“Our team came together to be energy innovators but what we quickly learned was that helping support the American farm was the real motivating force.”
– John Hanselman

Goodrich Farm Facts

• Generational Vermont dairy farm
• Located in Salisbury, Vermont
• Owned and operated by the Goodrich family
• 900 milking cows on site
• 1750 acres of hay
• 650 acres of corn

Utility

• Vermont Gas

Project Inputs: Feedstock

• Manure ~ 100 tons per day
• Organics ~ 180 tons per day

Project Outputs:
RNG and Electricity

• 180,000 Mcf/y of baseload Renewable Natural Gas for pipeline injection
• 600kW of Renewable Electricity

Farm Benefits

• Annual lease payment for land use
• Liquid organic fertilizer to increase crop yields and reduce chemical fertilizer use
• Separated solids for animal bedding
• Phosphorus reduction
• Reduced GHG emissions