It’s very rare that I am at a loss for words, but this place nearly has me speechless. There are no words to describe how gorgeous this place is. This would be a dream come true for me. I would fly to Norway just to visit her beautiful greenhome!
Yes but what is the price? How much man-hours work does it take? How much money is invested in the greenhouse and watering and fertilizer? What is the yield value on the market for all that input. If her yield is low, as it should be given VERY low light conditions in winter in northern latitudes, then what shes really doing is just a hobby. You can expend money to have any kind of hobby you like, but its not like this is a food production gamechanger or a sustainable career.
@@marcellanaumu6426 many generations have been vegetarian in India, of course if you go back enough people ate meat but that was before they had other choices. Not to mention if you go back enough ever family has sexual abuse, and child abuse or other unsavory things, too.
I’m Swedish and can definitely relate to the way of speaking. Maybe it’s a Nordic thing? In a cold culture, we don’t have time to stand around and waste time. 😂
i wanted this video to keep going and going. I wanted to go and see the Dads house with the power station next, then over to the sister with the animals. What a magical world this family has created.
This design is so smart! The architect lives in an area where winter lasts longer than summer, where the annual average temperature is so low that at most only apples and some pears would grow. Also, this place is definitely not densely populated, therefore space is abundant. Using a glasshouse for growing food, shelter (from snow) and a source of passive heating is very smart. If I were this architect, I'd also be very proud of my achievement and would want to show it to the world, even uf only to use my home as a means to advertise my services. Well done! Don't listen to the haters and envious! The combination
@@jp13119I dreamt about this when I was younger growing up in a cold climate when everything turned gray, and I’m so glad to see that people are living like this. I want to make my whole backyard a greenhouse.. like up to the fence lines lol.
@@swatisquantum the help this gives when things turn grey isn't that great. That glass house does keep the wind off you, which helps, but without direct sunlight coming in, your absorbing very little heat.
It makes much more sense to build the house next to the green house making them share the kitchen wall for instance. You are taking a tremendous amount of space from the greenhouse putting it inside, space that could be used to grow crops. And is a very common practice in cold places, not something that popped out of my mind just now. The excess heat from the kitchen goes into the greenhouse in winter.
This is my favorite episode thus far. This is the perfect example of how people should be living. The earth would be happier if we all had such harmony and happiness in life. Beautiful and inspiring story. ❤
@@margitklev3696 Hi Margit, love your house ♥ How would you change it if you would focus on growing animals? This isn't food for us. All this fruit = fructose. Look at the old cave paintings. That's what we need. The only thing we need. Dr. ynohtnA eeffahC and many others can explain more.
I'm not only in awe of the building, but also the amount of work necessary to maintain the plants and to keep animals. I'm just not built like that as a city dweller.
Cost of building, fragility of the greenhouse for other locations that have tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, landslides, etc., most people don't enjoy pests like bugs or mice, or the smell of manure, nor the labor involved for pruning.
@@ms.construed1305 I don't see why this would be more expensive than a typical house with a greenhouse. It's pretty straightforward, you of course don't need a house as large as hers, container homes are incredibly cheap and look out of this world. People seem to feel like they can't have this kind of life for some reason, maybe it's because people generally feel like real happiness is too good to be true. expense is no different than any other house
Having a giant greenhouse makes a lot of sense living in Scandinavia. Much like Alaska, winters last very long. Her heating bill is probably non-existent, seeing how the place is warmed with sunlight.
@@huntakilla1234 It is not like Alaska. Scandinavia has the Gulf Stream and the winters are not that cold in south Scandinavia. Denmark is flat with amazing farmland and the coast is a long beach really. Norway has mountains and they are colder due to the elevation of course. Sweden is long with several climate zones. Most people live in the south in the three biggest cities. South Sweden has lots of farmland. Sweden has a lot of forests. I live in Stockholm and two weeks ago I was on the beach, swimming and had SPF50 on. Summers are warm. I hope I didn't sound nasty! Not intended, just explaining as many north Americans think the Nordic countries are like Alaska. I met a US couple in south Sweden in July one year and they were sweating in their clothes for the "Alaska weather" they told me they expected. It was 30° Celsius! They never checked a weather app.
