Our 50-foot-long high tunnel sits at the north end of the main garden, next to a stand of blue spruce Grandpa planted to catch the wind that would whip across the north pasture. With all the snow and snow and snow and snow and snow this year, it’s been a full-time job to keep the structure clear and standing. Many times, Kara has had to shovel the snow away from the sides of the high tunnel, so the snow from the roof would have a place to go.
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