Big Sandy area farmer Bob Quinn is one of the world's foremost experts in organic farming. He's the man who brought us Kracklin' Kamut snacks and most recently opened up theQuinn Institute, a 700-acre regenerative organic research project. And before that, he built a subterranean greenhouse.
"What I'm trying to do on my farm is grow everything I eat and eat everything I grow," said Quinn. "'I'm up to about 85% of what I eat now is where I grow my farm. There's a big gap when it comes to citrus, so this is a help to fill the gap."
Quinn had the idea for the subterranean greenhouse a decade ago. It took root when he saw an ad through a Nebraska company called 'Greenhouse in the Snow.' "I went to visit them, and they showed me oranges and lemons and grapefruit and all this stuff in Nebraska. I said, I've got to have this," said Quinn.
With the help of other farmers, it took about two years to construct the 17 by 90-foot cement walled structure. "In Nebraska, they go down four feet, but they suggested they go down eight feet here because it's further north," said Quinn.
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