Laying Roots
WVPA awards grant for multicounty effort sprouting agribusiness growth
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An initial phone call that teed off fundraising for a new community center in Albion, Ind., landed an unexpected home: a former longtime local golf course clubhouse sitting dormant. And the local electric co-op was there to help provide support for the center to open.
For at least a week each fall, longtime farmer Jerry Sparks would end his day exhaustingly climbing into each of five grain bins to ensure that his corn was drying properly. A new grain dryer system upgrade in 2020 led to energy savings while he skipped out on steps – literally.
MJM Electric Cooperative employees planning a new community garden sought help from a volunteer caring for a nearby roadside sign welcoming drivers to town.
She also was helping flyers in town: bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators sipping nectar from flowers and plants near the sign and more than 45 nearby locations.
Wabash Valley Power purchases electricity generated from the project through a long-term power purchase agreement.