FCF and renewable energy

	Fox Creek Farm CSA Renewable energy: 200 Off-Grid CSA shares
Home About Fox Creek Farm Farming practices About our CSA Membership forms and brochure How to start a new CSA site FCF and renewable energy Newsletter Archive Intern program Employment Contact us	Fox Creek Farm not only grows vegetables, the farm also harvests almost all of the electricity needed for the farm right on site. The farm operates the 200 member CSA off the grid (that is, there is no electrical connection to National Grid), and is probably the only CSA of this size in the country doing so. We produce our electricity with a 1.3 kW solar array with Evergreen panels (manufactured in Massachusetts), and harvest wind energy with a Bergey XL1 wind generator on a 100 foot tower. On a good day we harvest approximately 9 kW in electricity.
	Our energy efficient walk-in cooler is run with an air-conditioner unit in combination with a CoolBot regulator, we pump water from our well with a slow-start water pump. Otherwise, we run all the electrical tools and equipment usually found on farms of our size. Fox Creek Farm CSA: Eating fresh, local, and in season - powered by renewable energy! *Buy Local, Eat Well, Be Healthy, Protect the Environment*
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