University of Vermont Extension
and the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture present:
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


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. Tim Volk, 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: [log in to unmask], or (802) 524-6501 ext. 206 or E-mail:
[log in to unmask]


Allen Matthews
http://www.sare.org/publications/naf/matthews.htm
Center for Sustainable Agriculture at UVM
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/newfarm.htm
63 Carrigan Drive - Ag. Eng. Bldg. Room 107
Burlington, Vt. 05405
phone: 802+656-0037
www.uvm.edu/sustainableagriculture