Brilliant Off-Grid Geodesic Greenhouse Perfect for Homesteading & 4 Season Food Production 

This is so cool 🙌🏽

Whenever construction centers around a geodesic dome, don’t forget to thank Buckminster Fuller, futurist extraordinaire and among the world’s finest human beings!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

Estaría genial que pusieran subtitulado. Me encanta el contenido del canal. Gracias!

Cool that you are in Canada. I'm in Northeast Michigan. I have spent time in Toronto which I love. I've taken the train from Toronto to Vancouver. Beautiful view from our hotel of Whistler. Hiked west of Lake Louise in the snow, beautiful. I have a princess friend there too. Sent your piece to friends. Thanks

Why can't these be used / adapted for housing?

Yes, great decision, Shawn. You are ahead of the game!!!

Thanks so much, Shawn! We loved seeing the series about your dome setup, too :)

@@SPACEXYZ123 as much as a pre built home

As I was watching this video I was wondering if these were the same domes from My Self Reliance!

Hey Shawn do you have the thermostat on your fans?

my thoughts exactly. not one mention of bucky in this vid huh. c'moan maan! sweet greenhouse, but give respect where respect is due, foo.... "dymaxion = dynamic maximum tension"-r.b.fuller

How wonderful I've always loved one of his local creations. It needs to be saved from being a scrap yard, and become a renovated terrarium water park. Just Dreams, A+. A wonderful geodesic watch this was. Nebraskan Geothermal Greenhouse is A+ too.

@@attonapz6081I wouldn’t be surprised if he did actually give credit to Fuller but it got edited out. Very glad others mention him!

Very interesting video and product. I'm curious, realistically how big can these domes get? Or is 42ft the max?

@@justlooking4202 geodesic structures in general can be massive, however for use as a greenhouse utilizing passive heating/cooling features, our largest 42’ size is ideal for maximizing those climate controls effects while minimizing engineering challenges.

Curious how these perform in Australia and UK? Do you have any example there? What is the smallest dome available and cost? I love that the poly carbonate can be easily recycled, what's the origin of virgin plastic or is it also sourced from recycled? Cheers!

@@melusine826 We only service Canada at the moment, but there are Growing Dome owners around the world. The UK climate would be ideal for these greenhouses in all 4 seasons. Extreme Australian heat in some regions would be a challenge, however there are features that can assist in this as well (like the desert cooling package offered by our partner Growing Spaces). Our smallest dome is 15’ in diameter, providing 165sqft of space. All our pricing for our kits and packages is available on our website along with our material and technical information. We offer a number of kit upgrades as well that can affect the final cost.

It was amazing to watch y’all do the construction at My Self Reliance!!!

Competition is inherently destructive. They would do better to work together.

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What are the price range on them? Thanks!

@@joshuarutledge2707 links in description

Were there any code compliance challenges with doing this in that area?

@@Hyperlooper I don’t think so, they happen to be in an area that is gated, and more of a residential covenant, in the Pike forest, so probably not. I would say in town, you would have to have a pretty large backyard with good sun light. Unfortunately, my backyard is too small and shaded by my garage part of the day, so I dream of having one someday.

That's awesome! Can't wait to see it in your upcoming videos :) :)

And it will be epic also, T N T!!!

Can’t wait to see 😊

Good for you , that’s awesome ❤️

That’s so awesome!! I’m jealous 😭💚

☝WHAT HE SAID!!! Bruh I don't know why I didn't think of that before you said it, but hell yea! Someone's gotta do that. I'd love to see that video!

That is literally my dream as well.

I hope you get your dream home/ workshop. Best wishes from Ireland and merry Christmas

My dream too to have an enclosed patio for citrus trees, chicken run, waterfall in Zone 6. What better than having domes of different purposes built all the way around to enclose it!

Yeah, saw it there first. Was well impressed and coveted one myself 😃

My thoughts exactly! I was wondering how you could cook them in Florida summers. I was picturing making a home like like the large industrial flats in cities.

