This practical guide is designed to help you budget, plan, design, and construct an efficient and successful walipini, or earth greenhouse. The prototype discussed in this guide was a compilation of general gardening principles and engineering principles. Contributers to the original plan included cadets from the U.S Air Force Academy's engineering department and two 2 engineers by trade, as well as the owners/builders, who were aiming to improve their self-sufficient homesteading goals. The guide was written after the prototype had been actively producing part of the family's food for 6 years.