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As agricultural buildings in Buncombe county do not require standard building permits, unlike a residential or commercial building would, there was no building permit to be pulled when it was time to wire the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa6c8224611a012078ba481/ccb910fb-ecc8-42bd-8779-eca724a9e39f/Enoki+Mushrooms Blog - Transitioning to Solar Power The Result: After having solar installed for an entire year, Gwen and Jay at Black Trumpet Farms have reached their initial goals of becoming more energy independent and saving on their utility bills needed to power their mushroom farm. Incentives made the decision for Gwen and Jay to go solar easy and pain-free. 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Our background is steeped in regenerative agriculture and agro-ecology. Gwen began her farming career in 2006 with an apprenticeship at the Aprovecho Institute in Cottage Grove, Oregon. She then moved to Asheville to be closer to family. She has an M.S. in Horticulture, a B.S. in Biology with a focus on field botany and plant genetics, and certificates in woodworking and permaculture design. She is an Organic Growers School Farm Beginnings and Journeyperson graduate. Jay grew up in Marion, NC on his family’s homestead. He has a bachelor’s in Photography from UNCA and an associate degree in Civil Engineering. He loves to design earthworks, water catchment systems, and efficient mushroom production spaces. We both volunteer as mushroom identifiers at the Asheville Mushroom Club. 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