There has actually been a GeoDome project done back in the 60's and don't expect to get a functioning closed functional ecosystem, it failed horridly. They even made a second attempt in the 90's (think it was called Biosphere 2) and that one I'd look up to see how horridly it failed (they even started running out of oxygen)

@@SilvaDreams it doesn't have to be closed, just a house

I went to the website and the don't even quote a price at which point I quit. I'm wondering if I could some how make the metal rods to bolt together and just use plastic sheet? I'm in the process of building a greenhouse with 50 inch by 16 feet cattle panels. $30 each. Pretty cheap. To transport the five panels on top of my Volvo station wagon, I bought two , 12 foot 3 x4s. $18 each!!! Forget buying wood. The Elite are building houses underground and cornering the lumber market. Still, I need wood for this first greenhouse so am planning on making a large sign; got building materials/ wood? And parking on the road to the dump and see what comes of it.

The site does have pricing. This dome is close to 50K

My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.

Woud love to see picture of that

Had the same thoughts also. Im done with normal housing

Do you like living in an earth ship? That’s the future plan for us as well.

I’m pretty sure it’s colder in Canada😂

I have built several in Wisconsin

He said you don't have to worry about it being cold inside.

Use compost to heat it up in the winter. Growing medicinal and edible mushrooms will help too.

We've had a large one of these for over 15 years. Yes, it works.

If there are community gardens near your apartment, you could get together with your neighbors, pool your resources, and install a geodesic dome in the gardens for the whole community! And if your city doesn’t have community gardens, you could march to your city hall, raise a ruckus, and demand your city council create community gardens!! And finally, if your city council are unresponsive, or if you can’t find any alternatives, you could get together with your neighbors to reclaim some blighted vacant lots … and turn those into community gardens, guerrilla-style!!! Some of NYC’s best community gardens began as guerrilla projects in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Neighbors grew disgusted by slumlords deliberately letting plots of land in their neighborhoods go to ruin, and grew weary of waiting for authorization to do something about it. So the neighbors went to these blighted plots, took bolt-cutters to the locks on the fences that‘d been keeping them out, brought in their own soil and seeds and gardening tools… …and turned those plots into vibrant community gardens! They not only brightened up the place, they also created an activity the whole community could bond over, and a supplemental food source for that whole community. Several thousand community gardens sprung up across all five boroughs throughout the ‘70s, and they often became focal points for activism and for positive change. In many instances these gardens grew so large and fruitful and popular that the city wound up reclaiming the land from the slumlords and making the community gardens official! Although some despicable developers, with lowlife Rudy Giuliani’s help, were able in recent decades to boot many neighbors out, destroying roughly 2/3 of these spaces in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, at least 1/3 of these spectacular examples of neighborly cooperation and community spirit remain to this day-beautiful spots like the Liz Christy garden at Bowery and Houston, or _El Jardín del Paraíso_ on the Lower East Side. Urban living is pretty great: the city is right up there with the printing press as one of humankind’s greatest inventions. The concentration of resources and culture greatly increases quality of life for city residents, while allowing for easy cooperation and for the rapid propagation of knowledge. So cities have become the great accelerators of humankind’s progress. And by building up rather than out, we intrude less into wild spaces. So the ideal setup both for civilization and for nature is a vertical city ringed by enormous green belts. Ideally someday we’ll have great horizons of green spaces again, dotted here and there by dense vertical construction. So by living in an apartment you are contributing to progress. And yes, some rural folk will argue that city living means sacrificing one’s connection to nature. But that needn’t be the case! Wherever you are, you can bring nature to you. I would wholeheartedly encourage you to find likeminded neighbors, find or create a community garden with them, and then pursue your interest in putting up a geodesic greenhouse there. You’ll make some new friends, form a community, green your city, create a focal point around which even greater community can form, AND you’ll get some delicious veggies in the process. Everybody wins!!

@@danopticon What a great comment! Thanks for taking the time to share some of the history of urban group gardening. Heartwarming to know what can be done, despite the low-life Rudy Giulianis and their ilk. Those anonymous and visionary spirits are the Johnny and Janie Appleseeds of our cities.

