NEW for 11/1: Sheep at solar farm; Alaskan cruise

GwinnettForum  |  Number 21.82Nov. 1, 2022

WALTON EMC POWERS Meta’s Newton Data Center near Social Circle by using holistically managed sheep to improve soil, air and water at solar ranches at locations in Georgia. See details in Today’s Focus below.

 IN THIS EDITION

TODAY’S FOCUS: Best practices at solar farms is to graze sheep under solar panels
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering back 20 years and a cruise to Alaska
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Challenges recent Perry statement on Social Security
UPCOMING: Morsberger to be winner of Council for Quality Growth Award
NOTABLE: New firm helping absorb oil spills locating in Norcross
RECOMMENDED: The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kenneth Coleman was preeminent authority on Georgia history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this majestic arch near a body of water?
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new facility is in Norcross Wednesday

TODAY’S FOCUS

Best practices at solar farms is to graze sheep under panels

By Chris Lunghino 

SNIPESVILLE, Ga.  |  Though the renewable energy facilities that help Walton EMC power Meta’s Newton Data Center are often called “solar farms,” they would more accurately be described as “solar ranches,” especially in the way that Walton EMC’s partner, Silicon Ranch, manages them.

When Meta (then known as “Facebook”) decided to build its Newton Data Center near Social Circle, Ga., the social media giant chose Walton EMC of Monroe as the power supplier. One of the deciding factors in picking the co-operative was that it could meet the company’s desire for 100 percent renewable energy to power the facility. Walton EMC then partnered with Silicon Ranch to fund, build, and deliver that renewable energy. 

Silicon Ranch is one of the nation’s largest independent power producers and has a unique commitment to own and operate each project for the long-term, including the land their projects occupy.

To help Walton EMC deliver the renewable energy that Meta requires, Silicon Ranch has, to date, invested nearly $700 million across seven Georgia counties, most of which are primarily agricultural communities. Through the projects, Silicon Ranch will also support these counties on an ongoing basis for years to come through millions of dollars in tax payments, charitable contributions, and other support for local institutions.

Typically, the land occupied by solar panels becomes fallow, as once-cultivated land lies idle. At most solar facilities, the land is mowed occasionally, but any agricultural production or cultivation ceases.

Rather than continue this standard of practice, Silicon Ranch has introduced a better way of managing its land with its holistic “Regenerative Energy” platform. Regenerative Energy marries solar energy generation and regenerative land management and agriculture practices on one parcel of land to generate power, heal the land, and give farmers the ability to feed, employ, and sustain future generations right where they live and work. Sheep are used for this process, something new in Georgia.

Recognizing its responsibility as a long-term steward of the land it owns, Silicon Ranch is using this method of land management at its projects with Walton EMC. Many of these solar ranches, including Bancroft Station Ranch in Early County and Snipesville Ranch in Jeff Davis County, employ adaptively managed sheep grazing as the primary means of vegetation management and soil restoration. This type of grazing uses the impact of large hooved livestock, including their waste, to fertilize and restore the soil, fueling plant growth and building valuable organic matter beneath the surface.

In some cases, the company partners with local ranchers, such as Georgia-and world-renowned regenerative rancher Will Harris of White Oak Pastures of Bluffton, to care for the land.

Silicon Ranch has also invested in the capability to perform these services in-house for regions where it is unable to identify a local partner. In 2021, the company launched a first-of-its-kind “agrivoltaics” operations and maintenance program at its Snipesville Solar Ranch. Agrivoltaics is any agricultural production among solar arrays — crop cultivation, aquaponics, pollinator habitat, or livestock production. Under Silicon Ranch’s innovative program, the company trains and employs “agrivoltaic technicians” to implement both regenerative land management and non-technical, non-electric solar maintenance.

Where Silicon Ranch performs the work with its own agrivoltaic technicians, it also uses its own flock of sheep. The flock, which resides at Snipesville Solar Ranch and now numbers approximately 1,000, is expected to grow to 10,000 by 2030 to stock new solar ranches across Georgia. The company is working with local Georgia sheep breeders to improve the genetics of the flock through the National Sheep Improvement Program.

Here are benefits supporting Regenerative Energy

Regenerative Energy projects provide an array of important benefits:

    • Healthier soil and re-establishment of topsoil;
    • More carbon trapped in the soil;
    • Improved air and water quality;
    • More diverse animal and plant life;
    • Food and economic security;
    • Education partnerships;
    • Recycling or re-use of panels at end-of-life, fueling the growing domestic solar
    • manufacturing industry;
    • Creation of new jobs for the rural workforce;
    • Support for local businesses, including veterinarians, seed, feed, and fencing suppliers, and water and fence infrastructure businesses;
    • Recycling or re-use of panels at end-of-life also fuels the growing domestic solar  manufacturing industry.