You did NOT ask the one question every gardener was thinking... *HOW DOES SHE POLLINATE ALL THOSE TREES & VEGETABLES?* Outside insects wandering in are not enough for a huge greenhouse. All those trees require pollinating insects and bees to set fruit. What a beautiful lifestyle. Just brilliant.
if you garden then u would understand that insects will localize in her space and not wander in, but remain in and create colonies thus contributing towards a ecosystem. a great deal of your fruits get pollinated by ants even.
Yep that was my question. The ants on my passion fruit are bad they actually eat the blossoms . My dream green house would have a bee hive wall . We have fruit flys . I feel like the bees would keep the flys out and pollinate. This house is beautiful! . Maybe aloe vera and dragon fruit upstairs. And prickly pear cactus.
I built a greenhouse in my garden. Insects have no problem coming inside as soon as door or windows are opened, and they pollinate flowers wihtout problem
It all comes back to that amazing land! Today you either you have to be incredibly wealthy or have had family smart enough to acquire and hang on to it for multiple generations. Here in Montana we are surrounded by both scenarios but the true gems are almost always the long held family ranches.
@@Dirt-Fermer You have two parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on. Start there. Add their cousins, aunts and uncles. All getting older, all selling off their farms because nobody is interested. That's where subdivisions come from. They were all farms, once. There's been auctions every two weeks where I live, all because the older folks have come to believe that there's nobody like you that wants to inherit the old family farms. None of your older relatives have any idea that you are interested. Get in touch with your relatives and start asking if anyone knows where you can look for land, and do they know anyone.... Country people, especially farmers, know what's good land, what's bad land, and who is good to do business with, and who will rip you off. Every last farmer in this area wishes they had someone who wants to inherit the land and is willing to do the work. It's a heck of a lot easier if you have someone to show you how. So, go to the family reunions, go to the get-togethers like weddings and funerals, start wishing your elders happy birthday or find some other way to reach out, like you're interested in the family tree or something. Make it happen.
Land Speculation is becoming more and more of a problem. It started with rich people who simply didn't know what to do with their money, but then the government stepped in... Now taxpayers are loaning money to foreign companies to buy our land and then sit on it undeveloped for decades waiting for the value to double or triple. Our politicians are buying thousands of acres with taxpayer guaranteed loans that they can just default on if they arent going to make money..
@@GnomeInPlaid all of those options are usually broke and asking for money from the youth for most people. I understand you are trying to help and for those with those situations they should try and keep land in the family but that’s still only an option for like 5% of people. Land is finite and people are always increasing, then you have conflicts, taxes, and corporations taking the land as well even if you paid it off.
I dont think land in rural scandinavia is really that expensive. Plenty of land in the american midwest too for cheap. The building site doesnt look to be bigger than 3 acres
I have dreamed of this concept for my 50s ranch house here in New England, where our growing season is shortened by cold weather, and some years have warm fall weather, but not all. Our zone 5 has been warming in general, but being enclosed would have the added benefit of thwarting opportunistic Chipmunks, Rabits and Groundhogs. I wish I'd done this years ago. Love the outdoor feel of the kitchen!
The warmth of a greenhouse was such a secure, embracing feeling to me. My uncle had a large hot house for plants and vegetables on his farm. I couldn't believe how hot it was inside while it was below zero outside in Pennsylvania.
Love this. The greenhouse surrounding the house is magical and perfect for the cold wintertime climate . All year round growing is splendid too. Bravo to this architect for making her childhood dream come true!
I was thinking “Hey, I saw this episode 10 yrs ago”!!! Until I realized it’s bigger, newer, prettier ! I remember there was a lot of focus on human waste treatment in the old episode. I’m sure this family figured that out.
The fact that’s she’s an architect is really cool. I’ve always loved architecture, I just wish I personally had the imagination and skills for it! Just think about every aspect considered in a design that limit it. Mainly regulations , utilities, zoning, placement to the Sun & elements, weather, costs, etc. To put the whole ball of yarn together is impressive!
You created a beautiful creation! this is how I want to live thank you for sharing. Please keep sharing to teach us all how to live a better healthier sustainable life. 🤗💝
Wow this is amazing! Being self-sufficient while still maintaining beauty, maintaining the soil and much more. I love the idea of having a green house over the house and keeping all these fruits trees.
