Happyville Farm in Idaho Falls has a new seasonally extended high tunnel. It is funded by a donation of US$10,000 from the East and West Water and Soil Conservation Districts. The high tunnel creates new opportunities for outreach and education in urban farms and protected areas.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, the soil and water conservation area, Happyville Farm and the community food basket held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the farm at 600 South Saturn Avenue to celebrate the establishment of the New High Tunnel. High tunnels protect crops similar to greenhouses, but are less permanent, cheaper and solar. Happyville Farm is a non-profit farm run by volunteers that provides fresh vegetables for donations in the community food basket-Idaho Falls.

The metal frame, dual-polymer structure kit was shipped from the manufacturer’s Oregon Valley Greenhouse in late September. Volunteers on the farm worked many evenings and weekends to install the 20 x 48-foot structure. "It has paid off," said Claudia Pine, the farm supervisor. "We are setting up beds inside so that we can plant early in February."

However, in eastern Idaho, the popularity of high tunnels has been slower, which is why the Eastern and Western Soil and Water Conservation Districts decided to fund a tunnel at Happyville Farm. Wade Beckman, chairman of the Western District, said: “Placing it in an urban environment makes it easier to educate and visit our projects.” Happyville Farm opened in 2020 and covers an area of ​​one acre. Rented by the city of Idaho Falls, it is the only urban organic food bank farm in Idaho. The Farm and Community Food Basket is the mission of the Christian Ministries District Committee, a long-term local non-profit organization. The new farm already produces nearly 3,000 pounds of food each year.

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