I have been giving woodlands some extra thought this week and my preconceived idea that woodland is natural-ish mixed forest and perhaps near neighbouring agriculture. I live on forestry zoned
land, which limits agricultural activities, like
chickens to three-ish.
In 2020, I "read" audio book
Carving Out a Living on the Land : Lessons in Resourcefulness and Craft from an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm by
Emmett van Driesche
It actually wasn't what I was after -- I didnt get the full title. But it wasn't exactly what Mr. Driesche was after either but he made it work
Anyway he talks about coppicing
trees so that they are mature again in 7 years rather than 10. And a lot of real life lessons to carve out a living.
I decided to download it again and listen to it (my idea of a great bedtime activity) and was thinking about
Tomi Hazel Vaarde's Social Forestry book
And when you consider the section on teepees for example, it becomes clear that her book would be a fabulous candidate for any audio book -- perhaps with several voices.
I have visions of her book being read around a popping campfire at the next
jamboree...
Campfires and stories go with woodland too.
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