EEB PERSPECTIVE

Remembering back 20 years and a cruise to Alaska

By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum

NOV. 1, 2022  |  Twenty years ago, as Memorial Day rolled around, we were on a seven-day cruise to Alaska, out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Altogether, 16 of us made the trip.  If you’ve never been to Alaska on a cruise, let us recommend it. While we are no fan of big ship sea cruises, this one we can recommend. The smaller the ship, generally the better.

We stopped off at four distinctly different ports in Alaska. So we weren’t trapped on the ship, but got to see these ports close up. 

The fifth day on the ship we got up near a calving glacier, though the fog was so heavy that day that we didn’t see much activity at the glacier. Yet that, too, was a good experience. The temperature that morning was near 30 degrees, and anything warm was acceptable. The ship’s waiters were constantly proffering you with pricey hot chocolate; in the brisk coolness, they would sweeten it, if you wanted, with brandy. (The high cost of a cup of chocolate was nothing unusual: most everything on a cruise ship is pricey.)

The towns we visited briefly, each with its own charm:

Ketchikan: It is one of the wettest towns in the U.S., getting over 140 inches of rain a year, and yep, it was raining when we stopped. But that didn’t stop us from getting out and about, seeing among other things, a tremendous demonstration of axe-throwing from a performing group of lumbermen. 

Juneau: Few towns have the charm of Juneau, a town somewhat isolated, with no highways to  the outside world. It takes an airplane or boat to get there. The Capitol was something, in that its statehouse chambers are mighty small for the few members of each House. And you stay on the lookout for the governor, for when we were there, he simply walked downtown for lunch. It’s a laid-back town.

Skagway: In wet Alaska, ironically, this town gets less than 20 inches of rain a year, protected by mountains. Historically, it was a jumping off place for the Alaskan Gold Rush. Today a modern train can quickly haul you to the nearby mountain summits, a treacherous and difficult journey for the early goldseekers. It’s small, but welcomes tour boats happily.

Sitka: Perhaps the most fascinating town, since it was once Russia’s outpost in North America. You see Eastern influences everywhere. In particular, we visited the Russian Bishop’s House and the onion-domed church. 

The trip ended at Seward, where we caught the Alaska Railroad to Anchorage. But we had a day in Seward, and were fascinated by their giant Alaska Sea Life Center, funded mostly from fines from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Center conducts primary research on wild creatures from this area. You can easily spend several hours watching animals or birds at their daily tasks among the exhibits.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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FEEDBACK

Challenges recent Perry statement on Social Security

Editor, the Forum: 

A recent Raleigh Perry comment read:

Many, if not most, of the Republicans in the House and Senate really want to eliminate Social Security and Medicare.”—Raleigh Perry . 

This is fear mongering hogwash. Show me any credible source that will validate this statement. There are none.

He went on to give more misinformation:  “Your Social Security contribution was and is pre-tax.” It is not a contribution. It is in fact a TAX! Look on box 4 and 6 of any W-2 and it clearly states Social security and Medicare “TAX WITHHELD.” 

He ends with “Future similar cuts could be on the way if the Republicans get control of both houses of government. Now you are forewarned!” Not likely. Republicans have been in control plenty of times and nothing like this happened. 

Do better Raleigh! I’m not defending Republicans in particular, but am defending accuracy.

– J. Terry Swain, Auburn

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UPCOMING

Morsberger to receive Council for Quality Growth Award

Emory Morsberger of Lilburn will be honored by the Council for Quality Growth (CQG) as one of its two award recipients on November 15 at the Comcast Center at The Battery Atlanta. The second winner is John Shern of Atlanta. This will be the 13th annual Community Improvement District Recognition Reception.

Morsberger

The recognition acknowledges the work of CIDs in the Atlanta area, and presents two awards each year, one to a CID volunteer and one to a CID professional. 

Morsberger will be 2022 CID Professional Excellence Award winner. He is executive director of the Gateway85 CID and president of the Tucker-Summit CID. Morsberger has a long career serving CIDs and other community revitalization efforts throughout the metro Atlanta region.  He has founded three CIDs, including Gateway85 in 2005, where he served on its board before taking the helm as executive director in 2019. He also helped to create the Lilburn CID and the Tucker Summit CID, the latter of which he still serves as president of the Board. Morsberger led the redevelopment of downtown Lawrenceville, having earned him an induction to the Redevelopment Champion Hall of Fame at the 2021 Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit. 

