Greenhouse and dry shed heater by rocket mass?

Hey folks!

Hopefully this is the right forum for this question. I'm working on my homework for a permaculture course and could use some ideas!

My hypothetical client is on the California coast and wants to have a small orchard with various herbs as alley crops, as well as a structure for starting and processing.

I'm dreaming of a cross between a drying shed and a hoop house that are heated by a rocket mass heater. Is this insane? There's a 10x16' foot wooden shed available to be spruced up and used for drying, but the hoop house would need to be purchased. Would a more solid structure for the greenhouse be preferable? I have plans from a recent Permies campaign that included 3D plans for a solar dehydrator, which is what got me started on this thought experiment.

Thank you!

Your hypothetical client and other folks on the forum might find these threads of interest:

https://permies.com/t/19178/Rocket-stoves-Greenhouses-forum-topic

https://permies.com/t/207431/rocket-mass-heater-greenhouse

https://permies.com/t/205912/batch-box-RMH-bath-greenhouse

https://permies.com/t/192451/rmh-greenhouse

https://permies.com/t/171410/ground-RMH-greenhouse

Hi Laura;
I'm not sure if this is all hypothetical or real property.
Anne gave you great links for lots of information.

As to your question about greenhouses.
A sturdy permanent structure is much preferable to a plastic hoop house.
Costs are quite different between them.

Permanent greenhouses must have adequate ventilation during the hot months.
A hoop house can have the plastic removed.

thomas rubino wrote:Hi Laura;
I'm not sure if this is all hypothetical or real property.
Anne gave you great links for lots of information.

As to your question about greenhouses.
A sturdy permanent structure is much preferable to a plastic hoop house.
Costs are quite different between them.

Permanent greenhouses must have adequate ventilation during the hot months.
A hoop house can have the plastic removed.

Thank you! Hypothetical client, real land :) thank you for the info!

Anne Miller wrote:Your hypothetical client and other folks on the forum might find these threads of interest:

THANK YOU!! This is great!

I would like to say that it is not insane. I've built something very much like what you are asking about in Kenai, Alaska. It's inside of a 16x32 foot high tunnel.