AI Test

Gift Cards

VI. Applicant Description:

Describe the ownership of the applicant, including:

A. The project’s relationship to the applicant’s operations. Describe how the proposed project fits into or operates separately from the applicant’s overall business or agricultural production operation:

B. Describe how the applicant, at the time of application, award, and through the useful life, owns the project and owns or controls the site for the project:

C. For each entity(ies) the applicant controls or entity(ies) it is controlled by, provide a list of the owners with their contact information. Describe the relationship between the applicant and the other entity(ies), including percent of ownership and control, management, passive investor ownership and any products exchanged. Organizational charts should be submitted when available:

D. Advise if the applicant is a Tribal entity, describe the location of the project and whether it will be located on Tribal Lands.

A. The project’s relationship to the applicant’s operations. Describe how the proposed project fits into or operates separately from the applicant’s overall business or agricultural production operation:

Nashoba Valley Spirits, Ltd is a family owned farm that is owned by Richard Pelletier (70%) and his son, Justin Pelletier(30%) The Farm-Winery operates on property also owned by the family under the name of N.V.W. Ltd which leases the land to Nashoba valley Spirits, Ltd. N. V. W. Ltd is 60 percent owned by Cynthia Pelletier, the wife of Richard Pelletier and mother of Justin Pelletier. Richard Pelletier owns 40% of N.V.W. Ltd. All of the land is used for agricultural purposes and is subject to an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR).

The storage facility will be used solely for wine and distilled spirits produced at the farm. The storage facility will be built in a valley that is unsuitable for farming due to the topography. The location, use and especially the placement of solar panels has received the approval and support of the Agricultural Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Service to the solar panels and storage facility will be integrated with the winery/distillery facility so that all electricity generated will be used on site replacing about 70% of the electricity currently purchased from National Grid and having an annual CO2e offset of about 149,015 pounds