Al Edwards, 2022 chair of the CQG, says: “Having served as a former Georgia House representative, Morsberger also had a hand in the legislation passed for CID creation.” In addition to his current roles at the Gateway85 and Tucker Summit CIDs, Morsberger runs his own property management firm in Gwinnett and has recently spearheaded an effort among Atlanta-based Rotary clubs to provide relief and supplies to the war-torn Ukraine. 

The 2022 recipient of the John Williams CID Leadership Award is John W. Shern, retired vice president of construction at The Home Depot. Shern currently serves as chairman of the Cumberland CID. Having been a part of its founding board in 1988, Shern is the longest serving board member of a CID in the state of Georgia. He was an integral part of the 1984 legislation that allowed for the creation of community improvement districts in Georgia, and his work has established the precedent for dozens of other CIDs across the state to follow.

Norcross Episcopal men plan “Civic Breakfast” every month

Men of Christ Episcopal Church in Norcross are starting a “Civic Breakfast,” to be held on the second Saturday morning of each month. The first of these breakfast meetings will be held November 12 at the church, according to Wes Quesenberry of the group.

Guest speaker at the first breakfast will be Jose Perez of Peachtree Corners, who is the Seventh Congressional District representative on the State of Georgia Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s colleges and universities. Mr. Perez, an economist and graduate of Florida Atlantic University, is retired president of Target Market Trends, an adviser to companies on strategy.

Mr. Perez was born in Cuba, but escaped communism when he was 12 years old. He has lived in Georgia since 1983.

Quesenberry says that the Civic Breakfast will be held in Webster Hall at the church, and will start with having coffee ready at 8 a.m., begin serving at 8:30 a.m. and end by 9:30.  A traditional Southern breakfast will be served,  including eggs, grits, bacon and biscuits.

A list of speakers in coming months from the overall Gwinnett community will be announced at the first breakfast. Men from the wider community are invited to take part in this civic program.

Here’s a clue that the holidays are close

A 34-foot Norway Spruce will be transported from the mountains of North Carolina to downtown Lawrenceville for Gwinnett County’s 35th annual Lighting of the Tree. The tree will be installed on the lawn of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse on Wednesday, November 2.  County staff will begin decorating the tree for the Lighting of the Tree ceremony, held on Thanksgiving Day. It will remain on display to the public throughout the holiday season. 

NOTABLE

New firm helping absorb oil spills locating in Norcross

Green Boom, a leading biodegradable, water-repellent, oil-only absorbents manufacturer, has relocated to the City of Norcross, adding four new jobs and $2 million in capital investment. As Green Boom moved into their 5,000-square-foot facility at 1010 Norcross Industrial Court, they also became an in-house manufacturer using custom-built equipment, which has decreased their production time by 400 percent.

Unloading the boom. Photo provided.

Green Boom co-Founder and CEO Sudhir Sharma says: “The logistical proximity to Interstate 85 and the ease of doing business with the City of Norcross, as well as the support from Partnership Gwinnett, makes this an obvious choice.” 

After witnessing the devastating effect oil spills have on the environment, Sharma and Co-Founder Yulin Deng pursued a better and greener solution. For the past several decades, the oil spill industry has used polypropylene –– an oil-absorbing oil product –– that culminates in landfills. With an undergraduate and graduate background in biomaterials, Sharma researched and tested cost-comparative biodegradable materials, developing a natural absorbent cotton casing and hydrophobic filler that quickly absorbs oil while repelling water. In just two years, his idea reached fruition, disrupting the oil spill industry with the first-ever patent-pending eco-friendly oil spill prevention, response and remediation products in 2021.

As the industry’s leading manufacturer with no polypropylene, but 100 percent biomass hydrophobic oil-only absorbents, Green Boom uses sustainably sourced, renewable raw materials that help clean the environment while saving cleanup costs and time, including increasing renewable agricultural resources, reducing adverse environmental and health impacts and decreasing single-use plastic reliance.

Green Boom has earned certifications from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture, the Nigerian National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency and the German Technical Inspection Association.  Sharma, a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Deng, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, have both published numerous peer-reviewed materials and won several awards for their research as well.

Norcross Mayor Craig Newton says: “We feel proud such an innovative eco-friendly company chose to relocate to the City of Norcross. As a certified Green Community, we appreciate our mutual dedication to imagining a brighter, greener world.”

