On Oct. 31, 2022, Georgia Organics hosted over 25 contributors at 3 Porch Farm in Comer, GA, for a farmer area day.
The occasion centered on the numerous advantages of on-farm photo voltaic power and conservation tasks for local weather change resiliency. Mandy and Steve O’Shea, homeowners of the farm, jumped proper into issues. Knowledgeable by their expertise, they shared the way to greatest supply and set up photo voltaic panels on a farm. The O’Sheas additionally coated how the USDA Rural Power for America (REAP) grant and the Federal Tax Credit score offset the price of their photo voltaic set up. The farm homeowners even shared their breakdown of related prices and financial savings to element how farmers in attendance may observe the method.
Mandy and Steve mentioned the numerous conservation tasks 3 Porch Farm has applied with the help of the Pure Assets Conservation Service (NRCS). Particularly, we mentioned how the Environmental High quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was a beneficial useful resource for the farm. NRCS agent, Bryan Barrett, was additionally readily available to elucidate this system and the way to apply.
We organized the sphere day so attendees would go away with the next:
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A greater understanding of solar-power advantages for a nine-acre, Georgia farm
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How this solar-based sustainable operation does/doesn’t translate to their farm
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Examples of actual on-farm photo voltaic tasks, funded by the REAP grant
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A top level view of concerns, prices, challenges, and greatest practices for putting in photo voltaic
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Tips on how to apply for the REAP grant & Federal photo voltaic tax credit score
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Examples of on-farm infrastructure, funded by the EQIP grant
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An understanding of EQIP’s Excessive Tunnel Initiative
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Realizing in the event that they qualify for EQIP and, if that’s the case, what tasks to pick