I love it, I love it...this has to be one of my favorite episodes thus far Kristen. The idea of being self sustaining, growing your own fruits and vegetables, and living within a large greenhouse in a cold climate area is a fantastic idea. Kudos to this young lady and her family...totally jealous. What a wondering life experience for the family, especially for the children to be in this beautiful environment. Also, I love the fact that her in-laws contribute with the animal produce and that they can trade off and share with one another. This is how families, in my opinion should live and raise their children. Perfection! 🤗
This is exactly what I have been imagining for living in an old Scottish stone cottage! I don't have one - yet - and still live in a flat, but if I did, because they are not insulated, covering one with a greenhouse like this one would do the job wonderfully! Love it!
Several of the norwegians has brilliant ideas for growing in the north. It is brilliantly done. Not cheap but still. Salut from a norwegian to you all.
Brillant woman like this greenhouse goddess gives me hope for a better future. Her children are so blessed, may they continue expanding on mamas brilliance.
@@kirstendirksen In my eyes, that was the perfect spot. The wilderness, the open fields, the livestock, just the pure beauty when its lit up at night. The lake, abundance of food growing all year around. The space for a nice gathering. Just pure paradise. Thank you for covering this!
Spectacular home and location...spectacular ingenuity for living a holistic and healthy and vibrant life. I hope this can serve as a role model for future generations. One of the very best homes/ environments I have seen. This concept needs to take off. Thank you for showcasing this. It's one of the best episodes.
Brilliant, I would never want to leave. I will be in Norway for 2 weeks the end of November and have been looking forward to it for almost a year. What a wonderful childhood home for her children. She works hard to achieve and maintain as well as harvesting and canning and freezing, just brilliant! hugs
A dream come true for her, and one that is hard to imagine for the rest of us. Fulfills so many needs in this climate. Really smart woman, who was able to make a home for the ages. Beautiful.
I'm need this too, xoxoxxo from dreary, soggy, Seattle, WA suburbs. I might treat the greenhouse like the home and insulate the North and East walls, the little wheels in my head are spinning
I'm sure this video will give many people the inspiration to someday live in a greenhouse. And of course like many of her videos, this inspiration is courtesy of the one and only iconic RU-vid legend Kirsten Dirksen and her family. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m completely astounded by this house and want to live there! I was waiting to hear how garden pests such as aphids are dealt with on the fruit trees inside the green house
OMG!! I must say i'm shocked! This house, the whole place and area with forest, lake and ponds, not to mention the hydropower and the family system of codependency, it's stunning. I am speechless! I'm running out of superlatives here.
my favorite part of this video is the matter of fact way she answers every question! ...yes of course i have an orchard outside the doors of my kitchen! hahaha gorgeous!
@@margitklev3696 hilsen fra Sverige Margit, kan jeg spørre hvor mye huset kostet? Eller i det minste selve drivhuset? Utrolig vakkert PS: har du sett slike nedgravde drivhus? Det er en familie i Skåne som har en, tipper det blir enda mer tropevarme der inne. (oversatt med google haha)
Before I watched this video I pretty much had it figured out what my dream house was. But this just changes everything 🤩 I have a decent sice greenhouse in my garden that I built last summer, that I absolutely love. But this would be just perfect. Just walk outside pretty much anny time of year in anny weather it's "summer" Amacing 🤩❤
Not sure if you’re familiar with the term, “Earth ship”, but my parents became obsessed with the concept, and now they’re doing that with their farmhouse. Super cool.
@@user-pt1cz4ot1e had some relatives that lived in a sunken house, same concept but the house was normal and just buried with soil and grass over most of it. Almost no heat or cooling bill is what they said.
Real like lore just had a video about the Netherlands. There greenhouses are amazing. They pump the CO2 from powering these greenhouses back into there greenhouses where the plants use 99% of them. They can grow on 1 acre as much food as we grow on 10 and do it with less. Less water, power, money, pesticides
Co2 the gas of abundant plant life on this planet, it baffles me why we now have a war on it, almost like the powers that be have gone into full self destruct mode! I have an allotment and am in awe of how abundant nature is, we could grow so much more without toxic methods, unfortunately that doesn’t make money for those that sit at the top.
I thoroughly enjoy people who view life, namely, problem-solving through a lens of creative solutions. Her can-do attitude is refreshing, and such a wonderful environment will positively impact her children's development. The whole execution is quite spectacular, to say the least.
