Growing Spaces LLC.

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SNAPSHOT: Based in Pagosa Springs, Growing Spaces produces energy-efficient greenhouses using a passive solar geodesic design for year-round growing.

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LEADERSHIP: Owner Michael Parsons started Growing Spaces out of a garage in 1989.

WORKFORCE: The company employed 10 full-time equivalent employees in 2009 and expects to add one or two employees in 2010.

CUSTOMERS: The company has supplied its Growing Domes to more than 1,200 clients in 48 states and 11 countries. Best-known customers include Toyota Motor Co., Shumei Natural Gardens at Rodale Institute and Naropa University.

PIVOTAL MOMENTS: The company cites the "phenomenon of Y2K" as an impetus for people deciding to become more self-sufficient, and the company went from producing 14 Growing Domes...