Hello! I am a complete newbie here. I haven't even set up an aquaponics system yet. My first step (I think) since I live in Michigan is to get a greenhouse set up, then do our aquaponic system. I have read Sylvia's book and a couple of the recommended reading books in the back of her book on greehouses but I really wanted to run this by the experts here to see if what I am thinking is even feasible.

We heat with wood and our house is exceptionally warm in the winter :) I mean like 70's and 80's most the time and I was thinking an attached greenhouse would the perfect thing to expel some of that extra heat. The more I think about it, the more it may be more of an attached sun room because I think I would want it insulated with good double hung windows because where I am thinking would be the best place to put it on our house would also get pretty warm in the summer because it is in the direct sunlight and I would have to be able to open it up pretty well to ventilate in the summer, yet close it up pretty tightly to keep it relatively warm in the winter. This spot gets so hot and dry in the summer the grass there drys right up.

I am going to try to attach a picture of my house I just shot the other day on a snowy but sunny day so you can see what I am talking about. This picture is taken from the south side, so I am thinking the best place to put the greenhouse/sun room is to the far left (looking at it) or to the West. We would lose the small round window and one of our bedroom windows (I don't think I can talk hubby into both of them! LOL so hopefully that will be big enough) and put some kind of door to access it inside of the house of course. 

I would appreciate any thoughts anyone would have on this. Am I crazy thinking I can attach it to my house? Any problems I am not foreseeing? I figure if people can grow in their basement, this should work.

Thanks!

Tammy