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Letter to the editor: Solar arrays, agriculture are not incompatible uses

December 18, 2018

I was glad to read in the Dec. 3, 2018, issue of the Addison Independent about the testing being done to grow saffron amongst solar arrays. Many times I’ve seen people write or talk about solar arrays removing land from agricultural production. While that may be true for dairy and beef cows or for hay and corn, and while those large scale agricultural endeavors are important to our local economy, they are not the only kinds of agriculture. Commercial or residential developments strip away topsoil for buildi … (read more)

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