Commercial Growers
Commercial Growing Dome operations include wholesale production, large CSAs, multi-dome businesses, agritourism, and operations that depend on dome output as primary infrastructure rather than supplemental production. This category brings together writing on dome use at the commercial scale: economics at production scale, multi-dome management, the operational practices that distinguish commercial from residential use, labor and crew structure, and stories from businesses running domes as serious revenue infrastructure. Explore content for growers scoping or running production-scale dome operations.
5 Charities Fighting Food Insecurity
July 1, 2020
We wanted to take a moment and show our appreciation to five outstanding non-profit charities that are actively fighting food insecurity. Navajo Nation, Mattersville Vets, Urban Growers Initiative, GoFarm Coop, and the Food Coalition 4 Archuleta County and the GGP are all working to improve the health and nutrition of the people in their respective communities. See what Growing Spaces is doing to support these great causes, and learn how you can help. We are also excited to announce a new Urban Community Garden Grant opportunity for 2021!
Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in a Greenhouse with Fogwood Foods
April 30, 2020
My husband, Rex Inman, and I own Fogwood Food, LLC. We specialize in growing specialty crops, things like asparagus, ghost peppers, oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and baby ginger...but, particularly Shiitake mushrooms.
Enchanted Valley Farm Grows Year Round
June 16, 2010
Enchanted Valley Farm uses Growing Dome to provide for its fresh, homemade spreads! Find this homestead on the Archuleta County map where you least expect to find anything close to an organic export food processing facility, and you find Archuleta County’s finest organic export food processing facility. Of course, when you find such a facility…