It was a typical snow-covered winter day, but something very atypical was happening — cabbages, broccoli and even strawberries were improbably green and alive in a northeast Minneapolis backyard.

Q. I have heard that building a walipini might be a good way to grow vegetables year-round in our area. What do you think? A. Walipinis are essentially greenhouses dug into the ground with earth walls ...

One of 18 Walipinis run by the Gemio family in El Alto, in the Bolivian highlands The Andean Plateau or the Altiplano, is one of the largest and highest plateaus in the world. In order to protect ...