You Cut Christmas Tree Farms
Establishing a “You Cut Christmas Tree Farm” on your property is one way to make money from your home. There are some principles for making a success of this venture. Of course you need to have...
View ArticleWood Heat, The Comforts Are Many
Everyone loves the comfort of an open fire. Young people enjoy the light and heat of a bonfire as they roast hot dogs and toast marshmallows. Campers wake voraciously hungry to the delectable smell...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Using Wood For Heat
In this day and age of environmental concern, many people are looking into renewable energy sources. The classic renewable heating source for homeowners is wood. Burning wood is an inexpensive and...
View ArticleHelicopter Logging (heli-logging)
Helicopter Logging, or “heli-logging,” refers to the use of helicopters in harvesting selected trees from forests. Helicopter logging, if it is done right, can have less impact on the local ecology...
View ArticleWood As An Energy Source for Heat
With rising costs of fossil fuels, the importance of finding renewable energy sources is becoming more and more obvious. As fuel options go, nothing is quite like wood. Using wood as an energy source...
View ArticleThe Arborist and Their Tools
Anyone can trim a tree, but only a certified professional deserves to be called an arborist. A genuine arborist is like a doctor for trees. They are ultimately concerned with the health of each tree,...
View ArticleFirewood Not Burning Properly
Burning firewood is something of an art as well as a science, but it will go better for anyone who has a good understanding of how it works. There are several principles that if followed will help you...
View ArticleSugaring Off – How They Make Maple Syrup
Maple syrup, that yummy brown nectar, is the product of collecting gallons of slightly sweet maple sap and boiling away the excess water so that only the sugary syrup remains. Sugaring off is a...
View ArticleFirewood Starter – Not Just Kindling
A warm cozy fire in the fireplace is a great idea, but sometimes that fire is a challenge to start. To meet this need, a variety of firewood starters have been developed and marketed. Some are geared...
View ArticleBurning Wood – Do It Safely
Thanks to improved design in modern fireplace inserts and woodstoves, fire and wood burning safety is easier than ever to implement. Wood heat is wonderfully warm, romantic, and quaint, but if it...
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