Community Crops Presents The Solar Energy Workshop – Greening Your Home Series

NEED HELP GOING SOLAR? Community Crops (communitycrops.org) presents The Solar Energy Workshop–Greening Your Home Series set to begin Saturday, August 5th at Eisley Branch Library located at 1530 Superior Street.

Informational booths will be open for visitors from: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., featuring the following businesses/professionals: Drew Coffey, J-Tech Solar; Michael Shonka, Solar Omaha; Bruce Hauschild, Nebraska Energy Office; Jeff Carpenter, Nebraska REAP; Bob Ruskamp, LES; Cliff Mesler, Central City Solar Garden; and Helen & Ken Deffenbacher, Syed Ali , and Dixon Power representing Nebraskans for Solar.

Topics covered will include: Know the Economics Involved in Owning Home Solar; Learn Your Solar Payback Rates; Schedule a Property Assessment Portfolio & Get Bid Prices; See a Solar Application & Learn the Loan Process; Understand an Agreement Between Shareholders of a Community Garden; and Educate yourself on Alternative Solar Choices Such as Virtual Net Metering & Sun Shares

Those interested in attending must preregister online at communitycrops.org.

Community Crops is a Lincoln-based non-profit organization that helps people grow healthy food through a network of 12 community gardens, the Growing Farmers Training Program, school gardens, CSA (vegetable subscription) and educational classes. For more information about Community Crops, please visit communitycrops.org or contact Ben McShane Jewell at (402) 474-9802 or by email at ben@communitycrops.org.