A Future Made of Corn

In the future, everything will be made of corn.
– Citizen Cain

By now, everyone has probably heard of biodisel, but did you know that you can also burn dried corn kernels to heat your home? Add another item to the wonderful list of things you can do with corn.

Americans burning corn to cut heating costs

As US heating costs spiral to all-time highs, American homeowners are turning to burning corn in special stoves to reduce their energy bills. Sales of corn-burning stoves have tripled this year and distributors across the country have been sold out for weeks.

“We are actually taking deposits for products for next fall – it’s all you can do,” said Ed Hiscox, owner of furnace retailer Hiscox Sales and Service in Valparaiso, Indiana, in the middle of the US corn belt.

“We have customers from very high-end homes to people who are not really in any financial condition at all. It doesn’t seem to make a difference – everyone has problems with gas prices.”

Once relegated to farmhouses and cabins, corn-burning and more common wood-burning stoves began growing in popularity four years ago among environmentally-minded consumers interested in cheaper and renewable energy sources.

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