ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ON THE FARM
A forum intended to provide an overview of innovative practices
that can
enhance energy self-sufficiency and profitability of farms in Vermont
Wednesday May 4, 2005
Old Dorm Lounge, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center VT
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LIST OF PRESENTATION NOTES FROM THIS MEETING
8:30 Registration, Coffee and Muffins
9:00 Energy Issues in Vermont Agriculture: how
much energy are we using, and at what price? Where are the opportunities
for improvement?
Livestock: Heather Darby, UVM Extension; Horticulture: Vern Grubinger,
UVM Extension
9:30 Making Bio-Diesel for Greenhouse Furnace Fuel
from Vegetable Oil: Heating greenhouses with waste oil instead of
purchased fuel.
Richard Wiswall, Cate Farm, Plainfield
10:00 Converting Home heating Oil Furnaces to either
Waste motor oil / Waste Vegetable Oil: parts/ tools needed with a full
explanation/ demonstration for a DIY project -
Jesse Parris, Alternative Energy Educator- from the Yahoo Altfuelfurnace
forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/altfuelfurnace
10:30 Break
11:00 Growing and Harvesting Willow for Biomass
Energy: Field research into the methods, benefits, and costs for
farmers.
Larry Abrahamson, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
11:30 Small-Scale Manure Digesters: Potential for On-Farm
Heat and Energy
Guy Roberts, Intervale Innovation Center, Burlington
12:00 Lunch - catered
1:00 Manure Digesters for Energy - What's Happening
on Vermont Farms?
Dan Scruton, VT Agency of Agriculture; Onan or Mary Whitcomb, Williston
1:30 Adapting a Used Wind Power System to Supplement
our Farm's Electricity Supply.
Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm, Westfield
2:00 An Off-The-Grid, Small-Scale, Wind System
for Farm Electricity: Costs and Benefits.
Ken Smith, Merck Farm and Forest Center, Rupert
3:00 Solar Power at Lazy Lady Farm: Overview
of a system that provides all our electricity.
Lani Fondillier, Westfield
3:30 Discussion
$30 pre-registration per person includes lunch. Send check made to
'UVM Extension' along with name(s), phone and e-mail address to:
Farm Energy Forum, UVM Extension, 11 University Way, Brattleboro
VT 05301-3669. At-the-door registration will be $40.
For more information or to request special accommodations call: (802)
257-7967 ext. 13,
or E-mail: vernon.grubinger@uvm.edu,
or (802) 524-6501 ext. 206 or E-mail: heather.darby@uvm.edu