Partnership Gwinnett Existing Industry Project Manager Andrew Hickey managed the project in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Gwinnett County Government, City of Norcross and Electric Cities of Georgia.

PCOM holds two “White Coat” ceremonies for students

Two PCOM Georgia White Coat ceremonies took place October 21, at the Gas South Theatre. Close to 250 students crossed the stage to receive their white coats, a symbol of professionalism as they begin their journeys to becoming pharmacists and physicians. From left, Isabella Canut, Matheus Almeida, and Colby Cochran, all first year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students at PCOM Georgia, are seen outside of the Gas South Theater after receiving their white coats in a ceremony.

The School of Pharmacy classes of 2025 and 2026 participated in the traditional ceremony as faculty members, family and friends applauded the students. Shawn Spencer, dean and chief academic officer of the PCOM School of Pharmacy, said, “Pharmacy holds a special place in our society. We are truly known as the medication experts. We are stewards of safe and effective medication use, and we are among the nation’s most trusted professions year after year.”

The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine class of 2026 were coated by their faculty members. Andrea Mann, dean and chief academic officer of the PCOM Georgia osteopathic medicine program, explained to the students and a theater full of their loved ones that the white coat is the “traditional symbol of a physician. It, along with our stethoscope and the iconic black bag, is our uniform. The white coat is a symbol of purity and hygiene. However,” she added, “the white coat is merely an article of clothing. It is the doctor inside the coat that really matters.”

RECOMMENDED

The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois,
by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

From Susan J. Harris, Stone Mountain: This book introduces readers to the philosophy and influence of W.E.B Du Bois through this historically rich novel that traces the origins of the family of Ailey Garfield.  Reared in the city, she spends her summers in the South with her family in Georgia.  These people met and mated with Africans, and Whites (unwillingly) to form a tapestry of man that though torn asunder by differences is still one people. The author moves forward to Ailey’s time period in the 1950’s. Her passion is to become a professor of history. Juxtaposed is her personal story and the death of precious loved ones.  Chapters are headlined with quotes from W.E.B Du Bois that call to mind the legacy he left behind and the survival of blacks in America.

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GEORGIA TIDBIT

Coleman was preeminent authority on Georgia history

Kenneth Coleman, professor of history at the University of Georgia in Athens, was the preeminent authority of his generation on colonial and revolutionary Georgia. He wrote what is probably the most widely read history of the state, Georgia History in Outline (1955), which has been revised many times and remains in print. As the recommended text for students preparing for the University System’s Georgia history and government exam, it has proven to be the all-time best-seller of the University of Georgia Press.

Coleman was born in Devereux, in Hancock County, in 1916. As a young boy he enjoyed rural life in the county, where his father ran a general store. His mother, however, wanted her two sons to have a better education than the rural community could offer, so the family moved to Atlanta in the 1920s. There Coleman and his older brother, Lee, graduated from Boys High School.

Coleman earned his A.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of Georgia in 1938 and 1940 respectively. His work with E. Merton Coulter, Georgia’s most prolific historian of the first half of the 29th century, led him to pursue a career in Georgia history. Coleman’s studies were interrupted during World War II (1941-45), when he served as an army officer in Europe. He completed his doctorate in 1953 at the University of Wisconsin, where Coulter had received his graduate training.

Coleman worked briefly for the U.S. Forest Service and in 1949 began his teaching career in earnest at Georgia State University. In 1955 he was appointed to the history faculty at the University of Georgia and moved to Athens with both of his parents, whom he continued to care for until their deaths.

Coleman was a prolific writer. His major work, The American Revolution in Georgia (1958), which was the outgrowth of his Ph.D. dissertation, remains the standard general academic view of that period in Georgia history. 

Coleman served on the Board of Curators of the Georgia Historical Society and was a member of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, a member of the Georgia Commission for the National Bicentennial, and the recipient of a 1992 Governor’s Award in the Humanities, which was presented to him by Governor Zell Miller, who had been one of Coleman’s undergraduate students at the university.

Not long after his arrival in Athens, Coleman purchased an antebellum house on Dearing Street, the oldest neighborhood in Athens. He called it the Young Harris House in honor of the home’s 19th-century owner, a philanthropist for whom Young Harris College is named. The house was one of Coleman’s great pleasures. After his retirement in 1976, he could often be seen rocking in a tall-backed chair on his wide front porch or walking in the historic neighborhood he loved so much.

Coleman died in Athens on November 27, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He bequeathed one-third of his estate to the University of Georgia Press for publications in the field of Georgia studies and one-third to Young Harris College. In death, as in life, he supported and honored what he valued and loved.

