SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The 800-pound butter sculpture featured at this year’s New York State Fair is getting a second life as renewable energy.
After 13 days on display, the 58th annual sculpture was taken down and sent to Noblehurt Farms in Pavilion, Livingston County.
There, it will be combined with manure and food waste from local businesses and processed in the farm’s anaerobic digester. The system converts the waste into electricity, making enough energy each year to power the farm, its on-site creamery, and more than 600 homes.
Noblehurst Farms has recycled the State Fair butter sculpture for 11 consecutive years. Over the past decade, the farm has made about 8,000 pounds of butter. In a typical year, the 800 pounds can generate enough electricity to power a home for three to five days…