How do your plants get pollinated in a greenhouse?, my family and I are looking into one

My daughter wants to put in a greenhouse in Chippewa County, WI. She also wants to use it for an exterior living space when the winter weather is raw outside. I think this would actually work! I wonder which one would work the best for her.

@@ironcatalystcs I was wondering the same damn thing. Keep some bees in there? Yikes!

@@oyajiblues still can't get a reply from the greenhouse company, lol

@@ironcatalystcs you pollinate them yourself. Shake the pollen of a male plant over the female plant.🙂

How much does it cost?

@@sappir26 base cost Is about $42,000 plus installation of about $9,000. I’ll have to get cement piers and dirt.... I’ll post about it. I’ve been studying about and planning for years to do this. The time is right and I think it will pay for itself within 2-3 years after solid production is established. And just think, no chemtrail dust on the plants.

That is a great idea - to keep your garden tools, chairs & yoga pads there. We need more greenhouses in Canada & need to produce our own greens.

They are just a pretty greenhouse, they can easily do it as there are functioning greenhouses even in Siberia where it can get down to -50c.

Whenever I see these claims for videos filmed when it's hot and sunny, I assume 4 season growing means growing winter crops in the winter. I'd love to see tomatoes growing (no yellowing of leaves) in January and February inside one of these but I just don't think the low light levels, etc can sustain that even if the temps are 30 degrees different than what is outside.

like he said, get some lights. 100% doable. I grow tropical trees year round in canada better then they grow in Africa. it's -10c outside right now, and the sun is gone by 4pm, but they don't need to know that..

@@adamrose5690 how far north are you Adam?

@@Erhudreamer Southern Ontario

I'd imagine you could leave the door open on certain days. My question is how would they get out. I've seen greenhouses where the pollinators can't find their way out, and it's always disconcerting.

Good question. But the answer must be same for ordinary greenhouses, which are around for very long time. I am no expert on this, just presume it's resolved long time ago. But remember, many plants don't need pollinators, and second, if you have this structure in arctic locations, there are no bees around or they are sleeping. But surely again, interesting question.

Excellent point about the pollinators. Another huge issue is ventilation and this does not matter what type of growing structure you use. Installing shade cloth and spray on shading indicates inefficient venting. Poor venting leads to overly high humidity and heat. This is perfect environment for mildew , molds and disease. In the middle of the prime summer growing season maximum sun for photosynthesis is your goal, not heat. Venting is everything to success.

@@johnmcneal9477 His story is full of marketing BS...

Haha 😆 I was thinking that too. I would connect all three together and live in one of those. With a few more little solar panels.

cost

@@lindasanderlin4444 Just wondering why replacing the roof with a dome would make the house much more expensive?

Nothing that exists outside is maintenance free…

I'm wondering that too, especially in a humid environment. Maybe they use grommets to isolate the bolt and plate, like HDPE sleeves.

Transcend! Check out domes online. You can even rent them in Texas, I think I saw it.

I came here with the same question! It looks like for just the materials for the 42' dome, it is $47,450 in the US.

Money spent correctly, saves so much money!!

@@Flowergurl2000 sure, problem is getting it to begin with.

Look into ziptie domes wich are light weight,made of plastic pipes that doesnt rot and you can build it yourself easy and the inventor even put kids to build domes with his kit.Cheap ,reusable,easy to move ,lasts longer than wood. It is covered in plastic film not polycarbonate, but can have double layers of film wich creates something like blanket of air wich keeps the heat inside better than this polycarbonate dome. It can also be disasembled easy if you want to. I reccomend a 3v or a 4v frequency( more complicated than the dome in this video but looks more beautiful.)

Also...what happens when there is a snowstorm and covers the panels? No light can get in and it just gets colder and colder.

@@wnose apply some rainx or something to the panels on the outside. The heat from the inside should melt the snow enough on the outside that the snow would melt and slide right off. Worst case you go out there with a broom with a long handle and knock the snow off. Especially further north during the cold periods the sun is fairly low in the sky so if the top of the greenhouse has snow on it that wont make a difference. The sun angle is low enough that only the bottom panels need to be clear.

There's a video somewhere of a couple doing just that above the Arctic Circle.

Maybe put a smaller dome inside a larger one.