A Vermont Farm's State-of-the-Art Equipment Helps Turn Food Scraps into Energy
A partnership was announced between Vanguard Renewables and the Vermont Creamery. The partnership is just the beginning of what everyone involved hopes to be a great benefit to the environment. “It’s a win-win-win, better for the farmer, better for the market, better for the community,” said Adeline Druart, President of Vermont Creamery.
“We’re taking food waste and cow manure and putting it in these large tanks — think of them as an Instapot,” said John Hanselman, founder of Vanguard Renewables. After a month goes by, the product is ready. “The gas bubbles go to the top, we harvest that gas and clean it and it becomes renewable natural gas," said Hanselman. "Then we’re left with this beautiful organic natural fertilizer that we can bring back to the soil.”