Farm at Jack's Solar Garden, by Sprout City Farms

At the Farm at Jack’s Solar Garden in Longmont, Sprout City Farms operates the largest agrivoltaic (agriculture + photovoltaics) research site for vegetable production thus far in the United States! 

Alongside research partners, SCF is innovating using multi-crop market-farming techniques within an elevated solar array, using the partial shade to protect tender greens from the scorching summer sun while still producing plenty of delicious sun-loving crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers! 

Folks can enjoy the delicious fruits (er, vegetables) of our labor through: 

1. The first and only solar-grown CSA program starting June 5th 
2. Shopping at the Longmont Farmers Market Saturdays 8-1 from April through November

In the CSA and at the farmers market, SNAP participants receive half-price on produce! We also offer other food access programming to support Longmont families by distributing farm-fresh food at low or no cost in collaboration with local partners.

By producing food in a life-sized obstacle course, we are solidifying methodologies and data collection with crops grown in the research farm plots. We work with research partners across the country to track the climate-resilient impacts of co-locating solar panels with vegetable production.

Research partners include: 

• University of Arizona
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Colorado State University
• Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center