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Electricity at the farm is now connected, providing the infrastructure needed for future irrigation, water management, and farm operations.
π° Electricity at the Farm: A Major Milestone for Nuts About Dee's Berries
Electricity at the farm is officially connected, marking a major milestone in the development of Nuts About Dee’s Berries. While power lines, transformers, and electrical meters may not be as exciting as planting trees and harvesting fruit, this infrastructure is one of the most important foundations for the future of our Wisconsin agroforestry farm.
This project required months of planning, coordination, permitting, and installation. We are grateful to our electrical contractor, Ultimate Power, and the crews at Alliant Energy for helping bring electricity to the farm.
Why Electricity at the Farm Matters
Electricity at the farm provides the infrastructure needed to support many of the systems required for long-term success.
As we continue developing the property, reliable electrical service will support irrigation equipment, water management systems, future cold storage, building operations, and other essential farm infrastructure.
Many visitors see newly planted orchards and food forests and assume the work begins when the plants arrive. In reality, much of the work happens behind the scenes through projects like electrical service, water infrastructure, farm buildings, and access improvements.
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Electricity at the Farm Supports Future Irrigation
One of the primary reasons for bringing electricity to the farm is to support our future irrigation and fertigation systems.
Reliable water access is essential for establishing thousands of perennial trees and shrubs across the property. Electricity will help power the systems needed to efficiently deliver water and nutrients while supporting long-term soil health and water quality goals.
These irrigation systems will help establish many of the crops planned for the farm, including:
- Chestnuts
- Pawpaws
- Aronia Berries
- Black Currants
- Juneberries
- Bush Cherries
- Persimmons
- Seaberries
- Hazelnuts
- Elderberries
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Building the Infrastructure Before the Harvest
Electricity at the farm is just one piece of a much larger vision.
Our goal is to create a diverse perennial farming system that improves biodiversity, supports pollinators, builds soil health, sequesters carbon, and produces nutritious food for our community.
With electricity now available, we can continue moving forward with:
- Well and irrigation infrastructure
- Fertigation systems
- Equipment operation and maintenance
- Future refrigeration and cold storage
- Farm building improvements
- Future processing opportunities
- Customer and educational experiences
Each infrastructure project completed today helps create a stronger foundation for future harvests.
Thank You to Our Project Partners
We would like to thank our project partners who helped make this milestone possible.
Ultimate Power
A special thank you to our electrical contractor, Ultimate Power, for helping design and install the electrical infrastructure needed to support the farm’s future growth.
Alliant Energy
Thank you to Alliant Energy and their crews for coordinating and completing the electrical connection to the property.
Projects like this require the efforts of many people behind the scenes, and we appreciate everyone who helped move this important step forward.
What Happens Next?
Now that electricity at the farm is available, our focus turns toward irrigation installation, planting, and continued infrastructure development.
Over the coming months, we will continue establishing thousands of perennial trees and shrubs while building the systems needed to support future harvests.
Every trench dug, wire connected, and system installed brings us one step closer to creating a resilient agroforestry farm designed to serve our community for generations to come.
The future is looking brightβand now it’s officially powered.
PawPaw Fun Fact!
π³ Fun Fact: Pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to North America, yet most Americans have never tasted one.
Before grocery stores and refrigeration, pawpaws were enjoyed by Native American tribes and early settlers throughout the eastern United States. Even explorers like Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reportedly relied on pawpaws for food during parts of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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