Viability client, Eagle Creek Wholesale, noted for sustainability
on Aug 06 in Viability in the News
Viability helped Eagle Creek Wholesale win a grant for a 120 ft. tall wind turbine that produces 81,600 kWh a year.
Greenhouse Management & Production – August 6, 2009
John Bonner, general manager of Eagle Creek Wholesale Growers in Mantua, Ohio, is looking to remove risk from his business. One of the biggest risks he has removed is the fluctuating cost of fuel to heat the 5 acres of greenhouses operated by the company.
“We made the decision four years ago to eliminate the risk associated with the fluctuating cost of natural gas,” Bonner said. “We were paying $15 per million cubic feet. It was a big stress on us financially. We wanted to free ourselves from those fluctuating costs.”
Eagle Creek chose to install a 300-horsepower, 5-million Btu Hurst biomass boiler that burns a fuel consisting of dried horse manure, wood chips and sawdust. Bonner said the biggest issue for a grower looking to install a biomass boiler is what fuel source is available.
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