I always thought I wanted a traditional house in france. Then I saw this. Would love some more info on the house & glasshouse. ❤ The daughter on her horse reminds me of Pippi Longstocking or Pippi Långstrump in Sweden. 🥰
This is by far the most wonderful one I've seen so far. There's no reason to go anywhere, as she states at the end. What I most love is the family community they have created where everyone shares everything, cooperatively. Definitely a magical, fairyland & oasis. This is SHANGRILA! Please show the rest of the family homes.
This is my second favorite home featured by Kirsten Dirksen, after the singular houseboat on the River Seine in Paris. Also, thank you for providing the link to architect Margit-Kristine Klev's architectural firm's website.
This is a perfect paradise! Im green with envy and she is brilliant for executing this design 👏. The only thing I would add is solar panels to harvest all of magnificent sunlight to offset energy costs. Wow! Super impressive, bravo!
This was brilliant to have a beautiful green house around your main home in such a cold country. Huge bonus is warmth and growing your food. great job🇨🇦
I love this lady. She is so knowledgeable about everything in her environment. Great video, great home. Hopefully I can do a version of this in Canada when I retire.
In Michigan our growing season is also very short and many stores sell those little greenhouses every spring for gardeners. Then there are commercial greenhouses that will start all manner of plants in their big greenhouses to sell when it is time to move the plants outdoors. I love visiting them every spring. My tomatoes are still very green. I started them indoors so I can get a good harvest before the cold kills them this fall. This year I am experimenting with containers (which stay warmer than planting in the ground) and so far it is going very well, much better than my last attempt.
I'm going to shift over to using the cold weather gardening techniques like Elliot Coleman has written about. I hate working all summer for a crop and then it doesn't produce before something happens to it. I live up by Lake Superior.
That is possibly the biggest greenhouse Ive ever seen. Wow. Now this is an amazingly intelligent idea, especially for the climate that they are in. Simply beautiful 🙏🏼❤️🤌🏼👌🏼 Aloha from Hawaii
That is absolutely the largest greenhouse I have ever seen, absolutely amazing! Not only do they live in an incredibly stunning area, their home is amazing as well. Beautiful and very unique.
one of the best projects ever seen, i'm sure that living in that house enclosed in that greenhouse has its own vibe. Then the surrounding landscape is something unbelievable! Good job Kirsten!
Especially since we are supposed to be heading into a Grand Solar Minimum, mini-ice age, so colder places will be intolerably cold... Back in the mini-ice ages in Europe, they built fruit walls, place placed the most cold-vulnerable fruit trees where it was warmest, and the more cold-resistant trees where it was colder. These stone walls were angled to absorb the weak winter sun and release that heat at night, often with woven mats placed overhead, to help keep the fruit trees alive. They heated them with either compost or horizontal flues for wood-fires. Greenhouses in China in the Gobi Desert and other extremely cold areas, use a variant of this. They have automated mylar / woven black cloth insulation mats to keep the warmth in, and also use automated shades/ shade sails, to prevent over-heating in the summer. There is a Chinese farmer in Alberta, Canada, near Olds, and he imported some great big greenhouses from China to set up (though their farm-house is separate). You can find info/ vids on his venture online. I first saw the glass greenhouse around the house in the Arctic Circle, and thought was a brilliant idea it was, and would LOVE one myself.
❤ Very cool concept & design ❤ Truth is when u have this amount/level of fruit & vegetable plants, the maintenance, harvesting, & canning is going to be a full time thing. Yes, you save money by not paying someone else or using gasoline but the trade off is how much of your time & energy & brain matter it will take. The nice thing is she seems to enjoy the process. Personally, this is a gorgeous lifestyle but feels exhausting -- she has a job & kids! ❤ Thank you for this episode ❤
@@rzella8022 Think its cheap for Norway but pretty expensive. They could have saved by building a smaller house inside, have heard from others that they almost only need a bedroom, everything else can be outdoor space.
I remember my childhood dream house was actually a combination of a treehouse and a greenhouse, but I could never properly envision it! But now that I am seeing actual living-greenhouses; I am getting a much better idea how to combine a treehouse and a greenhouse! Thank you for this video!
This is a really impressive home. I love how it emphasises the magic of how nature helps through the seasons (like the trees providing shade in summer and making way for light in winter)
