Happy New Year from all of us at the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center! It might be the winter season, but the team has been busy planning and preparing for the 2024 season and beyond. Our website has been refreshed and you'll find an exciting new calendar feature where you can check out our upcoming events. Over the course of this year, we will be publishing guidance documents and other agrivoltaic related goodies, so keep your eye out for those! |
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We also hosted the first free webinar of the year on Economic Modeling of Agrivoltaics, on January 25th - a huge thank you to James McCall (NREL), Jake Marley (Hyperion Systems) and Dr Jill Fitzsimmons (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) for their participation in this interesting discussion. If you missed it, check out the recording on our website |
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A few important announcements: - We need you! If you are interested in volunteering your time this year to help with events, tours and other farm activities, please get in touch. There is a form on our website, or reach out to us at info@coagrivoltaic.org
- Artist on the Farm 2024 - if you would like to apply for the 2024 spot as our resident artist on the farm, we are accepting applications until the end of February
- Corporate events - are you interested in hosting your corporate event at Jack's Solar Garden this year? Reach out to us at info@coagrivoltaic.org. We hosted a number of successful events last year and would love to partner with you this year!
- Keep an eye out for us at a local film festival near you! Our good friend Chad Weber has been busy and his award-winning short-film from Jack's Solar Garden is being featured in film festivals across the country and as far away as the UK!
- Sprouts City Farms 2024 CSA - would you like to eat fresh fruit and vegetables grown underneath our solar panels?! Sprouts City Farms registration for their Jack's Solar Garden community supported agriculture share program is now open. Register here for the 2024 growing season.
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Key dates for your calendar: - Public Tours of Jack's Solar Garden: Bi-weekly, Saturdays, April 27 - October 26
- Solar Developer Agrivoltaics Workshop: May 30 & 31 and August 15 & 16
- Be Original Boulder County @ Jack's Solar Garden: July 20
- Harvest the Sun, Farm-to-Table Fundraiser event: September 21
Keep an eye out for more coming up throughout the year! |
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Calling all teachers and educators! Are you interested in bringing your students for a tour of Jack's Solar Garden? Would you like to have our resident Education & Policy Manager come to your school and present? |
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Student Design Challenge 2024 |
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Students from around the world are encouraged to participate in the AgriVoltaics Student Design Competition as part of the 5th annual Agrivoltaic World Conference hosted in Denver, Colorado, June 11th-13th. Winning students will have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, while all teams will have the ability to showcase their projects in poster format at the Conference Design Competition Showcase. Submissions will be judged by a panel of international experts. University Student Awards will be given to the top project from each location: Denver County, Mesa County, and Weld County in Colorado, USA. Click here for more information on this exciting competiton! |
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Sun & Soil Creative Writing Contest - Winners! |
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We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Sun and Soil Creative writing contest, co-presented by Jack's Solar Garden, Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center and non-fiction author Gail Collins-Ranadive. Our team enjoyed reading through the entries and had a hard time selecting winners. Awards went to the following students, and their submissions are linked: 1st place: Taeya Alcantar, junior at Resurrection Christian School: “A New Beginning” |
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS |
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