Video Tour of Farm Powered Anaerobic Digester
Billy Connelly, Vanguard Renewables' Vermont Organics Market Manager, takes us through a tour of the Farm Powered Anaerobic Digester at the Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont.
Tour of Vanguard Renewables Depackaging Facility
Vanguard Renewables advanced Organics Recycling Facility depackages and processes expired goods, off-spec batches, or unsafe to eat food and beverage products. The extracted food is transported and recycled at a Massachusetts Farm Powered anaerobic digester, where it is combined with farm waste and converted into renewable energy.
This Food Gets Converted Into Energy
As much as 40 percent of the country's food supply gets thrown out. In Massachusetts, Vanguard Renewables, its farm partners, and companies including Whole Foods are combining that food waste with manure to produce renewable energy.
Vanguard Renewables Organics Recycling Facility Video Tour
In 2021, Vanguard Renewables will process nearly 500,000 tons of organic waste into renewable energy.
Farmers Benefit from Farm Powered Anaerobic Digestion
Farmers talk about the benefits of hosting a Farm Powered anaerobic digester on their farm including a diversified income stream to sustain the farm for future generations. They also reflect on overall benefits to the farm including regenerative agriculture best practices, increased crop yields and milk production, herd health, greenhouse gas reduction, manure management, and community relations.
Methane from manure: An income stream to consider
For all the challenges associated with manure, there’s a positive side to this organic substance, as a source of renewable energy that goes well beyond its traditional use as a fertilizer. Vanguard Renewables is working with dairy farms across the nation to solve organic waste disposal challenges, while at the same time producing renewable natural gas that will generate an income stream.
GreenLabs Recycling Sustainability Series: Vanguard Renewables
Vanguard Renewables featured in Green Labs Recycling's Sustainability Highlight blog, a recurring series featuring Massachusetts businesses with sustainability-focused missions.
Dairy Farmers of America Work With Vanguard Renewables to Feed Food Insecure Families
John Hanselman, Vanguard Renewables CEO and David Darr of Dairy Farmers of America talk about the Farmers Feeding Families initiative to help combat food insecurity on this podcast with U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action.
The Gas Industry’s Survival Plan: Make Fuel From Cow Poop
Fossil fuel companies think renewable natural gas is the answer to their PR problems. Environmentalists think not.
DFA aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030
As a cooperative invested in the dairy supply chain from farm to table, DFA is taking a strong position by setting a science-based target and committing to reduce both direct and value chain GHG emissions by 30% by 2030.