Earth Day at Fozzie’s Farm

Students from local high schools had an opportunity to help install solar panels at Fozzie’s Farm on April 20 and 21, in collaboration with Montezuma Land Conservancy, Ute Mountain Learning Center, and PCC Southwest’s STEM Outreach.

Fozzie’s Farm is a nonprofit farm that teaches students about agriculture. The farm has hosted thousands of students, interns and teachers over the years. During a two-day period, students gained experience with PV installation, learned about careers and solar training programs, and got hands-on technical experience working with licensed electricians.

Students were engaged in activities ranging from bolting solar panels down to testing the breakers. The high school students provided the much-needed physical energy to get the job done.

Thanks to the efforts of the volunteers, the farm will have little to no electricity bills. Fozzie’s Farm will now be able to shift the solar money savings to other student-oriented projects. Students were happy to be able to give back to their community and reduce the farm’s carbon footprint.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this Earth Day event!

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