Kane farm seeks continuance for composting: OK needed to extend swine-manure project.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: November 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: William Presecky

Nov. 30--A Kane County farm that operates an experimental process in which compost is created as an alternative for managing swine manure is asking for approval that would keep the operation going and allow for the possibility of expansion. The Dumoulin Farms Compost Facility, near Hampshire, is the only one of its kind in Kane County. The operation, started about four years ago, combines a mixture of liquid swine manure with landscape waste ...

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