You’re invited as our special guest to the grand opening of AGreen’s Anaerobic Digester at the Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, Massachusetts. Join us in welcoming Governor Deval Patrick for our ribbon cutting and tour of this new high-capacity plant that turns cow manure and food scraps into electricity for 350 homes in an environmentally friendly way.  

Special Guest:

– Deval Patrick, Govenor of Massachusetts

Speakers:

– John Casella, CEO of Casella Waste Systems
– Bill Jorgenson, Managing Partner for AGE
– Peter Melnik, Bar-Way Farm - Spokesman for Farmers of AGE
– Mel Kurtz, President quasar energy group

Tours:

Discover first hand how it works and what it means for the future of the food processing industry and farms in central New England.

Closing the Loop:

Select customers will also be able to purchase the surplus electricity generated at the farms from their own diverted organic materials. There will be enough surplus electricity to power the equivalent of over 2,000 homes. Credits can be applied directly to your facility’s current utility bill.

Driving Directions:

From the MA Turnpike Eastbound. Take exit 9 “Sturbridge/Hartford – Rte. 84”. Go through toll booth and take Rte. 20 East toward Charlton. Follow Rte. 20 East to a left onto Rte. 49 into Spencer. At the end of Rte. 49, take a right onto Rte. 9 toward Worcester. In the center of Spencer, take Rte. 31 North into Paxton Center. At the intersection of Routes 122, 31 and 56 – take a left onto Rte. 56 and follow into Rutland Center. At the stop sign in Rutland Center, take a right onto Rte. 122 A. Follow Rte. 122 A – down the hill (past Rutland Rural Cemetery) and at the crest of the hill (Ted’s Family Hair Care on left), take a left onto Glenwood Rd., 2nd right onto Wachusett St. and your 2nd right onto Muschopauge Rd. Follow to the tent immediately after the first white house. 

From the MA Turnpike Westbound. Take Rte. 146 exit and travel on Rte. 146 towards Worcester. Follow Rte. 149 until it merges with Rte. 290 Eastbound. Follow Rte. 290 through downtown Worcester. Take Rte. 190 Northbound. Take the ‘Ararat Street’ exit. (Off Rte. 190 N) Follow to the 2nd set of lights (will be parallel to Rte. 190). Take a left onto Mount Pleasant St. and follow to the end. Take a left onto Shrewsbury St. and follow to the end. Take a right onto Rte. 122 A. Follow through Holden Center and then you will pass Wachusett Regional High School on your left and continue to follow Rte. 122 A through Jefferson Center. After you pass Holden Hills Golf Club on your right, take a right onto Rte. 68. When you come to your first overhead blinking light – take a left onto Wachusett St. and your first left onto Muschopauge Rd. Follow to the tent immediately after the first white house. 

From Rte. 2. Take Rte. 31 South into Princeton. Continue on route 31 when it goes right after “Bob’s Drive-in” restaurant. Follow into Princeton Center. At the top of the hill at the intersection of routes 31 and 62, go straight onto Boylston Avenue (do not take either route 31 or 62). Follow straight – you’ll come to an intersection at Ball Hill road – go straight through after stop sign. At you next intersection, which will be route 68 – go straight through (after stop sign) and now you’ll be on Wachusett Street. Take your first left onto Muschopauge road and our house will be the first house on the left after all the fields.

From Rte. 190 Worcester. Take the ‘Ararat Street’ exit. Follow to the 2nd set of lights (will be parallel to Rte. 190). Take a left onto Mount Pleasant St. and follow to the end. Take a left onto Shrewsbury St. and follow to the end. Take a right onto Rte. 122 A. Follow through Holden Center and then you will pass Wachusett Regional High School on your left and continue to follow Rte. 122 A through Jefferson Center. After you pass Holden Hills Golf Club on your right, take a right onto Rte. 68. When you come to your first overhead blinking light – take a left onto Wachusett St. and your first left onto Muschopauge Rd. Follow to the tent immediately after the first white house. 

From Rte. 190 Leominster. Take the exit ‘Rte. 140’. Bear right at the end of the ramp onto Rte. 140 North. At the first set of lights, take a left onto ‘Legg Rd. At the end, take a right onto Manning St.. At the end, take a left onto Rte. 31 North. Follow to the intersection of Rte. 31 and Rte. 122 A. Take a right onto Rte. 122 A. . Follow through Holden Center and then you will pass Wachusett Regional High School on your left and continue to follow Rte. 122 A through Jefferson Center. After you pass Holden Hills Golf Club on your right, take a right onto Rte. 68. When you come to your first overhead blinking light – take a left onto Wachusett St. and your first left onto Muschopauge Rd. Follow to the tent immediately after the first white house.