Lately I've been dreaming of starting a farmer-owned coop of pellet production, so that even Vermont's micro farmers with just a few acres can ultimately commit to the commercial scale demands for biomass heat and get some share of the profits.
This is of course way beyond the scope of anything I think I've done so far. But then... so is everything else VSHI has accomplished.
I've started dialoging with a few people about the idea and so far the feedback is positive. I've spoken with my CSA farmer (Joe at Screamin' Ridge Farm in Montpelier), pellet guru Andy Boutin, and my roommate the law school student. From all I've gathered from them, it sounds like the next steps are to
1) contact the Sustainable Jobs Fund
2) contact Casella the Garbage and Recycling collectors
and
3) go visit Andy Boutin's set up.
Meanwhile, I should probably track down David Zuckerman and run the idea by him and Jessie's mom from the Extension service.
... sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be done with this project ... :P :)
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