Russ Finch is a retired Nebraskan who grows oranges during Nebraska's snowy winters!  His greenhouse produces fruits which normally grow in a Mediterranean climate: oranges, lemons, mandarin oranges, figs, grapes, pomegranates and more! 

https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/midwestern-geothermal-greenhouse-provides-local-citrus-year-round.html

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• What did you think when you read the headline? ​

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• Former mailman builds geothermal greenhouse in the midwest; gets local citrus all year for $1 a day

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• What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'greenhouse'?

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• What do you think of greenhouses?​

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• What are the advantages of having a greenhouse?

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• What do you think of Russ Finch's greenhouse?

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• Should everyone with a garden have a little green house??

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• Should everyone use a heatpump to heat their house?

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• Will heatpumps help to reduce climate change?

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• If you had a warm greenhouse, what plants would you grow?

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• What questions would you like to ask Russ Finch?

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• The last several years in the U.S. heat pumps are popular replacements for conventional furnaces, but I wonder if they are a bad idea in some locations where radon levels are high.