door open on certain days. My question is how would they get out. I've seen greenhouses where the pollinators can't find their way out, and it's always disconcerting.
Good question. But the answer must be same for ordinary greenhouses, which are around for very long time. I am no expert on this, just presume it's resolved long time ago. But remember, many plants don't need pollinators, and second, if you have this structure in arctic locations, there are no bees around or they are sleeping. But surely again, interesting question.
Excellent point about the pollinators. Another huge issue is ventilation and this does not matter what type of growing structure you use. Installing shade cloth and spray on shading indicates inefficient venting. Poor venting leads to overly high humidity and heat. This is perfect environment for mildew , molds and disease. In the middle of the prime summer growing season maximum sun for photosynthesis is your goal, not heat. Venting is everything to success.
@@johnmcneal9477 His story is full of marketing BS...
This video gave me hope for the future of our planet. 🍀
Beautiful Place 👍☺🤗
WOW!!! We plan on moving to SW Colorado in the near future, Cortez to be exact. Knowing that company is just up in Pagosa Springs, means they will most likely get my business
Wow!! What an amazing space with limitless possibilities. I have a grain silo bath house in the works next to a Quonset as a shop/ living space. There is nothing better than being in a space that doesn’t corner you.
Now the big question is how much does these domes go for? If I was rich I would love to get one of these and grow stuff all year long.
I came here with the same question! It looks like for just the materials for the 42' dome, it is $47,450 in the US.
Absolutely beautiful and I am very proud that R. Buckmeister Fuller's design is still being used today. Also, I thought it was Carl Sagan talking at first until the gentleman came on camera.
Very intrigued by this but I don't understand how they can use galvanized metal bolts with the aluminum plates that hold the cedar struts together and not cause a reaction between the dissimilar metals...
I'm wondering that too, especially in a humid environment. Maybe they use grommets to isolate the bolt and plate, like HDPE sleeves.
Very good idea winter gardening, green house
Looks great. Am I correct, that it has a limited life cycle? The acrylic, does get brittle after a while. The seam tape is good, for up to 10 years?
Ten years goes by very quickly, with something like this.
Nothing that exists outside is maintenance free…
literally my dream farm in a 12 min video! bookmarked their websites and this video
The comment section is full of important questions, but sadly the manufacturer doesn't seem interested in answering them...
Because it's too expensive😅 any more info and they'll chase you off!😂 find an old trampoline and chop it to make a high tunnel and get over innovation, we're dealing with nature and biology. Not polycarbonate anything😅
I'd never thought of that alternative use for a used up trampoline, good one
The costcis ond fifth of normal housing. Why so negative?
The costs are one fifth of normal housing. Why so negative?
That's because this video was put up by a third party and not the manufacturer. To anyone with questions for the manufacturer I suggest actually contacting the manufacturer.
Needs a bathroom with water solar heater for gardeners to clean up after yard work. And even a gardener needs to go fast. But a eltric power source could be used for Christmas, or party lighting. Eltric grilling hot dogs for 4th of July. Put hammic in their, and a dog run. And a swiming, wading pool for kids and your whole family could use this for more than just growing food. Green house, solarium, wading pool, parties.
Camping in backyard.
If I had land that greenhouse would for sure , be on it! Thank You! 🌀❤️🌀
These are amazing I would love to live in these!!!!
Could you put a small house inside the dome and live in it?
There's a video somewhere of a couple doing just that above the Arctic Circle.
Maybe put a smaller dome inside a larger one.
I want to get a few of these domes. Work well in my mountain based property.
How do you get around the galvanic corrosion from using the dissimilar metals in the plate assemblies?
The plastic will wear out before that ever becomes a concern
@@hyperstimmed Thanks for the reply. Was scratching my head for a minute. Yes, it's bitten me more than once.
Incredible, love the water tanks.
Biggest issue I see is there's no wind usage, so you get those heating issues.
Would these be good for an aquaculture system to grow fish as well as vegetables
I was curious about this too. Couldn't the water tank double as a salt water fish farm. Or fresh water too.
@@Jenny_Lee_ I thought the same too but then you gotta worry about the fluctuations in temperature.
Yeah, for sure. I visited a 22 foot dome almost identical to this design from GrowingSpaces in Colorado, and he had Tilapia growing in the pond, with the filtered out nutrients going into the irrigation system.
You would have to keep the fish water separate from the heating system
Excellent innovations for our World, makes sense for the environment & looks inviting.
How would these work in AZ (zones 8-10?) would the cooling effect be enough for the hellish summers?
Same question, I’m in north Texas zone 8a, will it cook the plants in the summers?
You`d need to install a full SHCS system and employ overhead misting to maximise the cooling efficiency. The standard features wont be able to keep up with the incoming gains..
Sounds like I have another saving project to do. Love these! Can wait to get one next season :)
Someone in Detroit just built one of these in their backyard.
What an excellent video. Great filming, excellent narration and very informative.
Sincere greetings from the UK
John.
Does anyone know how to find that membrane tape they used for sealing the triangle joints outside? Thanks.
We sourced it from Growing Spaces in Colorado. Warning...it's aeronautical grade tape and about $10,000 to tape our 3x 42' domes.
So passionate with an amazing product
It would be interesting to build a house under one of these domes where you could just go up to the roof to get your veggies.
cost
@@lindasanderlin4444 Just wondering why replacing the roof with a dome would make the house much more expensive?
Very nice if you are rich. I'll make my own standard greenhouses in the backyard for now.
Awesome!
Are these good for growing food only or for a family living as well?
Transcend! Check out domes online. You can even rent them in Texas, I think I saw it.
This is great! I realize this is an ad, but it would be nice to know more about the weaknesses to these. Like how often should panels be replaced etc
I would just live in there if it's 35°c 🥰
Haha 😆 I was thinking that too. I would connect all three together and live in one of those. With a few more little solar panels.
Liked it? I loved it!!!!!! Only wish I had one (or three)!!!!!!
Gotta wonder how something like this would go in Australia
Space in your backyard. I love it.