Grow abundant produce in any climate with a well-designed hoophouse. This practical, field-tested guide shows you the best ways to design, build, and manage a productive polytunnel so you can extend your season, protect crops, and harvest fresh food in every month. A reliable, resilient hoophouse can transform your farm or garden. Whether you're a new grower or expanding into protected cultivation, this trusted guide gives you the confidence and know-how to construct and manage a productive indoor growing environment for year-round harvests. Grow more food with less uncertainty. High tunnels (or polytunnels) buffer against unpredictable weather, protect soil, extend the growing season, and keep greens thriving through winter. With clear instructions and proven strategies, you'll learn how to create a resilient system that boosts yields and supports local food supply all year. Inside you'll learn how to: Choose the right site, size, and style for your land - Build durable frames with simple tools and materials - Create efficient bed layouts and soil systems - Plan crop rotations for all seasons - Manage pests and diseases organically - Prepare for storms and weather extremes - Grow a wide range of crops—cold-hardy greens, roots, warm-season favorites, and more. Written for farmers, market growers, professors, students, interns, and urban or rural beginners , this book is an essential reference for anyone moving into protected growing or teaching sustainable agriculture. About the Author Pam Dawling brings over 40 years of sustainable vegetable production experience—including 14 years of hoophouse growing. She is the author of the bestselling Sustainable Market Farming , a contributing editor to Growing for Market , a long-time conference speaker, and former manager of the Twin Oaks community farm in Virginia, which feeds 100 people year-round. Start building a resilient, productive growing space and enjoy year-round harvests—no matter where you grow. " The Year Round Hoophouse is a great resource for market farmers looking to extend the growing season. Pam's depth of experience and insight are unsurpassed and this book fills a major gap. I'm looking forward to adapting my planting plan and approach based on the knowledge I gained from this book." — Shawn Jadrnicek, author, The Bio-Integrated Farm "Pam has packed this readable and usable book with her 15 years of personal experience in tunnels and the experience and expertise of other growers and extension agents. Essential for the beginner, and as an experienced grower, it may become your first go-to for reference." — Steve Moore, farmer and educator "Once an optional tool for extending the growing season, the hoop house has rapidly become a crucial strategy for sustaining crop production as more variable weather and extremes challenge growers worldwide. The Year-Round Hoophouse offers growers of all kinds a clear, concise, complete, and above all, very wise guide to hoophouse design and construction, growing, and long-term management. Filled with detailed examples, planning worksheets, recommended resources, and many lessons learned from her long experience as a grower, this is a must read for anyone looking to enhance the resilience of their garden or farm." — Laura Lengnick, author, Resilient Agriculture "Pam Dawling once again excels in the detail she provides, step by step, crop by crop. This book is an incredible resource for anyone wishing to grow — or improve their growing — using protected culture. Her depth of experience and excellent record keeping allow the reader to benefit from her analysis and synthesis of the critical details for successful growing in the hoophouse year-round. Pam expertly tells the specifics from her farm while also noting the variations for different climates and markets. She has clearly devoted herself to gathering the particulars from her farm, researchers, and other growers to provide a comprehensive guide to hoophouse growing, from site selection to post-harvest, long term maintenance, and every step in between. We are fortunate to be the beneficiaries of her stellar work." — Janet Aardema, Broadfork Farm, Chesterfield, Virginia "I am so glad to find a book with well-structured material supported through years of experience and research to fully address high tunnel construction and production. A welcome and needed addition to agricultural literature, this book delivers the information farmers and gardeners need." — Gena Moore, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. " The Year Round Hoophouse is your "one-stop shop" for everything you need to know for growing food year round. Whether you're new to hoophouses or seasoned and savvy, you will find this book a resource you'll keep coming back to. Pam blends her seasoned expertise with a warm and easy-to-read style to empower anyone to plant and savor the harvest year round." — Lisa Kivirist, author, Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmer