We talk alot about local food production, but here in New Mexico, as in much of the world, we have cold winters and hot dry summers; so if we want to move to local food production, we are going to need a lot of greenhouses. So where are they? Greenhouses, after all, are not space-age technology, like photovoltaics, yet they capture sunlight and warmth and retain humidity with great efficiency. Amory Lovins, who spoke in Santa Fe last week, grows bananas at 2200 meters in his Rocky Mountain greenhouse.
Let's imagine the residential dwelling of the future: with a lean-to greenhouse on the southern exposure, and solar photovoltaic energy production. A home that produces energy and food for it's occupants. Why not?