MYSTERY PHOTO

Where is this majestic arch near a body of water?

Today’s Mystery Photo may prove difficult.  We’ll give one clue: it is not in a well known city. You have to take this mystery quest from there. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and also tell us your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo is a well-known Buford home, built by Industrialist Bona Allen in 1911.  Several people recognized it.  Lou Camerio of Lilburn wrote: “I would have to leave the County if I didn’t recognize the Bona Allen Mansion in Buford.”  The photo was made by George Graf of Palmyra, Va. on his recent trip to Gwinnett.

Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. gave some background: “This European-style building was built in 1911 as the home of Bonaparte “Bona” Allen Sr (1846 – 1925), the founder, owner and operator of The Bona Allen Company, a tannery and leather goods factory that opened in 1873 in Buford. It became the nation’s largest producer of hand-tooled saddles, bridles, horse collars, postal bags, cowboy boots, and shoes.”

Mike Tennant of Duluth remembered: “ A Bona Allen mansion in Buford later owned by Larry Bailey, a successful cabinet maker.”

Among others recognizing it were Karen Herrington, Buford; Charles Anderson, Helen Roquemore and Stew Ogilvie, all of Lawrenceville; and Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill told us “Bona Allen Sr. lived in the house until he died in 1923 and then Bona Allen Jr. lived there until his death in 1964. The Tandy Corporation bought it (and the Allen Tannery) in 1968.  Since 2015, Steve Siebold, CEO of Siebold Success Network, is the current owner.” 

Bob Foreman, Grayson: “The photo is the Bona Allen Mansion.  This Italianate style house features red clay tile roofing. I am guessing at this, but the tile was most likely manufactured by the Ludowici Tile Company in Ludowici, Ga.   Many other features of the house were imported from Italy.” 

Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville added: “It was designed by Atlanta Architect Haralson Bleckley. The home has 17 rooms, the ceilings throughout the home are 12 feet high. There are seven  fireplaces, original carved wood paneling and intricate molding throughout the home. There is a stained glass window at the landing of the stairs. The two-story entry showcases an original wall mural of the Castello Villa Franca in South Rome.”

However, only Bob Foreman gave any detail about the roof.  Has anyone any clue on whether the roof is of Ludowici tile from Georgia?

CALENDAR

Author visit: Author Robyn Lucas and Partnership Against Domestic Violence partner to discuss Paper Doll Lina and domestic violence at the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett Public Library on November 1 at 7 p.m. This is a powerful story of survival. 

Groundbreaking will be Wednesday, November 2 of CleanSpark at 5295 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross at 9:30 a.m. CleanSpark is a bitcoin mining and diversified energy company. It supports the growth and development of this new digital commodity. CleanSpark announced its $145 million investment in the City of Norcross on Sept. 16, 2021.The event also include a lunch and tour of the company’s facilities.

Author Visit: Meet Rona Simmons, author of “A Gathering of Men,” on November 3 at 7 p.m. at the Collins Hill Branch of the Gwinnett Public Library. This book celebrates veterans and the military families.

Independent Author’s Day will be Saturday, November 5 at noon  at the Duluth Public Library. The program will include “How to Get your Passion Into Print.” Local Author Charles Summerour will review Germany to Georgia : Ten Generations of An American Family, which includes his family’s role in over 270 years of American and local history. 

Recycling Event: Bring hard-to-recycle items to America Recycle Day on Saturday, November 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at Coolray Field. Items should be placed in disposable containers in the trunk or back of your vehicle. Paper shredding is limited to five copier boxes, paint is limited to 10 gallons, and tires without rims are limited to eight items. Recycling electronics is free except for televisions, monitors, and printers. There is a $35 cash fee per projection or console TV, a $15 cash fee per flat screen TV or computer monitor, and a $5 cash fee per printer. This is a rain or shine event. Coolray Field is located at 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. This event is sponsored by Gwinnett Solid Waste Management in partnership with Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful.

Automobile enthusiasts and the public can once again feast their eyes on the artistry of an incredible variety of cars at the ninth annual Suwanee Classic Car Show. This takes place in Suwanee Town Center on Sunday, November 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Suwanee Arts Center, will showcase up to 180 unique cars, 

Veteran’s Day: Gwinnett residents are invited to pay tribute to veterans during the county’s annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Friday, November 11 at 11 a.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. For those who cannot attend in person, the ceremony will stream live on Facebook @GwinnettGov and be available on TV Gwinnett and TVGwinnett.com following the event.

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