Workshop: Greenhouse Energy Efficiency

Are you looking to reduce your greenhouse fuel costs this winter, or planning a new greenhouse?  Join CISA at Full Bloom Market Garden to learn about greenhouse energy efficiency strategies, practical energy-saving tips, and funding opportunities for greenhouse projects large and small. Come tour Full Bloom’s gutter-connect and hoophouse complex with high efficiency lighting, computerized climate control, underbench heat, wood pellet boilers and a conveyor system between houses. John Bartok, agricultural engineer, and representatives from NRCS, MA Farm Energy Program and WMECO will be presenting.  Dinner will be provided; suggested donation for the workshop is $10.  Please RSVP by Monday, August 19^th to Kristen at (413) 665-7100 x12 or kristen@buylocalfood.org.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Support for this session comes from the MA Farm Energy Program (MFEP), USDA/Risk Management Agency, USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and from individual contributors and Local Hero members.  MFEP is a program of Berkshire-Pioneer RC&D with support from MDAR and USDA-NRCS.