It's not fun to cut down trees, for the trees or for us. No one likes using a tool as noisy, smelly, and dangerous as a chainsaw, but this last month has been packed with tree felling and processing. We're clearing out our construction sites for this year, and turning the trees into firewood, mushroom logs, and we'll be milling some of the trunks into lumber.
We're also culling some cedars, trimming them up, and peeling them for use as posts in the shed and strawbale duplex. They're rot resistant, beautiful, and plentiful here.
In exchange for harvesting some trees we're taking on the responsibility of protecting the other trees on the property and providing for their survival.
