... is a 501(c)3 organization established
in 1999 to develop, implement and support community-based
sustainable forestry initiatives, through the widespread
use of animal-powered (horse, mule, oxen) extraction
of logs and "worst first" single tree selection
of individual trees in timber harvesting.
Ours is a "whole forest" eco-system
management approach, toward the end of restorative forestry,
community stability and achievement of our mission statement.
Mission: To address human
needs for forest products while creating a nurturing coexistence
between the forest and the human community.
Goals: 1. Support practitioners of forest improvement,
sustainable forestry with financial and technical assistance.
2. Provide
educational services to generate public awareness of community/forest
interdependence and develop mutually beneficial relationships
between forests and people.
3. Perpetuate truly
sustainable cultural traditions that produce social capital
through development of livelihoods that reward ground-level
forest stewardship skills, protection of the environment,
and preservation of family integrity.
4. Explore methods and
technology relating to low-impact harvesting of forest
products.
HHFF
Media Collection
Got Music? Listen to
this rendition of Cindy
by Josh Williams, Ian Snider, and "an
ol' standby"
HHFF President,
Jason Rutledge, is now blogging at
Check it out!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Contributions to support this work are 100% tax deductible.
We gratefully acknowledge all donations with a written
receipt for your tax records. A financial statement is
available upon request.
Attend our events, join this site, read our newsletter,
volunteer to work at our public educational events, fundraisers,
etc.
Make donations of your time, used equipment (cars, trucks,
trailers, campers, RV's) or other goods, horses, or professional
services.
The first DVD, entitled "Chronicles
of the Biological Woodsmen," is still available!
This DVD is a documentation of the evolution
of the organization as recorded by public mixed with some
private video shot in the forests and working with the
horses. It contains most of the TV coverage we have had
over the last ten years or so.
Please send $25.00(S&H
is included) in check or money order to: Healing Harvest Forest Foundation 8014 Bear Ridge Road SE
Copper Hill, VA 24709
This is a professionally edited one-hour
film made at Biological Woodsmen's Week entitled:
Community-Based Restorative Forestry, HHFF Style.
It features a collection of national, regional and local
media, plus homemade video never before seen by the public,
including footage of working in the woods, and the panel
discussion held at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia.
The panelists are Troy Firth, Gary Anderson,
Wendell Berry and Jason Rutledge.
Please send $40.00(S&H
is included) in check or money order to: Speedwell/Orvii Group, LLC
14479 St. Germain Dr.
Centreville, VA. 20121 - 2283
NOTE: These media pieces are
free gifts to donors of $200.00 or more.
A collaboration between several organizations will present a “Restorative
Forestry” public educational event in central Floyd County on the 12th of
April 2008, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All proceeds from the April 26 ‘tasting session’ will
go towards the Conservancy for future projects and programs. Share this with
your friends, family, coworkers…anyone who enjoys great music and local
Virginia beers, meads and ciders.
