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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Robert A. Heinlein

Mission and Philosophy

This section explains where I come from.

Am I a tree hugger? You bet!. Not that I will stand in the way of what needs to be done. But I do believe that trees and forest enrich our lives. We will all be vastly poorer when the only trees are ones raised as a crop.

In the long run, they enrich our wallets too. Variety is the key to stability in both economies, and in ecologies. Just as you should diversify your portfolio, just as a farmer will diversify his operations, so you should diversify your land.

Trees have a huge impact: They slow the wind, creating microclimates. They accumulate snow. They provide food and shelter for all sorts of critters. Ecologists claim that edges between regions are more productive than either region is.

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