Construction and Industrial Articles
posted on 19 March 2012
Living in a rural area, we take pride in being as self sufficiant as we possibly can. During the summer months, we invest a great deal of time maintaining a large garden of many fruits and vegetables. We're pretty good with DIY too, and we can screw in fasteners and fixings and make general repairs OK.
However, when it comes to our produce, in order to make these foods available in the winter months, we must spend a large amount of time freezing and canning the produce. Therefore, if I could afford it, I would build a greenhouse attached to the house. This would allow me to have fresh fruit and veggies all year round and I would not need to waste time freezing and canning. Having the greenhouse attached to the house would make it easier to deal with in the winter months as I would not need to go out in the cold to access these foods. Also, with this addition, it may be possible to lower the househlod heating costs as the heat generated from the greenhouse could permiate into the house. I would still maintain our large garden during the summer as well as the greenhouse. The greenhouse would also allow me to grow foods that are not indigenous to the local climate. Thus, I could expand my taste in food. |
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