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We're receiving at least 40 cubic yards of woodchips today (beehaw.org)

submitted 11 months ago by LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org to c/composting

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Hey there everybody

For folks who are unfamiliar with us, we’re a small scale plant nursery that follows permaculture and regenerative agriculture principles. We’ve used tons of wood chips over the years and we’re getting ready to receive more over today and tomorrow. What would you like to know?

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[–] JacobCoffinWrites 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you planning anything unusual for the new structure? Given the climate where you are, a passive greenhouse or a walipini set into a south-facing hill could be really useful. I worked on a farm growing up in a similar place and never considered until recently how poorly traditional greenhouses/hoophouses fit our climate.

Best of luck!

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Ideally I'd set up a few bioreactors and possibly some tubing and low wattage fans on solar to move the air around and warm the root zone. Polycarbonate would be a longer lasting shell but our connections with some other local nursery affords us the chance to receive offcuts from when they rewrap theirs.

I actually talked a friend into doing a walipini but his site has conditions to really maximize its usefulness. Our slope is west-facing and not as great from a structural point of view. Also my wife saw a picture from his project and is not enthusiastic about the idea of replicating it. If I can convince the town planning board to give us a variance I'll likely build a greenhouse backed against the thermal mass of the house's west face.