Kilby Farm in Maryland serves as an outdoor classroom for West Nottingham Academy (WNA) and accepts WNA food waste to feed their methane digester, generating clean energy and fertilizer for the farm. The school helps to “Close the Loop” by purchasing products from Kilby Farm.
Closing the Loop: From Waste to Wealth and Clean Energy for Sustainable Rural Communities will discuss a range of strategies that can assist farms and rural/small town communities in becoming more environmentally sustainable and viable. Through the application of best management practices for handling livestock manure and diverting food scraps from rural/small town wastestreams, farms and communities can “close the loop” and help build markets for locally produced products.