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Thursday 20 February 2014

Could Hothouses Aid An Organic Farmers Market

By Robert Sutter


For those who are unfamiliar with hothouses, it's prudent to note how they can work for the sake of cultivating crops. They are designed in order to rear crops that might be out of season, which is especially useful when considering just how unpredictable the weather could be. As one can probably imagine, hothouses can prove to be especially useful for many an organic farmers market. Fortunately, it seems like one area in particular has been heavily invested in their usage and it's a story worth talking about.

According to an article by the Pensacola News Journal, a number of hothouses have started to come about through the Alabama Black Belt. This was done by Southern Fresh Produce, which has the plan to grow organic vegetables and the like through these structures. What is grown can then be offered to establishments that could use them, whether it is an organic farmers market or not. Regardless, it's the kind of story that calls for the attention of authorities along the lines of Colle.

From what the article went into detail about, the organic produce in Alabama comes from California and Texas. While this may be seen as a good thing, it doesn't exactly bode well for Alabama's economy, which is where these hothouses come into play. With these structures put together, they have the potential to not only grant unemployed individuals jobs of their own but lower the amount of poverty in the area. This is an idea that's not only effective from an agriculture standpoint but from a general standpoint as well.

There's a higher level of progression to talk about with these hothouses as well, which is a point that the public across the board should be mindful of. As it stands, a single acre of hothouses can produce the same amount of organic crops as ten acres of plowed fields. It goes to show just how great technology can be if it is applied for the right causes. If you ask me, the act of bringing about some of the best crops to the surface is one of the best causes to consider.

When it comes to some of the most useful items for growing crops, hothouses could prove useful for just about any organic farmers market. There's a tremendous level of production to take into account here and I think that they can do so much more for people than what most would believe. In addition to offering jobs to people, the actual number of crops is going to be far greater in the long run. Organics are going to be far more prevalent if hothouses are seen in larger numbers.




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