Grow with Us - Solar Greenhouse

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Civic Engagement

Age Group:

Adult
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Program Description

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Learn about the installation and use of the solar green house located at Vogel Alcove's Backyard, part of their therapeutic and early childhood education programming.

A little more about the presenters:

Mark McCollom--https://www.skygatesolar.com/

Michael Fladmark--https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-fladmark-910507/

Jerry Robinson and Vogel Alcove:  https://vogelalcove.org/vogel-alcoves-greenhouse-goes-solar/

Tracy Wallace--https://greencareersdallas.org/

Tracy Wallace is a justice warrior—environmental, social, economic—who believes access and equity are the cures to poverty. She is founder and Executive Director of Green Careers Dallas. With tenacity and passion, Tracy works to connect hard-to-employ low-income neighbors with living wage employment as entry-level solar PV installers in the rapidly growing solar industry. Tracy is a 5th-generation Texan who received her degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University. She also serves on the nonprofit boards of Congo Restoration and Emanuel Community Center.

This program is available online only.

Grow with Us is a series of online sessions from the Dallas Public Library - Seed Library and Dallas Environmental Quality and Sustainability hosting expert speakers to share practical, informative, and inspirational information about growing and urban agriculture in Dallas.