The Year-Round Hoophouse
Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates
by Pam Dawling  - paperback 308 pages 
 
Growing in hoophouses – also known as high tunnels or polytunnels – reduces the impact of an increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends the growing season and keeps leafy greens alive through the winter, and enables growers to supply more regional food needs.
The Year-Round Hoophouse is a comprehensive guide to designing and building a hoophouse and making a success of growing abundant, delicious fresh produce all year, whatever your climate and land size. Chapters include: 
Hoophouse siting, size, style, frame construction, and tools 
Bed layout, soil, crop rotations, and extensive coverage of various crops for all seasons 
Organic solutions to pests and diseases 
Disaster preparation 
Tested resources for each chapter. 
The Year-Round Hoophouse is ideal for farmers who wish to move into protected growing, as well as beginning farmers in rural and urban spaces. It is an essential reference resource for professors and students of courses in sustainable agriculture, as well as interns and apprentices learning on the job. 
About the Author
Pam Dawling has been farming and providing training in sustainable vegetable production in a large variety of climates for over 40 years, 14 of which have been hoophouse growing, and is the author of the best-selling Sustainable Market Farming.