One major factor in creating and sustaining a healthy environment is to become less dependent on fossil fuels. By using renewable energy resources, Marin Organic producer members are producing a food product that has quality beyond taste. Here are a few stand-out examples:
-McEvoy Ranch, along the Pt.Reyes-Petaluma Road, recently installed a large windmill to help produce electricity needed to run their organic olive oil production;
-Straus Family Creamery in Marshall operates a methane digester that captures naturally occurring gas from manure and converts it into electricity;
-Star Route Farms in Bolinas utilizes solar panels that capture and convert sun rays into electricity to run the farm's facilities.
Even our Marin Organic truck takes sustainability seriously! To keep fresh produce and dairy products cool for delivery via the Marin Organic School Lunch and Gleaning Program, we plug into the Tomales Bay Foods building in Point Reyes Station, home of Cowgirl Creamery and the Marin Organic office, which has enough solar panels to power both the building and the refrigeration unit in our truck. Plus, our truck is fueled by 100% biodiesel fuel from recycled vegetable oil! (Pictured Above)
Lets continue these practices and work together to foster a healthy and sustainable place to grow food, families, and businesses. Thanks for your support!
Chester Densmore
Marin Organic School Lunch and Gleaning Program Associate
