Crop Diversity and Enrichment Act™
Getting Farmers in on Incoming Crop Booms
Renewable Energy, Job Creation, and Enriching Iowa Farmers
by Sondra Wilson. Written 2024. Updated July 29, 2025.
One of six legislatives acts that enables all parts of Civilian Restoration Corps (“CRC”) to work in tandem with one another is the Crop Diversity and Enrichment Act. This Act allocates funding and a commission to oversee the development of two initiatives applicants may sign up for via their local county office or through CRC’s online portal: MycoFuel Engineers™ and The SolarBerry Brigade™.
🍄MycoFuel Engineers™
MycoFuel Engineers™ captures farm runoff via growing mushrooms around the perimeter of farms where runoff is likely to occur. Once saturated, the fungi are harvested, dried, ground, and compressed into combustible fuel pellets for industrial use. These pellets demonstrate favorable combustion properties and can be further enhanced with agricultural waste substrates. The system creates a win-win: farmers earn revenue from what would otherwise be pollutants, and Iowa’s waterways stay clean.
This cutting-edge technique, pioneered by renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, is called mycoremediation. Mycoremediation has been successfully used to remediate large-scale oil spills in San Francisco and even clean radioactive waste sites — showcasing its potential to protect rivers and streams from chemical runoff while creating renewable energy. My administration will offer to commission Stamets to come to Iowa to help guide this startup.
Learn More About MycoFuel Engineers™
🌞🍒The SolarBerry Brigade™
The SolarBerry Brigade™ purchases pokeweed berries, spinach, and other plant-based materials from farmers, then manufactures from these materials using proven methods. Additionally, the purchases hemp to manufacture batteries which demonstrate superior efficiency and thermal stability to lithium-ion cell batteries. Collectively
The Brigade works directly with Housing Helpers™ to install highly efficient solar panels and hemp-powered batteries, transforming agricultural crops into tools for energy independence. Farmers aren’t just suppliers—they’re pioneers—earning revenue from bioenergy materials while leading Iowa into a new era of decentralized renewable power. Early adopters stand to benefit from a crop-driven clean energy boom, aligning environmental stewardship with economic opportunity.
Learn More About The SolarBerry Brigade™
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