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Mains Family

Mains Dairy in Newville, PA is constructing an anaerobic digester for manure conversion and on-farm electricity generation. The project is currently in commissioning mode. This methane digester avoids emissions of carbon dioxide and methane in two ways:

1. It avoids methane emissions from manure that otherwise would have been stored in a lagoon by "digesting" the slurry and combusting the methane;

2. It replaces local grid based electricity with renewable energy. Your purchase of the offsets associated with the avoided lagoon emissions helps to pay for the construction of this facility.

Mains is a family-owned farm, founded in 1997 by Daniel Mains and his father, Francis, and has grown its herd to approximately 800 cows over the past two years (730 milk cows, 125 dry cows and 60 heifers are contributing manure to the digester). The farm employs 6 persons. Your carbon offset purchase is aiding the family's commitment to environmental stewardship and economic innovation. On behalf of our customers, NativeEnergy is purchasing, in advance, the carbon offsets associated with the operation of the digester. This forward stream "Help Build" purchase brings upfront funding for a significant portion of the total capital costs.

In addition to the reduced greenhouse gases, improved manure management using digesters has significantly reduced farm nutrient runoffs, odor and pathogens, and is creating safer organic fertilizer to apply to fields and bedding material for the cows in place of purchasing wood shavings.