Remove Agriculture Remove Pruning Remove Tractor
article thumbnail

Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

The hard hat is a minor inconvenience for Sweetland, but is emblematic of a broader question that researchers have been studying on this farm: How can agricultural lands support both crops and solar panels without hurting the other’s bottom line? The big question is whether the blueberry bushes can produce enough to turn a profit.

Farming 115
article thumbnail

Good Goats Make Good Neighbors

Civil Eats

The farm also teaches local students about agriculture and conservation—and donates much of the fruits and vegetables it grows to people in need. Lawn mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, tractors, and trimmers can all spark a wildland fire if used during the wrong time of year,” Garrett says.

Acre 145