With the explosion of backyard hobby farms, small, personal gardens have been springing up in all shapes and sizes.Some of those are hardly more than a planter filled with herbs placed quaintly outside of a windowsill, others may have planted enough vegetables to feed their family, but there might even be a chicken coop with several hens that provide eggs.But one crucial ingredient to any of these gardens though is sunlight. Cullman County Master Gardener Brad Mitchell’s farm in Baileyton relies on the sun just like any other hobby farm, but unlike other gardens, the same sunlight that feeds Mitchell’s plants also feeds a 25 kilowatt solar system used to power the property.After spending nearly 26 years working in…
Baileyton farmer Brad Mitchell uses solar energy to power his operation | News
