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Show .Section T lae ? Tribune Staff Photo By Frank Portchatt Service Horticultural Farm. Principles associated with the solar greenhouses and intensive gardening techniques examines three nearly completed greenhouses at Farmingtons Extension USU County Extension Agent Shawn Olsen I will be used to teach citizens about energy conservation, intensive gardening and solar energy use applications. Greenhouses" Teach Self- - Sufficiency By Peter Scarlet Tribune Staff Writer There are two ways to assist the needy. They can be given what they need or they can be shown how to obtain necessities on their own. The construction this year of a classroom and three attached solar greenhouses by the Davis County Department of Human Services represents a reliance on the latter method. Mr. Olsen examines plastic milk jug used to hold water in the greenhouses. Jugs are painted black to absorb heat. Located at the Utah State University Extension Service Horticultur al Research and Extension Farm in the north end of Farmington, the greenhouse facility is now nearly complete. VerNon Griffa&s, director of the agency, said the county conceived. financed and supervised construction of the facility. He said the idea behind the greenhouses is to improve family by education and to demonstrate that it isnt difficult or expensive to extend the garden growing season. Although the construction of solar greenhouses of a similar nature isnt cheap, Mr. Griffeths said the principles underlying their construction and the way they work can be easily utilized for the construction of much cheaper greenhouses facilities. This is a tool that can teach Mr. people to be Griffeths explained. We built this facility to teach principles that people can use. It isnt necessary to emulate this structure. The princi ples can be used to build something much cheaper. He said people have basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. Since these necessities are commodities bought and sold in the marketplace, they cost money. Instead of direct money donations, Mr. Griffeths said the idea behind the greenhouses is to free up more money for the purchase of necessities by reducing costs for other commodities. For example, he said the greenhouses can teach the principles of energy conservation, thus reducing energy costs. They can teach about solar heating applications, thus saving on energy costs. They can teach the principles of intensive gardening, thus reducing food costs. We want to encourage low income people and others having a hard tune making ends meet to take advantage of this, Mr. Griffeths said, although he admitted such opportunities traditionally tend to be taken by the economically fortunate. Shawn Olsen, agricultural agent for Davis County, said each of the three greenhouses feature a different solar variation. Tbe first greenhouse, located on the western end of the structure, has a angle on the double-pan- e windows. This is best for heat retention and plant growth, he said. The greenhouse incorporates a passive solar system, with heat See Page T-1- 0 D fc7 r T , Last outbound buses leave downtown SLC at mMMI approximately Miiiiu:iiiLL-L- J 1 1 :20 P.M. LI UJIIIII iunnii nr in n 'I r. r v |
