New England Wood Pellet Spring SPecial

Originally published March, 2016

I have been reading the book entitled American Canopy by Eric Rutkow, which is a history of forests in America since the European settlers arrived. It’s an interesting story that starts with the King’s Pines in New England and tells of the demand for building materials as the nation was expanding, the fungus and blights that killed the chestnuts and the elms, to the conservation of forests and the creation of the U.S. Forest Service. It’s a great history lesson that gives a clear understanding of one of the natural resources that made our country great. I strongly recommend that you read this book!
 
This book has shown me how important our forests have been in this country and what a long way we have come from the early days when colonists would burn 10-plus cords of wood each winter just to keep their cabins above freezing. We can be very proud of the efficiency with which many of us use wood products now to heat our homes, businesses and municipal buildings.
 
The key concept here is sustainability. What we must do is manage our forests so that we can continue to harvest wood indefinitely into the future. The best of these wood products are the wood pellets, because they are typically made from wood that once would have been the waste from lumbering operations. The wood pellet industry sets standards for the processing of pellets that most companies comply to voluntarily.
 
These pellets are far superior to other wood fuels, and, when used in highly-efficient pellet stoves, result in efficiencies over 80-percent! We have certainly come a long way from the days when the colonists cleared the forests of all the trees to heat their homes!
 
This all brings me to New England Wood Pellets (NEWP) and the future of wood heating. This company is one the best when it comes to meeting industry standards. They were the first to meet those standards in all three of their mills. Their slogan, Pride in Every Pellet, describes the way they manufacture their product and the care they take in making sure their customers are satisfied with their product. And much of the material that goes into their pellets comes from central Massachusetts, so you know it’s a local product.
 
We have just received the new prices for the second quarter of 2016 from the New England Wood Pellet company, and they are very reasonable indeed! We will start receiving shipments in April, and our new price per ton will be $241 if picked up at our garage. Our low delivery rates will not change, so heating your home with New England Wood Pellets will continue to be a very economical thing to do. If you haven’t tried NEWP yet, I recommend that you come in and buy a few bags to try while the nights are still cold enough to use your pellet stove.

Bob 

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