PROJECTS
AGRIVOLTAICS PROJECT
Increases crop yield
Enhances soil quality
Reduces water consumption
Improves working conditions
Provides farms with sustainable energy
WHAT IS AGRIVOLTAICS?
Putting solar panels over cropland with the following benefits:
Agrivoltaics project at Spaces of Opportunity
After raising $17,000 through community donations and sponsorships we executed a 4.8 KWH agrivoltaics project at at Spaces of Opportunity. This 19-acre urban farm sits in the middle of South Phoenix’s food desert, and promotes healthy food choices while allowing low-income farmers and community members an opportunity rent plots to grow and sell their produce. This project will not only help the local community but will also set an example for commercial, family, and community farms around the country to adopt Agrivoltaics. Produce grown will be donated to school cafeterias, farmers markets and food banks.
This project recieved the Girl Scout Gold Award. Thank you to the Girl Scout community!
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Planting Crops Under the Agrivoltaics system at spaces of opportunity
We have planted over 800+ transplants under our agrivoltaic systems and control beds. Produce is being donated to food banks, school cafeterias and farmers markets benefiting low income farmers.
At Spaces of opportunity we are doing data collection in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture Arid Land Research Center to document the results and benefits of Agrivoltaics.
