Oh, Hello, Summer! Things are heating up here at Jack's Solar Garden! The season is in full swing with tours and workshops, and our team was excited to attend the World Agrivoltaic Conference in Denver recently! It was such an inspiring event, and it's wonderful to see such great work being done around the globe regarding agrivoltaics! Some of our team members are off to the Solar Farm Summit in Chicago next, and we look forward to hearing more great news from that. We wanted to give a big shout-out to Allison Jackson for publishing a technical report with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on County Land-Use Regulations for Colorado, which she presented at the conference. Finally, a little plug for our partners at Sprouts City Farms as well! They have been busy little bees getting everything ready for the start to another CSA season. There are still CSA shares available! Find out more about them, including details on how to sign up for the only CSA grown underneath solar panels right here! Thank you for continuing to support us at the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center. We really appreciate you. |
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Key dates for your calendar |
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- Harvesting Home: “Em”Powering Boulder County's Food & Energy Future - July 27th - Register for a ticket here.
- Come and meet your local food and energy system! Learn about Boulder County's local farms and producers and discover tangible ways to support and get involved. Understand how to support local policy initiatives and implement personal energy efficiency measures.
- Feel empowered to take individual action to build a more resilient and sustainable community.
- There will be free tours of Jack's Solar Garden and coffee and refreshments for purchase.
- Agrivoltaic Development Workshop - August 15 & 16 - Register here.
- Join us for two days of interactive presentations and hands-on activities at Jack's Solar Garden. Learn about all aspects of agrivoltaic systems and hear from exciting presenters working in this field.
- This workshop is open to all members of the public!
- Harvest the Sun Farm-to-Table Fundraiser - Save the Date! September 14th
- We will be hosting our annual farm-to-table dinner at Jack's Solar Garden, in collaboration with The Alliance for Collective Action. Save the date, and keep an eye out on our website and social media pages for more information, coming soon!
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Remember that Public Tours of Jack's Solar Garden are held bi-weekly on Saturdays t hrough October 26. Check out our website for more details on available dates. |
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CATCH UP ON THE PAST FEW MONTHS |
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We spoke with Theodora Okiro Quarles of EcoHealth Strategies, Knowledge Murphy of Black Man, Green Plan LLC, and Stacie Peterson of the National Center for Appropriate Technology on the role of agrivoltaics in the Just Transition. If you missed it, check out the recording on our website |
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On May 30 & 31, we hosted our first Solar Developer Agrivoltaic workshop of the year! We spent 2 full days at Jack's Solar Garden learning about agrivoltaic development and integration and hearing from an inspiring group of presenters. We even had some dairy cows in the array to showcase the adaptability of agrivoltaic systems! |
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Our team attended the World Agrivoltaic Conference in Denver! We had a great time connecting with new and old friends, and hearing about all of the exciting advancements in research and technology in agrivoltaics. |
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New Team & Board Members! We are growing! Over the past few months, we have added 3 new board members and 2 new team members to our family. |
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Left: Miles Braxton - Okovate Sustainable Energy, CEO Right: Nicole Wobus - Guidehouse, Director |
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Matthew Popkin - Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), US Program Manager |
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Left: Nelson Heider-Kuhn joins us as the Agriculture Outreach Coordinator, working predominately on the SALSA grant program - read more about that below! Right: Amber Bratt joins us as an Agrivoltaics Educator to work alongside Allison Jackson |
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The Solar Array Lands Supporting Agribusinesses (SALSA) grant program will fund immigrant and Latinx community members without land access to develop agribusinesses within existing solar arrays. Austin Hazlehurst and Nelson Heider-Kuhn are currently connecting with communities and solar developers to build relationships and find both willing solar companies and potential grantees. Current Scope: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan, and Weld Counties. Are you a solar company with projects in these counties? We are looking for partners who would be interested in working with us on implementing agrivoltaics in their existing solar arrays. Do you work with Latinx and immigrant communities in these counties? We're looking for individuals who are interested in starting an agriculture business - if you work with these communities, or have connections with those that do, please reach out! |
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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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Longmont, CO 80504, United States of America |
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