Business Plan

In order to create a business plan we need to start with some rough cost estimates

Fill this data in as you find it! Please reference where you got that info beneath the data. Thanks!

Universal Pelletizer: $______

Watts/ton of pellets produced (to run the pelletizer) ________

Seeds for 1 acre of farm land: ____ $/pound of seed, or $/acres worth of seed

Research Facility: We should talk to UVM professors and VTC professors $______________________ :)

Farmers who are interested in participating:

Contact Dan Scruton from REEP 828-3836 (Dan will respond)

Adam Lougee from Addison County Regional Planning (ACRP)- alougee@sover.net (Galen emailed him, no response)

After the radio show a friend commended we contact theVermont Grass Farmers' Association

    probably they'd like to be involved

Also, Carl mentioned NOFA, which is like the Vermont farm god of farmers and farming

you get the gist, he said we would need to contact them 

Potential Funding Sources (we'd need to write a grant):

• Ben & Jerry Foundation (supports agriculture, environment, and environmental resources projects - up to $15,000)
• Maverick Lloy Foundation (supports programs working on environment, climate change, and energy issues - up to $30,000)
• New England Grassroots Environment Fund (supports environmental projects with youth involvement - depends... possibly up to $2,500, but they give a lot more - also i have a good buddy who works for them
• Andrew C. and Margaret R. Sigler Foundation, Inc. - supports agriculture and higher education, didn't give a $cap
• The Windham Foundation - supports agriculture and environment projects - highest allotted amount $20,000.