Foods to Grow Underground in a Walipini During Fall & Rest of the Year!
The word Walipini, derived from the Aymaran language and an indigenous Bolivian tribe, is translated as “a place of warmth” and is an earth sheltered cold frame or transparent-roofed enclosure. This underground greenhouse was created for the cold regions of South America to maintain food production year round, but is now being adopted by gardeners […]
Do Trees Sleep at Night? New Research Might Surprise You!
What if I told you that trees sleep and talk to each other? Nope, this isn’t some Lord of the Rings tale or the latest vegan (breatharian?) manifesto–it’s science! Plants go through physiological changes during each stage of the day, says Janet Braam, a plant biologist at Rice University. For example, “We know that plants […]
Underground Shipping Container Home – Earth Cooled
This Double Shipping Container home is a great idea if you want to live underground. Using the Earth to keep your home a constant temperature is an age old idea. With building codes in effect on many places of earth, sometimes building an alternative home is proven difficult. Time and time again, free human beings find […]
7 Simple DIY Root Cellars – Keep Your Food Fresh With No Electricity
As you dig into the earth, you will find that the soil becomes increasingly cool. This is because the sun’s hot light is unable to penetrate the lower depths of our earth. Indigenous and primitive people were able to keep their food fresh by using the cooling properties found deep in Mother Earth. Today, you […]