Follow these step-by-step instructions to build an earth-sheltered greenhouse that uses passive solar gain. I had a dream once. I am standing in a vast green summer field looking down into the earth.

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It shelters the greenhouse from cold winter winds. That sheltered side also makes working in the greenhouse bearable on hot summer days. The worktable is in the shade.

But beyond those plots that feed her family, Kasey has secured the first steps toward bringing something bigger to King's Point: an earth-sheltered greenhouse. Such a structure follows the ...