AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Stacie Peterson, Energy Program Director at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks with Meg Caley, Executive Director and co-founder of the Colorado nonprofit Sprout City Farms. Sprout City Farms began in 2010 with a vision of increasing food access and community resiliency through farming underutilized urban land. Among its partnerships, Sprout City Farms works with Jack’s Solar Garden in Longmont, Colorado, growing crops in the spaces between solar panels at the site, which is the largest agrivoltaic research facility of its kind in the United States. Related NCAT Resources: Sheep and the Sun. Solar Grazing with Lexie HainNCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land ManagersNCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Brings Together Solar and AgricultureAgriSolar ClearinghouseSoil for Water Other Resources: Sprout City FarmsJack’s Solar GardenColorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center Contact Stacie Peterson at [email protected] Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT’s other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.