Turning Over Some New Leafs: A Greenhouse Photo Essay

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Written By Jim Schultz

Originally published in The Berkshire Eagle, March 9, 2021. Photos by Ben Garver.

Jim Schultz prepares a bed of lettuce in the climate battery greenhouse. Photo by Ben Garver, The Berkshire Eagle.

Jim Schultz, the owner of Red Shirt Farm in Lanesborough, prepares a bed of lettuce in his climate battery greenhouse. The climate battery stores heat all summer deep underground and distributes it during the cold months, allowing for a head start on hearty crops.

Sarah French harvests Asian mixed greens. Photo by Ben Garver, The Berkshire Eagle.

Farm crew member Sarah French harvests Asian mixed greens in the same high tunnel.

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