Save the Farm, Save the Future Documentary Film & Discussion Panel

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Farms are disappearing. Solar energy is rising. Could combining the two help save farmers and the planet? Introducing agrivoltaics.

Farming in America is harder than ever. Drought, extreme weather, rising costs, development pressures, and labor challenges are pushing farmers to their limits. Meanwhile, climate change—the very force behind many of these struggles—is driving a surge in demand for clean energy, transforming farmland into solar fields. Save the Farm, Save the Future follows Colorado farmers and ranchers—from sheep and cattle ranchers to peach growers and small organic farmers—as they explore agrivoltaics, a promising new approach that combines solar power and agriculture on the same land. Can this innovation help save farms while meeting society’s need for renewable energy?

Join us for the debut showing of this film that was created in collaboration with Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center. Funded in part by the Walton Family Foundation.

There will be networking time before the film and Q&A following the showing with the filmmaker Chad Weber and Byron Kominek of Jack’s Solar Garden.

The Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center showcases clean energy generation coupled with local food production to educate and inspire our community into taking action to improve land stewardship within solar arrays. https://www.coagrivoltaic.org/