A while back, Countryside printed an article that refered to some studies about the heat produced by rabbits, such as when put in a greenhouse to heat it. I wrote to Countryside for info. on that article, but my computer crashed before I put the info on hard copy! And, they understandably haven't had the time to reanswer. If anyone remembers the article and where I might find it (I have all the old issues, from the begining) I would appreciate it. Or, any other info. along the same lines. Thank you much!

-- Fran Ogren (trumpkinland@plix.com), September 21, 1999

Answers

about ten years ago i remember reading about a women in minesota ? who heated here green house with chicken and rabbits. It was a very intersting article. seems to me it was in organic garding but dont remember. I dont recall what ratio of animals she used.

-- kathy hart (saddlebronc@msn.com), September 21, 1999.

There's currently a greenhouse in Corvallis, Oregon that uses rabbit heat to heat it's greenhouse. The company is called Rebel Farms and they are primarily a year-round organic salad green operation, but the woman who runs it (can't remember her name) is very helpful with information and also gives tours. They can probably be found on the web.

-- Kendra Wise (wiseke@ohsu.edu), October 07, 1999.

Have your library find you a book called "Solviva" by Anna Edey. She is heating a large commerical greenhouse using animals and solar power. The book does not give you all the answers - Ms. Edey wants to sell you those. I do not recommend buying her "drawings" because they are very expensive and are not plans you can build from. However, I consider her book a good place to start your research and build ideas upon. Also check out greenhouse books by Ray Wolf (Rodale Press). Mr. Wolf even supplies blueprints in his book "Building A Solar Garden Shed" that I think could be converted into a combination solar/animal greenhouse. I do recommend you buy the books by Mr. Wolf. Just remember rabbits hate heat, chickens are probably a better choice. Best Regards-

-- diane greene (fgroeters@ulster.net), November 03, 1999.