Wood Pellets

      Academy Farm has Premium Wood Pellet Fuel. Wood pellets are available in 40lb bags or by a pallet of 50 bags (one ton). The brands we are carrying this year are Greene Team and Okanagan. The Greene Team pellets are premium pellets made from hardwood and burn extremely well. Okanagan pellets are of super-premium grade, the highest quality available to consumers. To read about the difference between hardwood and softwood pellets, click here. In addition, we now carry a new product called Envi Blocks, which are a cordwood alternative. They can be purchased by the pallet (one ton), or in packages of 3 or 6 blocks. Please call 1-860-684-0100 for more information or to place an order.

July 2010 Pricing
(all prices are subject to change. Please call to verify)

Name	Type	BTU/lb ASH	Price
			Single Pkg	Half Ton	Ton
Greene Team	Premium Hardwood Pellets	8100 less than 1%	$6.36 (40lbs)	$143.00	$265.00
Okanagan	Super-Premium Softwood Pellets	8800 0.31%	$6.29 (40lbs)	$141.50	$259.00
Envi Original (Lg) (4" x 4" x 10.25") 6 - 7 lb/block	Premium Hardwood Blocks	8000 0.5%	$3.09 (3 per pkg)	$144.56 (52 pkgs)	$265.00 (105 pkgs)
Envi-8 (Sm) (3.25" x 2.75" x 9.5") 3 - 4 lb/block	Premium Hardwood Blocks	8000 0.5%	$3.19 (6 per pkg)	$143.50 (50 pkgs)	$265.00 (100 pkgs)

Hardwood vs Softwood

A misconception about wood pellets is that they burn differently depending on the type of wood that they are made of. In their natural state, hardwoods burn hotter and slower than softwoods, which burn faster. However, pellets are manufactured by grinding the wood fiber into very small strands, drying them, and then using pressure to extrude them into pellet form. The largest difference between hardwood and softwood, density, is eliminated by the extrusion process. Lignin is a molecular compound found in the cellular walls of wood fiber. The pressure from the extrusion process releases tge lignin, which re-aligns itself and holds the pellets together. Lignin is a source of energy, actually producing more than the cellulose when burned.