GEOTHERMAL GREENHOUSE

Geothermal Greenhouse Planned In Pagosa Springs
August 3, 2009 (AP via CBS4 Denver)

"A land trust is coordinating a project in [Colorado] to grow vegetables in geodesic domes using water from hot springs to heat the earth.

"The geothermal garden project by the Southwest Land Alliance would break ground in the fall if federal funding is available."

"To heat the gardens, the project would tap into the town's geothermal heating system that also is used to heat buildings and de-ice sidewalks.

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"…[C]osts of about four or five geothermal] greenhouses, plus space for packaging and warehousing, are more than $500,000, with about $300,000 contained in the federal 2010 appropriations bill."