Indigenous reservation creates underground greenhouse

When an indigenous reservation in South Dakota was facing a food crisis, they came up with a creative solution for growing fresh food all year round - by creating an underground greenhouse built four feet underground!
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[@johnjdumas]

A 52-degree preheater would save an enormous amount of money for people trying to afford to heat their homes near me. Growing some vegetables would be a bonus.

[@SamsLiberty]

This is awesome! We need more of this!

[@SolidGoldShows]

I'm in the process of doing the same thing with underground greenhouse 😊

[@lloydzimmerman1121]

Great work Lakota. 👍🏼

[@CynthiaSelf-eh6ul]

This is so cool! 😎. What a blessing, the people are working together to form a self sufficient community. I love it! 💕 Lately Geothermal videos have hit my screen and " Oh how l wish" , l could build such a thing. The Dakota Indians look like they have a pretty good system. 🙋

[@wishbonebrewery]

What a fantastic project.

[@BigFresno13]

It would have been nice to give Russ Finch of Greenhouse in the Snow a mention for the original design.

[@mithall4198]

@@y0nd3r So you're saying that these people didn't create it?

[@chefbless]

I totally agree they know they took his blue print he did this years ago and it's on KZbin

[@chefbless]

​@mithall4198 no not at all they wrong for this it's a older gentleman who created it years ago and is on KZbin showing his work to

[@HobbitBroad]

I think I know who you're talking about and as I recall he gave credit to the indigenous people who invented it.

[@Deeznutz002]

​​@@y0nd3rElaborate, I wish to learn. I know about preservation of vegetables in cold spring water.

[@kdubs9111]

Still not one video on the guy growing oranges in Nebraska in Winter

[@user-di3zu7ew7u]

His orange tree will produce 9x's that of an orange tree in Florida. I live not far from him.

[@imtherealFidi]

There are actually quite a few online and on YT. Just need to Google for them. One is quite long. Amazing what he is doing.

[@greenleaves6924]

Sell me the building plans please

[@ericredbear425]

Dig ... build walls and a couple of steps leading down into hole (make sure you install a door) ... Build framing that you cover with double-paned glass or plexiglass. You're welcome

[@kimatamuhammad5186]

Super!!!

[@mariansmith7694]

Wonderful!

[@Abbyyena]

This is excellent! Resourceful and innovative. Real solutions that are addressing needs. Well done 💕

[@johnjdumas]

There could be high-paying jobs for young people if they could install these near me. These would do both heating and cooling in zones 6 + 7 for homes with minimal modification.

[@pennyantonson3881]

It's called a walpini

[@earthinspiredart7773]

So Inspired by this project.

[@hoboonwheels9289]

Keep animals in there to fertilize and grow too. Provide heat and food for non vegetation eaters. Under a residence would heat it too. Europe and eastern Canada have already got older farms with this.

[@suhvergin]

what was ur point in bringing up european and eastern canadian farms?

[@HobbitBroad]

That has been done so can be done here too. ​@@suhvergin

[@leebugaboo6354]

Amazing ideas for food poor areas!!!

[@pswanberg1]

They'll have enough for a couple salads every few weeks wow!

[@HobbitBroad]

Can something like this work for an area that gets to hot to grow fruits and vegetables?

[@martinsr5536]

What do you expect with indigenous Indians? Fantastic bunch. Salt of the Earth.

[@Darth_SurgeYo]

They didn't invent this

[@WanderingNature]

Very impressive

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

Adapt. Thrive.

[@user-gf6uw6ct3o]

I don't understand why they're not the first to do that they should have been doing that a long time ago I mean more than a 100 years ago

[@Darth_SurgeYo]

They're not the first, white people invented this type of greenhouse. This channel is just choosinh a minority to try and give them credit for it. You can find old greenhouse books with thus design in it