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A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.

Winston Churchill

For Would-be Treefarmers

Should that be wood be treefarmers

This section is for people who want to copy my lifestyle and start a tree farm.

My first advice: If you want to get wealthy this isn't the job for you. I've been putting 1200 hours and about $10000 a year for the last five years, and it now looks like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope that it's not an oncoming train.

My second advice. If you want to run a business this is a hard one to run. I find it hard to know if I've done something right. If I goof with my planting method in May, I may not know that until August. If I over fertilize in June, I might now know until leaves start turning brown three weeks later. Everything with trees is in slo-mo.

It would be even harder to know if someone else has done it right. How do I check if the soil is packed, but not too packed, without being there when it was done?

Anyway, as I write them, I'll put articles here on how I've done things. As always, your feedback is welcome.

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This file last modified on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Sherwood's Forests is located about 75 km southwest of Edmonton, Alberta. Please refer to the map on our Contact page for directions.