10-acre underground home and gardens in Fresno (2023) [video]
The YouTube video showcases Baldassar Forest Deer's innovative agricultural transformation of a Fresno desert into a fruitful region using underground fruit tree cultivation. His Sicilian heritage and experimentation led to a unique environment benefiting citrus trees.
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The YouTube video discusses Baldassar Forest Deer's transformation of a desert area in Fresno into a successful agricultural region by growing fruit trees underground. Leveraging his Sicilian background and experimentation, he developed a distinctive environment that prolonged the life of his citrus trees.
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- Some users appreciate the innovative agricultural techniques and compare it to real-life Minecraft.
- Others discuss related content, such as similar YouTube channels and documentaries by Huell Howser.
- There are comments about the historical and architectural significance of the site, with some lamenting its conversion into a museum.
- Users also mention practical aspects, like the potential for The Boring Co. to help with underground excavation for cooler temperatures.
- Off-topic discussions include frustrations with YouTube ads and personal anecdotes about visiting similar sites.
12 commentsDirksen travels North America and Europe with her husband and 3 or 4 kids documenting home designs of all types. Lots of tiny homes in Los Angeles and California ( I believe one or two in Toronto ) as well as Western Europe. Her husband is from Catalunya so they've a bunch of clips from there. There's also one of a man who build a home sort of next to or inside a cave.
The coolest clips by far are ones of ancient abandoned villages and compounds (I think one castle-like structure) in Spain, Portugal and Italy that individuals took over and converted into homes.
We went there a few years ago and it's insane that what you see is only half of what he did: the family was stupid enough to buy half and then destroy it "to use the land". In the category "not understanding what you have", this one's up there.
The California High Speed Rail is being constructed, so hopefully, by the next trip, I can just pop into Fresno via HSR.
You can accomplish better insulation and thermal mass above the ground, while having better ventilation and less humidity.
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