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March 29, 2007 issue


Community-Based Restorative Forestry Forum April 2

On Monday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m., biological woodsman Jason Rutledge of the Healing Harvest Forest Foundation will present a free forum on Community-Based Restorative Forestry in the Table Rock Room of ASU’s Plemmons Student Union. The forum is designed for those with questions about the woods on their property and those who want to know more about creating a sustainable income.

The Heritage Council and Sustainable Development Program and Outreach of Appalachian State University and Mountain Works Sustainable Development are hosting the free community event.

Hailed by Kentucky farmer and writer Wendell Berry, Rutledge's Healing Harvest Forest Foundation—a Virginia-based nonprofit group—has been the regional leader in horse logging, whole forest management and green-certified "Draftwood" lumber. Healing Harvest's primary purpose is to train biological woodsmen—the ground-level practitioners of hand-crafted forestry. This forum will help spread the word about the best-kept secret in the struggle for equitable resource management. Local horsemen, forest workers, students and educators have a rare opportunity to meet together to gain a new perspective on a developing sustainable forest economy in the Southern Appalachians.

Tax-deductible donations to Healing Harvest Forest Foundation will be accepted and will be used to train more biological woodsmen.

For more info about this event, contact Ian Snider at 828-266-3379 or mtnworks@gmail.com or click to www.healingharvestforestfoundation.org.

 

Want To Go?

Date: Monday, April 2
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union, ASU
Cost: Free