This sounds cool but the article could do with a paragraph explaining what they are doing. My impression is using solar panels as partial roofing over farms which seems to have some quite good benefits from the article.
Is all the electricity used by the farm or is that exported to the grid?
Solovair make boots in the UK which are basically Dr Martens but still hand made. They are fairly light boots which can be resold and come in various styles.
I’ve had 2 pairs for a few years now and they are wearing beautifully. I’ve not had to re-sole them yet but it should be easily doable.