Huguenot Farmers bring renewable energy and organic food to Holland.
We at Northeast Concepts/Huguenot Farms are pleased to announce we have entered into a Lease agreement with GTS Wind Energy, affiliates of AeroNautica Windppower, to produce green sustainable wind and solar energy on our two farms located off Mashapaug Road in Holland and Huguenot Road in Oxford.We are excited to be able to offer not only organic vegetables, beef, pork, eggs and more in the future, but also renewable green energy.
On December 4, 2009, I signed a lease agreement with GTS Wind Energy as a first step to have two windmills built on our hillside property off Mashapaug Road. The agreement is the first one of its kind signed here in Holland and the two windmills will produce two mega watts of electric power each, enough to power at least 500 households.
The combination of windmills and grazing cattle and fields with crops at the base of these majestic machines is the future we subscribe to.
At the cost of more then $4,000,000.00 each, the windmills will exceed the property tax increase to the town the proposed truck stop would produce without the negative impact the Grossi/Wettlaufer project will have. The two windmills will also not burden any services/departments of the town, such as the Police, Highway Department, and others.
This project will also allow us to preserve our farm in Oxford and expand our agricultural operations here in Holland. We plan to increase the number of cattle in our prize herd of Hereford Cattle in Oxford to bring them to the pastures we are in the process of creating here in Holland. The Town of Holland and its residents will be able to buy electric energy produced by the windmills at a discount.
A wind Energy appraisal (4.09MB) was conducted by AeroNautica Corporation who provided favorable preliminary data for the project. (Any information
printed in bold/italic is a link you can click on.)
To familiarize yourself with the project, read the extensive wind Energy appraisal report, or feel free to contact me if you require any additional information.
Mike LaMountain, at 508 735 7072
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Posted on 19 Dec 2009, 12:32 by maxx~Wow!
That is fantastic news!!!!! I will certainly sign up for the chanced to be a consumer to such a great project....Congrats Sir!
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Posted on 19 Dec 2009, 13:41 by Skipper
Exiting news!!
I’m all for windmills and couldn't care less about a truck stop and fast food restaurants.
Sad to see that our selected THREE are fighting tooth and nails against the few that bring positive change to Holland while pushing their own agenda to the detriment of the inhabitants of Holland.
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Posted on 20 Dec 2009, 7:13 by Jim L
Prediction
I bet u that Wettlaufer , Johnson and their pet developers will see this as a good Idea where they can get political brownie points. So they will come up with their own plans to build wind turbines in Holland.
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Posted on 20 Dec 2009, 7:48 by Wooden Shoes
Old Country
I say the more the better. After all Holland is a place made famous all over the planet because of its windmills, tulips , and wooden shoes. What better place to generate electricity using windmills then a place called Holland. Our hills are well suited for this purpose. I say keep politics out of this and get the Job done.
Our town has a chance to heal and take a leadership role in Western Central Massachusetts. It is good for all of us.
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Posted on 29 Dec 2009, 19:57 by Mike LaMountain
Wind
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Posted on 29 Dec 2009, 20:14 by Peter Frei
soon to be in Holland!
Mike, that is cool! I heard that town officials were asked whether they were interested in having one on town property and they were not interested.... but they do want a truck stop ???
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Posted on 31 Dec 2009, 18:37 by Skipper
Windmills in Holland?
Interesting that Holland's "enfant terrible" is proving himself after all to be ahead of the rest of us. The guy is growing on me! I also like the idea of buying organic beef.
The Wind Energy Appraisal Report posted is an interesting read.
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Posted on 0 Jan 2010, 19:18 by Webster
Definition
Main Entry: en·fant ter·ri·ble
Pronunciation: \äⁿ-fäⁿ-te-ˈrēblə\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural enfants terribles \same\
Etymology: French, literally, terrifying child
Date: 1851
1 a : a child whose inopportune remarks cause embarrassment b : a person known for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior
2 : a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde
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Posted on 0 Jan 2010, 19:51 by un-educated one
avant-garde
Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ɡaʁd]) means "advance guard" or "vanguard".[1] The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.
Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the existence of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so, tracing a history from Dada through the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets around 1981.[2]
Working definition
The term was originally used to describe the foremost part of an army advancing into battle (also called the vanguard) and now applied to any group, particularly of artists, that considers itself innovative and ahead of the majority.[3]
The vanguard, a small troop of highly skilled soldiers, explores the terrain ahead of a large advancing army and plots a course for the army to follow. This concept is applied to the work done by small collectives of intellectuals and artists as they open pathways through new cultural or political terrain for society to follow.
Skipper....call me martyr for a cause in the "Noble Realm" of Liberty...
A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce a belief or justcause.
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Posted on 8 Jan 2010, 20:24 by Huguenot Farms
Webster Times
More ink in the Webster times today.
Paste the link below to see the story.
http://www.stonebridgepress.com/pdf/WEB.2010.01.08.pdf
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Posted on 12 Feb 2010, 7:38 by Mike LaMountain
Pig Food
I'm looking for scrap food for my pigs. I've recently got two more bringing the total pig population on my farm up to three.
What I'm looking for is food that would otherwise be thrown away such as leftovers, vegetable scraps, old bread, leftover pasta basically anything that people eat they will eat.
I can drop off a clean five gallon bucket with a lid or you can save it up and bring it to the pigs yourself.
You can contact me at m_lamountain@yahoo.com or you can call me at 508-735-7072.
Thanks
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