Growing in Deep Winter

Mother Earth News podcast interview with Shelby Lucero (Growing Spaces) on four-season geodesic dome greenhouses; show notes/transcript explicitly contrast walipini-style underground greenhouses and explain climate-battery-style under-soil ventilation. Exact title on page: Growing in Deep Winter; show Mother Earth News / Mother Earth News and Friends; published October 23, 2025. Guest Shelby Lucero of Growing Spaces discusses geodesic dome greenhouses with thermal-mass pond and under-soil ventilation for Colorado four-season growing. Transcript on page: Lucero describes walipini-style greenhouses as digging into the earth with a shallow roof and growing mostly underground. Transcript notes walipini winter drawbacks at higher latitudes (low sun angle / laggy plants) and drainage prep when digging down.

Evidence tier: podcast. Podcast interview sponsored by Growing Spaces — commercial/product context; not peer-reviewed research.

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