FARMERS from either side of the Welsh border were spending Tuesday learning how to save energy and cut carbon consumption.
They came to Clive Pugh's Bank Farm at Churchstoke to look at his anaerobic digester, which converts slurry, manure and other waste into liquid and solid fertiliser and methane gas.
The farm produces enough gas for a Rayburn stove for cooking and heating, central heating and hot water. The methane also heats the farm bungalow and supplies heating and hot water in the milking parlour.
The event was organised by Waste Less Energy, a group set up by The Wasteless Society and the Marches Energy Agency. It included a presentation by Adam Kennerley about The Wasteless project and a talk by land agents John Amos & Co on energy and biomass crops.
Saturday was the deadline for business, farms and householders around Bishop's Castle to complete a survey on their energy use. This will form part of a "carbon footprint" of the area by Waste Less Energy.
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