Alternate energy use on farms

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Alternate energy use

An organic farm should ideally rely as less as possible on grid electricity and fossil fuel for its energy needs. Some easily-implemented options for any farm in terms of alternate and / or renewable energy use are :

Animal labour, bearing in mind welfare and humane issues, including equipment used, weight of load, number of hours of work and rest, sufficient food and water, etc.
Solar energy for water lifting / pumping, lighting. water heating, cooking
Biogas for cooking, lighting, electricity generation
Wind power for water pumping
Smokeless chulhas / stoves fired using dead wood
Biomass gasification using surplus, non-compostable biomass, whether directly or by first converting to pellets
Biofuels (commonly referred to as biodiesels) : Neem oil and pongamia / karanj oil, otherwise useful for their pesticidal properties, can be used as a part or full substitute for diesel, as can castor and jatropha oil

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