Nebraska Greenhouses
Nebraska shares a climate band with Kansas to the south but runs colder in winter, with the same severe weather risk, hot humid summers, and wind across the state. Growing Dome owners across Nebraska are producing fresh food year-round, with the dome's seasonal value especially pronounced in the colder northern reaches. This category brings together stories, growing strategies, and practical advice from Nebraska's Growing Dome community: hail and wind hardening, cold-winter operation, summer humidity, and the projects of dome owners across the eastern farmland and the western Sandhills.
Dome, Dome on the Range: A Thriving Nebraska Greenhouse
August 26, 2025
Explore a thriving dome on the range in this beautiful Nebraska greenhouse! The Nielsons have created their own produce store in a rural community.
Urban Agriculture Takes Root in Omaha with City Sprouts
May 1, 2024
When you envision Omaha, Nebraska you might think of Lewis and Clark or world-renowned steaks. It might surprise you with its growing urban agriculture movement and the world’s largest indoor desert housed within the world’s largest glazed geodesic dome. That is not the only dome in Omaha, however. Tucked into a residential neighborhood on an…
Freeman Public School Teacher Puts Purpose to FFA Studies
September 18, 2013
Freeman Public School FFA program now has a Growing Dome. Introverts are typically viewed as unlikely agents of change, and it's so wonderful when that stereotype is blown out of the water by someone like Tony Jensen of Freeman Public School. In this article that outlines the leadership role he took on to bring his students, school and school district along with building a 33 ft. Growing Dome, Tony says, "I am not one to stand up and talk to a big crowd." That didn't stop him from leading his community to raising $30,000 for the project. The creativity of the students and their teacher has made this endeavor beyond an educational mission. They are growing food with a purpose at Freeman Public School. The produce will be incorporated into their school lunches at Freeman Public School as well as go to their local Food Bank.
Freeman Public Schools’ New Greenhouse Classroom
May 30, 2013
Freeman Public School students in Nebraska are just now settling into their new 33 ft. diameter Growing Dome greenhouse classroom. Over the course of about nine months they were able to write grants and receive enough funding to purchase the greenhouse classroom. The main contributions were grants from DuPont Pioneer and Farm Credit Services of…