Does Middlebury College have plans to produce its own biomass?
Middlebury, in collaboration with the SUNY School of Forestry, is 2-1/2 years into a promising 4-year research project on College lands to test fast-growing willow shrubs as a locally produced fuel source. Local farmers could grow willows on their marginal land and chip it without needing costly new equipment. The result: more income for local farmers, and less fuel used in shipping Middlebury’s fuel stock.
