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Organic Greenhouses/Shelters-uses and benefits

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There are many benefits to having a greenhouse structure for organic growing and housing. They are often used a season extender for protecting crops from the elements, blight, and fungus. Since Organic growers and farmers do not use pesticides, this type of protection is often required for some of the more sensitive crops.

The structures are easy to move to allow the expansion of the growing area.These structures can easily help to give you the opportunity to grow more crops in a limited area. What many of our customers also do, particularly with Hanley Caterpillar structures, is start growing the early crops under the protection of the structure, and as the crop is stable enough, they move the structure to be able to start the next planting.

Knight Hanley Structure

Our structures are also used for organic livestock raising to ensure the animals have a healthy, safe and protected environment out of the elements. They are versatile structures, and only require the changing of clear to white plastic for the various uses. The environment allows the animals to have sunlight, but still get the shade they require.

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The combination of the double layer of plastic, roll up sides, and inflator fan, on both the greenhouse and livestock shelters, helps to reduce condensation and keep the structure ventilated. We are excited to be working on a solar powered fan option for those off grid customers or if the structure is out in the field away from electricity as we know many of our organic growers and farmers are in these situations.

Celebrate Organic Month with MSS!

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~Celebrate with Multi Shelter Solutions~

  • photo contest all month long – draw on the 27th during Norm’s zoom, stay tuned for more details!
  • Fun Fact Friday on IG/FB with prizes!
  • In Case You missed it Monday (Wednesday & Thursday too!) Helpful Articles
  • Prize Draws & Giveaways
  • Q&A Zoom Webinar with Norm Sept 27th (details below)
  • Books, Ebooks, Gift Cards & More!

We want to share our gratitude and raise awareness for a sector that is doing so much to help feed the future and be mindful stewards of the earth

Let’s celebrate organic, today & everyday!

Follow us on IG @multisheltersolutions FB Multi Shelter Solutions on our website www.MultiShelterSolutions.com Email multisheltersales@gmail.com or call the office with any questions

Keep your eye out in your mailbox, you might be receiving one of our special postcards!

PHOTO CONTEST

Throughout the month of September to celebrate Organic Month, we are having a photo contest! 

Send us your greenhouse photos to be shared with credit given to you & your business & during the Q&A Sept 27, we will make a random draw of all entries to win a $100 gift card. All participants will receive a pdf or Kindle of the greenhouse book as our thank you for participating 

Please email entries to multisheltersales@gmail.com

Or tag us on your social media photo! 

Make sure to include your name, business name and location!

Q&A Event with Norm Sept 27th https://fb.me/e/30a0Q65h5

Norm will be hosting a Q&A on zoom to cover the topics we’ve posted about throughout this month and answer any questions.

  • organic shelters uses & benefits
  • ventilation options & ideas
  • season extension technologies

Stay tuned for rough timeslots posted and confirmed throughout the month

All live attendees are eligible for amazing prize draws and other fun opportunities!!

The draw for the photo contest winner will be during the event and winner contacted after if they are not present.

Important Reminder – Self Sufficiency Packages

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Just a quick reminder that you are still able to order the self sufficiency packages after May 31st (and any of our structures!) But it will be later delivery. As an example, when you order in June, it will likely be October delivery.

Please contact the office for specific pricing and delivery times. That is the most reliable way to stay up to date and accurate during these rapidly changing times

We are incredibly grateful to everyone for planning ahead, and for your patience. We love working with you on your projects and are grateful we have been able to continue that throughout the last three decades. Cheers to growing & more in 2021!

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**NEW** Self Sufficiency Packages

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As an interest in growing our own food and being more self sufficient becomes an important value in today’s society, Multi Shelter Solutions wants to offer a solution to those new to growing: something simple, practical and easy to get started

~ Slightly higher ~ Snow Resistant ~ Not high enough for Wind Impact ~

STEPS FOR CHOICE

  1. Choose Your Size
  2. Choose Your Cover Option
  3. Choose Any Add On Value Option
  4. Place Your Order

Please see the download package for full details on all these steps

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1. SIZE OPTIONS

Single: 10′ x 9′ x 8’8″
Double: 14′ x 24′ x 9’7″
Family: 18′ x 30′ x 10’6″

Please note, these packages are different from our MADE TO ORDER STRUCTURE KITS, as these are meant to speed up quoting and ordering, and as such are not able to be modified to be eligible for the special package pricing for these units. They do NOT have engineered drawings available and are sold for customer assembly.

