Owner of Butterworks Farm in Westfield, VT
Cofounder of the Northern Grain Grower's Association
Author of The Organic Grain Grower: Small-Scale, Holistic Grain Production for the Home and Market Producer
For the first time, Jack is teaching a course on Organic Grain Growing at UVM this semester. Having farmed for the better part of the past 30 years, he's decided to share his knowledge with fellow farmers and agricultural students. He focusses on all aspects of grain production in the region, including organic seed saving, finding and choosing seeds, variety improvement, and grinding grains for animal and human consumption. His farm sits in the valley across from Lowell Mountain and they have a 35 kW wind turbine on their property. Installed in 2003, when the wind mill is up and running (it's having some difficulties at the moment) it produces up to 3500 kWh in a good month of energy production.
