Day 3: Coffee Crossing in Livingston
Warm night and lovely sunny day! No need to preheat the tank and starting on B-100.
A great little show organized by John Rawlings of Coffee Crossing. Jason played several songs with an intermission Biodiesel batch made by Caleb and Andy. Many good questions and follow-up out at the truck after the show. Sold enough Hippie-Ki-Yi-Aye albums for breakfast in town and left several for sale at Coffee Crossing and Independent Media. Salem Eyman’s grandfather came by to the work his grandson had done on the Vegi—mobile so it could run B-100 in the winter with a student stipend from S.A.V.E. through a grant from the Metcalf Foundation. Looking forward the S.A.V.E. and Vegi-mobile return to Livingston to provide recycling and bring Helena students to the Sustainability Fair this summer. - ME

“Great to see out good friend Paul Conrad who generously provided our room for the night” "Good to sit down to and see some of those good ol farmers who came by. Pretty excited when the Volkswagen van pulled up too”- JD


Day 3: En Route to Billings
Still great weather and time for a slow drive Montana’s great metropolis. Feeling good about a great trip to promote simple alternatives that better value the environment. Andy driving, Caleb taking a nap and “just enjoying the sun,” Jason is working on booking his European Tour and we just drove by two windmills!
Have now seen several trucks with giant blade and tower components for Judith Gap.
‘Lot of people are turning out to be interested in the economic end and environmental aspects of Biodiesel. There also impressed with the simplicity and feasibility of producing their own fuels.’ - AB
Laptop now on Biodiesel Power through car outlet! 250 plus miles on 100% Biodiesel once we reach Billings!

Thursday Morning:
We arrived in Ingomar to a sell out crowd at the Jersey Lilly. There may not be many in Ingomar but we think we talked to everyone. After a little music and a conversation about biodiesel in the back room, we filled ourselves up with a meal of burgers and the incredible bean soup. For the night show, we rolled into Roundup to the Odd Fellows Hall. Thankyou Wilbur and Elizabeth Wood for the spaghetti feed and for organizing the hall and extra information before the show. Good ideas and motivations were brought together and possibilities for oil-seed processing were shared. -Andy Brown

Thursday Night:
Driving back to Helena, in great spirits, rocking out to Old Crow Medicine Show, mile 837 on B-100 as we pass through Townsend. 40-minute presentation at the Harlowton High School was a success with great questions and interactions from 7-12 grades, teachers, and members of the community. The students were very enthusiastic and greeted us as we setup during their lunchtime. Some of the kids sent their parents to the night show at the Stockman where, yet again, we meet strong interest in Biodiesel and great folks. As with many of our events, we have seen our events serve as a meeting place for neighbors. It has been very rewarding. An early morning approach to Helena and the Biodiesel Montana Crew has a busy day awaiting them. Plastics recycling starts in Helena and Matt will be working with other S.A.V.E. volunteers early to get things setup and maintained through the day. Andy and Caleb will have a brief day to setup for an adventure south with friends on Spring break. Jason has some work back in Plentywood and shows next week to prepare for. The 1,000 finale in Missoula of Biodiesel Montana Part 1 will add more volunteers from S.A.V.E.’s base in Helena.

As we complete our round trip to Helena, the truck is continuing to run great on 100% Biodiesel. We finally have encountered temperatures below our gel point and the truck is performing without at hitch thanks to the heading system installed by UM-Helena.