I have started a new corn stove blog on Wordpress.com, and future postings for Earthinhandcornstoves.com will more than likely be posted there.  I have also started a new Corn stove resources page on this blog, so if you have a corn stove related site, please visit and post a comment, and I will add your link.

Also let me know if you would like to be added to my blog roll.

Happy Blogging!

Burn More Corn! 
 

Searching for a Wood Pellet Alternative?

Earth-in-Hand is now selling 50lb bags of Wheat Pellets, which are made out of waste by product that results when wheat is processed into its usable form. Wheat pellets produce about 7800 BTU per lb. and has ash of about 6%. Wheat maybe an alternative to people using wood pellets rather than corn because it burns cooler than corn, but slightly higher than wood. If someone would like to use wheat pellets as an alternative to wood pellets, they should first consult with either their owners manual or with the stove manufacturer.

Scanned the label off of one of the 50lb bags of Wheat Pellets, and posted on Flickr.

To order Wheat Pellets, either visit Earthinhands Contact Page or call them and leave a message at 610-559-5131.

The festival last weekend started out a little wet, and continued to be wet through Saturday, but by the end of the day it warmed up quite nicely. I was a little shocked by the number of corn stove businesses that were at the fesitval this year. Overall it was a great time with lots of great information to be had for everyone. Some participating vendors that I noticed included:

• http://www.closetheloop.com/ which has recycled products, but specializes in products made from recycled tires.
• http://www.cleanyourair.org
• http://www.four-winds-energy.com
• http://www.midnitesloar.com
• http://www.ludgate-eng.com an engineering firm from the Reading area
• http://www.newhopelifeworks.com
• http://www.hundredfoldfarm.org/ a coop housing project
• http://www.pasolar.org
• http://www.realmilkpaint.com
• http://www.reliablelubes.com
• http://www.musserrefrig.com which has a unique energy efficient washing machine
• http://www.worksman.com/ which had a 7 seat bicycle cruising around the fair
• http://www.centralboiler.com which had some outdoor corn furnace info
• http://www.greenlinepaper.com America's Green Office Supply
• http://www.car-free.org Bethlehem based organization that gets people to ride bikes instead of driving cars
• http://jmfs.com Social and responsible investing counselor
• http://www.gocleanenergy.com
• http://www.smartpower.org
• http://www.sbnlv.org

There are probably more, and if I discover more, I will add them when time permits.

Corn Stove events! 

Next weekend marks the 2nd Annual PA Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival to be held at the Kempton Community Center.  Events include numerous classes on environmental living to include solar power, wind and hydorgen energy, and political awareness. The event is being run by the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association(MAREA), which will be raffling off a hybrid car. For more information on the event, see the Festival Web site http://www.paenergyfest.com/.

We were truly amazed by the turnout to last years festival, which spilled over throughtout the rest of year. People were continually calling us up or emailing us about our stoves, after having seen us in Kempton. This year promises to be even bigger. Several of the Earth-in-Hand crew will be sleeping out, as camping for a nominal fee is an option.

If you manage to make it out stop in say hello.

Changes made to the Earth-in-Hand site include:

• As mentioned in previous Corn Stove blog update post,Buckner Corn Stoves are now being carried by Earth-in-Hand Corn Stoves
• Price changes for Corn Grill on the Corn Stove Information PDF
• Earth-in-Hand now sells Corn Grills by Buckner Corn Stoves
• Created initial page for Buckner Corn Stoves, but not linked up currently.

Tailgaiting Corn Grill- A great idea I feel would be to attend some organized sporting events that are known for their tailgaiting parties, and tail gate with a corn grill. I believe the other tailgaiters, both sober and under the influence would be amazed. Definetly need to work on getting it out there. I do know more than one Penn State grad, and have had numerous invitations to go to Penn State. Perhaps I should indulge in a little college football tailgaiting with my Corn Grill.

September 22-23, 2006, Earth-in-Hand will next be at the second annual http://www.paenergyfest.com/ located at the Kempton Community Center, Kempton, PA. We had a great time at last years festival, and hope to be able to take in a few of the educational seminars that are occuring during the weekend. Visitors can learn a lot about current trends in environmental grass roots programs. If you go on the site and order tickets, you can enter a contest to win a hybrid car.  Be sure to come out to Kempton, it will be a great time for all.

Made updates to the Corn stove information pdf to include price sheet. Also have added a new stove to the list of stoves being sold by Earthinhandcornstove.com.

The new stove is the Br-7 Corn Stove from Buckner Corn Stoves is a 70,000BTU model that is designed to be freestanding or it can also be fitted to vent into your existing duct work.  Mr. Buckner, who holds many patents to a variety of corn stoves,  is a legend in the Corn Stove industry.

The season for corn stoves is rapidly approaching. Smart consumers will seek them out now while the temerature is hot. Those who wait for cold weather to get one will be find themselves on long waiting lists. I was on a blog just today were a young lady describes her corn stove project of getting a corn stove and putting it into her house.  I especially like the idea of putting a base down with fancy tiles and leaving a spot for the kids to put their hand prints. I hope to hear back from her to hear the status of her project.