BOR29 FUTURE, Barry Hart We are made wise not only by the recollection of our past... but by the responsibility for our future. George Shaw 16˝W x 12˝H
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BOR30 HOPE, Danny Hahlbohm When the world says, “Give up,” hope whispers, “Try it one more time...” 12˝W x 16˝H
Firewood Warms You Twice!
Ten acres of the Dunn family farm are a natural grown woods. Some of the woods are virgin; they have never been farmed. We have tulip poplars towering close to 100 feet, the tallest we know of in our neck of the woods.
We no longer harvest our trees for timber. We did that a few years ago, and were demoralized by the long-term affect it had on the woods. We were left with the feeling that we had sold our birthright for a mess of pottage. We vowed not to do that again.
Cutting firewood, however, is another matter! Our firewood comes from trees felled by windstorms, or trees that have died on the stump that do not contain nesting holes for redheaded woodpeckers.
PETER DUNN WITH HIS GRANDSON CAMERON
Making firewood can be an exercise for those seeking solitude, or it can be a family affair. After the tree is felled, we cut it up into eighteen-inch lengths and make little stacks throughout the woods. We then use our small tractor, the Massey Ferguson, to transport the wood to the burner. Loading both the front and back of the tractor balances the load and helps assure that the rear wheels stay firmly on the ground. Surviving a bike crash is enough, safety on the tractor is paramount!
After slowly snaking our way back to the woodpile close to the outdoor furnace, we unload the tractor and commence splitting with our hydraulic-pressured log splitter. There was a day when we used splitter bars and a sledgehammer but those days are long gone (for Peter anyway).
The wood is then carefully stacked inside the wood shed to slowly season.
The grandchildren have helped pick up the wood. They have also helped with the splitter! They run the lever that activates the splitter bar while an adult loads.
The outdoor furnace is wonderful. It is easy to load, keeps all of the ashes and dust outside of the house, and eliminates the potential of a fire inside the house from wood burning. It is a specially designed burner that maximizes heat from the fire and the emissions therefore emitting minimal pollutants.
Heat from wood one has grown and chopped is a comforting heat in the middle of winter. Perhaps the comfort derives from our resonating with our forefathers, or yet again, perhaps it is also derives from the awareness of how much we are saving by not having to burn fuel oil. These old farmhouses are not that well insulated, and would cost hundreds of dollars a month to heat if we had to revert to fuel oil.
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