Maine Greenhouses

Maine's short outdoor growing season is no match for a year-round Growing Dome. From citrus and leafy greens to fresh tomatoes well past the first hard frost, dome owners across Maine are growing food through every season the state can throw at them. This category brings together stories, growing strategies, and practical advice from Maine's Growing Dome community: snow load considerations, the differences between coastal and inland sites, the crops that thrive in Maine's specific climate, and the projects of dome owners scattered across the state.

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Gardener holding ripe tomatoes outside the open door of a Growing Dome greenhouse

Sustainable Greenhouse

July 30, 2020

Michael and Susan are both educators committed to making the world a better place whenever they can. In June of 2013, they purchased an 18' Growing Dome. Their dream was to create a sustainable greenhouse that balances natural and man-made environments while growing food year-round.

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Growing Dome greenhouse with an open door, surrounded by rocks, lawn, and leafy trees

July 2019 Growing Dome Of The Month

July 1, 2019

Velma Orcutt's Growing Dome Greenhouse in Maine has been thriving for four years

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a Growing Dome greenhouse at the Mary Nash Beaupre Greenhouse

The Boys and Girls Clubs and the YMCA of Greater Waterville, Maine open new 42-foot Growing Dome Greenhouse

June 4, 2018

The Grand opening of the Mary Nash Beaupre Greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center was a welcome sight to many children in the Waterville, Maine area. It is wheelchair accessible and features both aquaponics and hydroponics systems. It will provide fresh produce and herbs to the Kids’ Kitchen and Weekend Backpack programs year-round, and will…

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Inspiring and Educating People’s Lives Around the Globe

September 20, 2017

Featured Growing Dome Greenhouses from Maine to California

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Volunteers assembling a Growing Dome greenhouse frame beside a school building

Community Rallies Around Jay Middle School in Maine

June 15, 2010

By Bobbie Hanstein • Jun 13th, 2010 On Saturday, about 100 or so volunteers helped assemble a geodesic Growing Dome Greenhouse at Jay Middle School in Maine. The design and grant funding for the geodesic dome greenhouse at Jay Middle School is thanks to two 14-year-old students. The actual construction of the 22-foot-radius wood and…

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