Farm Energy

MFEP Webinar Summary

By |2018-03-07T14:16:31-05:00March 6th, 2018|Farm Energy, Sustainability, Webinar|

Mountain View Farm in Easthampton, MA was awarded $30,000 through an MDAR grant to obtain their solar panels. The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP) is a joint project of the Center for EcoTechnology and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) that offers a range of services to Massachusetts farms to help them

Massachusetts Farm Energy Program Offers Workshops to Help Farms and Rural Businesses Apply for Grants

By |2017-09-06T15:56:48-04:00August 16th, 2017|Farm Energy, Green for Business, Sustainability, Webinar|

By Megan Denardo, Program Specialist The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP), a joint project of the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), is hosting two webinars later this month to help farms apply for the upcoming REAP grant. The Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, is a federal grant

New England Farm Energy Collaborative Summer Gathering

By |2017-08-24T17:45:00-04:00July 12th, 2017|Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Farm Energy, Green for Business, Local green power, Renewable Energy, Sustainability|

By Megan Denardo and Renee Stearns, Program Specialists The anaerobic digestor at Barstow’s Longview Farm in South Hadley turns farm waste like manure into energy the farm can use. On June 27th, members of New England Farm Energy Collaborative (NEFEC) met for their annual gathering. Those in attendance included representatives from the Massachusetts

Press Release: New Federal Funding to Help MFEP

By |2017-01-10T17:08:51-05:00January 6th, 2017|Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Farm Energy, Green for Business, Press Release, Renewable Energy|

Primary Contact: Lorenzo Macaluso 413.218.1543 | Lorenzo.macaluso@cetonline.orgcreate new email Secondary Contact: Emily Susan Gaylord, Marketing Manager 413.687.2132 (cell) | emily.gaylord@cetonline.orgcreate new email   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New federal funding to help Mass. farms save energy and reduce operating costs USDA funds support existing state and public utility funding through the Mass. Farm Energy Program   Farms and rural small

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Awards Energy Efficiency Grants

By |2016-12-16T15:52:30-05:00December 16th, 2016|Energy Efficiency, Farm Energy, Green for Business, Renewable Energy|

By Aliza Heeren, Marketing (High Performance Homes) Fellow Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) awarded 28 grants to help farmers install renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through both the Agricultural Energy Grant and the Special Projects Grant. The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP), which is administered by the Center for

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