The 1000 pounds of butter used to create the infamous butter sculpture that is now helping to power some Pennsylvania homes. It took about 4 hours yesterday to deconstruct the piece of butter art. All of that butter was loaded up and hauled off to *** farm in Juniata County where it will be turned into renewable energy. We put it in an anaerobic digester. It melts down. It creates methane, and we capture that methane and we run. Renewable generators that produce electricity, and that electricity goes out into our community and we’re able to power homes that are locally around our farm. And this year’s farm show celebrated the 250th anniversary of our country and drew attention to the importance of agriculture in making Pennsylvania what it is today.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show’s butter sculpture, made from 1,000 pounds of butter, is now being used to generate renewable energy for homes in Juniata County.It took about four hours to deconstruct the piece of art, and all of the butter was loaded up and hauled off to a farm in Juniata County, where it will be turned into renewable energy.Brett Reinford of Reinford Farms explained the process: “We put it in an anaerobic digester, it melts down, it creates methane, we are able to capture that methane, and we run renewable generators that produce electricity, and that electricity goes out into our community, and we’re able to power homes that are locally around our farm,” he said.This year’s farm show celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States and drew attention to the importance of agriculture in making Pennsylvania what it is today.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show’s butter sculpture, made from 1,000 pounds of butter, is now being used to generate renewable energy for homes in Juniata County.
It took about four hours to deconstruct the piece of art, and all of the butter was loaded up and hauled off to a farm in Juniata County, where it will be turned into renewable energy.
Brett Reinford of Reinford Farms explained the process: “We put it in an anaerobic digester, it melts down, it creates methane, we are able to capture that methane, and we run renewable generators that produce electricity, and that electricity goes out into our community, and we’re able to power homes that are locally around our farm,” he said.
This year’s farm show celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States and drew attention to the importance of agriculture in making Pennsylvania what it is today.