Tue, Mar 26
|Fitzwilliam
High Tunnel Efficiency - On-Farm Tour
Join for a visit to Dog Days Farm in Fitzwilliam to learn about efficiencies in their new high tunnel, energy assessments and local funding!
Time & Location
Mar 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Fitzwilliam, 72 Jaffrey Rd, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447, USA
About the event
This on-farm tour will focus on energy use and conservation in high tunnel and greenhouse production. Energy costs can be substantial in a smaller diversified production system and reducing electric bills can help your bottom line.
Join us for a tour of the high tunnels and Greenhouse at Dog Days Farm where we will discuss energy saving designs and retrofits for these structures. We’ll cover a farm energy use assessment and measures the farm has taken to decrease energy use and save electricity costs. We will explore strategies and other low-cost measures that can be incorporated when building these structures to help save energy and costs for the life of the tunnel. Finally, we’ll touch on local/federal funding options to help you make these upgrades feasible.
Facilitated by Chris Lent, Agricultural Specialist working for the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).
This event is a good fit for vegetable farmers…