| Greenhouses have been used in the past as a | | | | the tomato crop, however shipping and spoilage |
| medium for hobbyists for their garden greenhouses | | | | present problems. With Greenhouse structures going |
| but commercial greenhouses are becoming more and | | | | up and not out, we could capture some of the |
| more prevalent as the world becomes more "green | | | | vegetable and industry back and regain some |
| conscious" and energy efficient. | | | | economic features for our own country. Also |
| To explain, many universities naturally have their | | | | consider the world's poor populations. If we can |
| commercial greenhouses, for their agricultural studies. | | | | supply healthy vegetation to otherwise dry climates, |
| However, many elementary and pre-schools are also | | | | we could feed a nation by building these greenhouse |
| building greenhouses as this is a key factor in raising | | | | structures upward. And lastly, consider the oil crisis. |
| the generations to come. Not only are the children | | | | Our development of corn and other types of fuel |
| learning about growing and life, but they are also | | | | can only better our world. |
| learning about our earth, importance of organic | | | | The other day I was reading an article regarding the |
| growing, eating habits and self worth. | | | | desire to create better food products by farming |
| As our land and our soil become more and more | | | | with organic fertilizers. This can be accomplished by |
| obsolete, another good reason to build a greenhouse | | | | attracting insects with particular plants that kill other |
| is to plant a garden using hydroponics. Hydroponics is | | | | insects that bring disease to the crop or plants. This |
| used to grow without the use of soil but something | | | | quickly brought to mind how the generations |
| more available that can transport nutrients to the | | | | throughout my life have always had a wave of |
| roots of the plants. | | | | "naturalists" that always wanted to get back to |
| Recently, I have been reading about building acreage | | | | nature. Like myself, I have wonderful intensions. Now, |
| up, a system termed "eco building". It is the process | | | | it is time to do something about it. |
| of building large high rises to use as greenhouses. By | | | | I think we can definitely make good use of what we |
| growing up and not out, we can use less land, and | | | | are learning about the economy, about the earth, and |
| also generate crops without the dependency on | | | | about "green" living by simply following what we |
| other countries. One example of this is the tomato | | | | believe in. Building greenhouses are unquestionably |
| industry. South America dominants the growing of | | | | here to stay. |