Richmond Youth Help Solar Power the Eco Village Farm Center
When San Franciscans and anyone else living in the Bay Area hear about Richmond the first thing that comes to mind certainly isn’t anything related to Green, Eco, or Sustainable anything. That will hopefully change as the semi-rural farm Eco Village Farm Center, which already teaches sustainable farming and growing practices to underprivileged local youth, recently added a solar system to power the farm.
In a not so pastoral location surrounded by freeways and railroad tracks, the Eco Village offers a green sanctuary to local youth who wish to find a green place to learn and relax. The farm grows a variety of vegetation including: fruit trees, Oaks, Beach, Banana, California Buckeyes, Bay Laurels, Blackberries and Walnuts.
The recently added solar system not only will decrease their energy bill but many young Richmond residents received an opportunity to help install the system. The program sponsored by Solar Living Institute, Solar Richmond, Rising Sun Energy Center, Sun Light & Power, SunPower Corporation and Bay Area Air Quality Management District brought a human element to the system by providing access for disadvantaged children to gain skills and interest in the green business movement.
We’re big fans of this project not just because of the reduced carbon footprint but the program gives youth an opportunity to become more eco-literate, as it creates a cross cultural dialogue and moves across economic lines as well. Learning about Green power, grey water harvesting and urban food production isn’t just for people who can afford it.
We’d like to see more solar training and eco-literacy spread from the suddenly Green city of Richmond.
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It is very important to encourage regional energy like solar, wind,bio gas,tidal and biomass energy.It helps solving our energy crisis specially in the South where any one or two are abundant. Why we are not adopting ?It is also cheap and clean and sustainable.When we think of 123 agreement between Mr Bush of USA and Dr Monmohon Singh(of India)it is a different story.
However,hope that such encouragement for solar power will continue.
Anupam Paul
Kolkakta
India
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