Local farmers in the Minot area aren't letting the cold weather stop them from growing produce. Farmers are using innovative techniques to make local food accessible during North Dakota's long winter. A greenhouse in Sawyer uses geothermal heating. It's a system that farmer Quinn Renfandt said heats and cools buildings through the earth's temperature.
"In the summertime, we take warm air, push it into the ground— that heats up the ground. Throughout the winter, we disperse that heat by doing the exact same process by pushing that warmer air from the ground to heat up this main area," said Renfandt.
A simple, yet complex innovation like this is what makes growing possible during the winter in our state. On average, the greenhouse is 30 degrees warmer than the temps outside.
"When it does get sunny like today, it'll probably be about 75-80 degrees in here," said Renfandt. That's how food is made possible through Strengthen N.D.'s community-supported agriculture bundles.
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