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I just saw this video and had to share it with this community. During the heat wave of 1906, Baldasare Forestiere dug a home underground with just a pickax and shovel. He spent 40 years excavating 10 acres of rooms, tunnels, a chapel, an underground aquarium and courtyards to experiment with underground farming. He had fruit trees planted 12-22 ft underground with light wells.

 
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Thank you TK!!!  I ran across this years ago and I couldn't find it again.  I was really interested to look at this again as I'd like to experiment with this in Maine to see what I can get away with, zone pushing wise.
 
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