Roundabout Meadows Community Farm

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Update on Solar Regulations, Soil/Forage Research & Agrivoltaic Project Initiatives – Webinar Recording

Posted on December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 by PEC

An aerial view of 3 rows of 42 solar panels, between which crops are planted both in the ground and in raised beds. — *Aerial view of PEC’s agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows, Aldie, VA. Photo by Hugh Kenny, PEC.*

On December 5, 2025, Virginia Tech’s School of Plant & Environmental Sciences Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted a webinar on updates around solar regulations, soil/forage research, and agrivoltaics project initiatives.

Slide showing headshots and information on presenters from PEC, Ashish Kapooor and Teddy Pitsiokos.

During the webinar, PEC Senior Energy & Climate Policy Advisor Ashish Kapoor and PEC Community Farm Manager Teddy Pitsiokos spoke about PEC’s PEC’s crop-based agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows. They reviewed the solar and agricultural setups, and how and why they chose those setups, with the goal of being able to replicate the project for farmers and others wanting to implement agrivoltaics in Virginia. In addition, the project serves as a demonstration site for people to interact with an agrivoltaics installation first-hand and learn about the many local advantages of small-scale agrivoltaics (see photo below).

They shared the process for implementing the project, including installing the solar panels and battery storage, planting the in-ground and planter bed crops, and the experimental and data collection process. Finally, they shared unexpected hurdles they encountered along the way, which they have documented so that others may learn from them.

*Slide from Ashish Kapoor and Teddy Pitsiokos’s presentation on PEC’s agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm.*

You can watch the recording of their presentation, which starts at the 1:17:20 mark in the video.

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Screen shot of webinar recording on updates on solar regulations, soil/forage research and agrivoltaic project initiatives, hosted jointly by Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia DEQ.

Additional Resources:

How Agrivoltaics Can Help Solve Virginia’s Energy Crisis

Shining a Light on Agrivoltaics at Roundabout Meadows

Videos: Agrivoltaics Project at PEC’s Community Farm Shining a Light on Agrivoltaics at Roundabout Meadows

The friendliest type of energy generation: a conversation on agrivoltaics

Posted on December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 by Jessica Edington

PEC’s Senior Energy & Climate Advisor Ashish Kapoor and Community Farm Manager Teddy Pitsiokos sat down to tell us more about PEC’s groundbreaking agrivoltaics project, which has the potential to revolutionize the conversation around solar and agriculture.

Videos: Agrivoltaics Project at PEC’s Community Farm

Posted on October 14, 2025November 21, 2025 by Hugh Kenny

Explore our video updates detailing the exciting progress of the Piedmont Environmental Council’s agrivoltaics project, where solar energy and sustainable agriculture meet.

Feeding the Piedmont

Posted on September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 by Teddy Pitsiokos

All of us here at PEC know that resilient food systems are crucial to building stronger, more sustainable communities. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to support and promote working farms and to bring fresh, locally grown food to people throughout our region.

Piedmont Environmental Council Launches 2025-2026 Buy Fresh Buy Local Guides

Posted on May 7, 2025May 12, 2025 by Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson

With spring in full bloom across the Virginia Piedmont, The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is pleased to announce the release of the 2025-2026 Buy Fresh Buy Local guide, a bi-annual handbook that helps to connect residents throughout the region to fresh local food directly from farmers, farmers markets, and food businesses in their communities.

More Than Vegetables at the Community Farm

Posted on April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by Catherine Fisher

When a PEC staff member recently posed the question “what does the farm mean to people beyond just donating to food pantries?” I remembered my first farming experience, when I discovered that farms are so much more than the food they grow.

2024 Highlights: By the Numbers

Posted on December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 by PEC

PEC’s dedicated staff work relentlessly to advance land conservation, sound land use planning, the protection of natural resources and better climate and energy policy.

Shining a Light on Agrivoltaics at Roundabout Meadows

Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by Jessica Edington

This spring, the Piedmont Environmental Council will unveil a project at our Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows with the potential to revolutionize the relationship between the agricultural lands that make up the heart of the Virginia Piedmont and the need for more solar energy capacity across the Commonwealth.

Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide

Posted on March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 by Teddy Pitsiokos

From my perspective over at Gilberts Corner, I can look in either direction and see these two very different, but interdependent worlds.

2023 Highlights: A Holistic Approach to Conservation

Posted on November 20, 2023December 14, 2023 by PEC

PEC works to protect and restore the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, while building stronger, more sustainable communities. The following highlights reflect our work in 2023.