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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Biodiesel is widely available. Kits for making it are available. I  
suspect the payback period is long.

Research methane digesters. I have read of Indian farmers who use  
dung to produce methane gas that is used for cooking and heating. A  
gas would have to be compressed to operate a vehicle. Sounds to me  
like a bigger project than the typical homesteader needs.

Too bad you came after Tvo was gone. He would give you a full  
dissertation. Rob, did you save anything from him on biodiesel?

On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:41 AM, VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:

> I asked about bio diesel when I first got on this
> line.  Someone responded with a good, but not rel
> event argument about why that was not a practical
> alternative to gasoline.  But my question was and
> still is: is it feasible for a small farmer or
> homesteader to have his/her own bio diesel plant?
> When I googled it I didn't find a site that addressed
> that issue in terms I was comfortable with.