Alternative Energy

One purpose of the series is to educate and empower people about the existence, viability, and use of renewable energy sources, particularly solar electricity, pond waterfalls, and human mechanical power.

Occasionally, a solar energy expert conducts a series of renewable energy workshops focusing on using solar electric energy as a primary source of electricity in the community garden for a solar powered waterfall, tool shed lighting and charging of small electrical appliances such as flashlights or weed whackers. The final workshop will add fun and fitness by capturing human mechanical energy ("bicycle power") in a battery through use of an alternator.