Growing Spaces

[guest]

How do you feel your growing domes have a global impact?

[udgar.]

Hello,
On giving this question a lot of thought I came to the conclusion that the Growing Dome is a profound demonstration of the direction we need to move as inhabitants of this planet.
Firstly intelligent use of resources is a prime value, as we realize that the earth is a finite system with finite resources.
The Growing Dome also demonstrates energy efficiency, and with the looming energy crisis due to the upcoming or even current Peak Oil situation this efficiency is more and more needed.
The dome shows the use of naturally occurring energies: the sun, conduction, convection and radiation as natural methods of heat storage and transfer.
The use of alternative energy sources, eg solar panels to generate power is also modeled.
There is increasing concern about the vast distances food is being shipped, using large amounts of fossil fuels and creating increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. Local food production becomes increasingly more sensible. The Growing Dome enables the individual to accomplish this even in harsher climates with minimal use of fossil fuel energy for heating or cooling.
Fresh organic produce is being increasingly seen as a preferred alternative to food grown using pesticides insecticides and artificial fertilizers that continue to pollute our environment, waterways and aquifers.
I believe Buckminster Fuller would have been delighted to see the Growing Dome as a direct outgrowth of his vision and foresight in caring for "Spaceship Earth"
Udgar Parsons
Founder of Growing Spaces
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[guest]

Puja Dhyan and Udgar,

Pat and I were sitting out in our dome this evening after a dinner
and thinking about what we wanted to do for the winter in the dome
and I she expressed what an amazing thing it was for her to be
thinking about gardening over the winter. And she said, "I've never
seen a garden like this before." Keep in mind that she has been a
professional organic gardener for more than 15 years.

I then thought about how the domes you have created are really life
changing, and I decided I wanted to tell you that. Sometimes people
don't really realize the impact they have on other people's lives,
and you two are having a large impact on other people's lives, for
sure, and in so many ways. Pat and I talked about how glad we were
that we had built the dome, as we sat there in the twilight she said,
"We /made/ this!" It was a wonderful moment. And without your
enterprise and vision it would not have come about. Many people all
over the country and in Europe will have fresh local food that they
grew themselves in domes they may have built themselves. It is very
empowering.

Thank you both very much.

Douglas & Pat
Becket MA