2. COVER OPTIONS

Basic: Season Extender, Single Plastic
Deluxe: Year Round, double plastic, roll up sides, inflator fan

3. ADD ON VALUE OPTIONS

Base Option: Includes pressure treated 4x4s with t-post anchors and fasteners
Vertical Growing Option: Added Roll up Pipe for hanging baskets
Movable Option: Added Skis for versatile growing locations
Ventilation Option: Added Exhaust Fan, Motorized Louvres and Thermostat

4. CONTACT US FOR QUESTIONS & ORDERING

1-866-838-6729
multisheltersolutions @ gmail (dot) com

click to download below slide show in a printable pdf

Self Sufficiency Package InformationDownload

In the following weeks, we will be sharing some articles to help you learn more about growing and considerations for your greenhouse purchase. You can subscribe to have them delivered to your inbox, or you can also click the links below to view them right away.

1. Where is the best place to put the greenhouse?

Factors that determine optimum location for growing, air flow, snow shedding and ground moisture

2. What is the best size and shape for what I want to do?

Covering the sizes we are offering and when it would be best to choose from the website for a more custom situation.

3. How do I make sure it stays where it is supposed to?

Pointers on anchoring, what kind of things will impact holding power of anchors, anchoring after moving a structure

4. How Can I make my greenhouse its best?

Different tips to make it more efficient, proper space for plants, proper light, when to heat and not

5. What are the considerations for growing over the summer?

Ventilation, excess heat, making sure roll up sides are critter proof

6. What are the considerations for growing over winter?

Heating, interior tunnels, air circulation, humidity control

We look forward to helping you with your projects!

February Update

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Ever since the onset of COVID-19 virus with all of its challenges, we at Multi Shelter Solutions have been fortunate to have a huge increase in interest in our products. We are grateful that people see such value in our greenhouses as they search for added food security amidst uncertainty.

This increase in interest during this time of uncertainty and extra protocols for safety have not happened without its own challenges. We are grateful for the patience which customers have shown and also their willingness to plan ahead.

Generally speaking we are getting people the information and numbers which they need within a week. Some of the more complex quotes or ones with a few extra situations do take a few extra days.

In the office, Maggie has been quickly acknowledging requests and identifying any missing information so that when Kelly or Norm does the quote, they have what is required.

We appreciate you giving us as much information as possible to reduce any back and forth and help your quote process go quicker. As a reminder we do not give quotes or delivery updates on our social media.

Please be aware that with the uncertainty and volatility of steel and aluminum costs, we are only guaranteeing our prices for 30 days. We understand people appreciate having those numbers available for their planning purposes on our website but the best way to ensure accuracy right now is to phone or email for a quote. As a heads up, we will be updating pricing on our website in the near future, to respond to the situation we are facing from our suppliers.

With our current workload, deliveries are being quoted at 10 weeks. Some of the larger or more complex buildings are being quoted as longer. We work at grouping things together in certain areas and some customers are surprised with quicker deliveries. This is something that should not be counted on.

Our office staff continues to reach out to customers just before delivery to ensure they are aware of delivery protocols. Acknowledgement of these protocols is mandatory for the safety of the driver but also in more and more situations, part of the necessary paperwork we must file in advance as we travel out of province.

We appreciate everyone helping to get these things organized quickly and efficiently. We are grateful that we are classified as essential service and are meticulous with ensuring paperwork is complete so that we can maintain that status.

We will continue to use our website and social media as best as we can, as a tool for keeping our customers informed and up to date on what is going on in our rapidly changing world.

We look forward to working with you on your greenhouse and shelter projects and wish you health and safety in the coming month and beyond.

Thank you for your interest and patience,

Norm & the Multi Shelters Team

Organic Greenhouses/Shelters-uses and benefits

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As we recognize and celebrate Organic Week 2020, we want to share a popular article from our website. We thank the organic farmers that go the extra mile for land stewardship and are proud to partner with so many of them. We will be sharing and highlighting some key organic related articles all week. We hope you find them helpful!

There are many benefits to having a greenhouse structure for organic growing and housing. They are often used a season extender for protecting crops from the elements, blight, and fungus. Since Organic growers and farmers do not use pesticides, this type of protection is often required for some of the more sensitive crops.smaller high profile

The structures are easy to move to allow the expansion of the growing area.These structures can easily help to give you the opportunity to grow more crops in a limited area. What many of our customers also do, particularly with Hanley Caterpillar structures, is start growing the early crops under the protection of the structure, and as the crop is stable enough, they move the structure to be able to start the next planting.

Knight Hanley Structure

Our structures are also used for organic livestock raising to ensure the animals have a healthy, safe and protected environment out of the elements. They are versatile structures, and only require the changing of clear to white plastic for the various uses. The environment allows the animals to have sunlight, but still get the shade they require.

Goats5

The combination of the double layer of plastic, roll up sides, and inflator fan, on both the greenhouse and livestock shelters, helps to reduce condensation and keep the structure ventilated. We are excited to be working on a solar powered fan option for those off grid customers or if the structure is out in the field away from electricity as we know many of our organic growers and farmers are in these situations.