Point Reyes Light
By Albert Straus
The town of Marshall, where I have lived and farmed all my life, is becoming a ghost town. Less than 30 percent of its houses are now occupied by full-time residents. We are so small, we are no longer included in the U.S. census. When I was growing up, we had a balance of farmers, teachers, fishermen . . .
Whole Foods Market launched two on-farm pilots with Windfall Bio’s methane reduction technology (methane is a potent greenhouse gas, up to 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide) at Whole Foods Market suppliers, Darigold and Straus Family Creamery.
“ The project results were extremely impressive, and we are evaluating further opportunities to deploy this technology throughout our network. ”
Joseph Button, VP of Sustainability and Strategic Impact at Straus Family Creamery
An Amazon.com Inc.-backed startup has successfully tested methane-eating microbes that can reduce dairy farm emissions. Windfall Bio has completed a pilot with Straus Family Creamery and California-based Correia Family Dairy
