Solar Culture - Think Outside the Box
About Solar
You might already know that a solar farm is a piece of land where we set up a huge number of solar panels to generate electricity from the Sun’s energy.
You may have seen these farms in pictures or videos, or maybe you have
some near where you live. But what you may not know is that a solar farm
could also be a home for bees, or sheep, or an awesome place for growing mushrooms.
Some companies who make these solar farms, also try to find other things
they can do with the farm land, you know, so it’s not just a waste of land with big solar panels sitting on it. In this episode, we’ll explore some ideas for how we can get double duty out of all this land.
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