Land owners who are willing to sell or lease conservation acres to new farmers could receive federal money because of a new program offered by the Department of Agriculture. Click here to learn more and read article … [Read more...]
How much wood would a woodchuck allocate if a woodchuck would allocate part of his portfolio to wood?
May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Great information on timber investment in the article below..... Click here to read article … [Read more...]
River Restoration Project
May 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
As many of you know, our motto at the Greenwood Project is Invest....Conserve.....Enjoy...... We have always believed that when you blend financial investment with conservation and the pursuit of the outdoor lifestyle, you create a win-win situation. We couldn't think of a project that exemplifies this more than 2012: Ready2Raft. Check out this video! … [Read more...]
How To Build An All Weather Road
May 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes building a road to access your property comes with complications, particularly when the location for the road involves areas where water accumulates. Whether your road needs to cross a wet weather drain or a low area that can stay wet or swampy during extended periods of rain. Here are some tips to help you create an all weather road on your property. … [Read more...]
Give the Wildlife a Place to Live
May 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For every person who loves seeing wildlife on their property, there is another who tries everything to keep critters out. I know many who spends thousands on landscaping only to see their money chewed up over night. I agree, that wouldn't make me happy. More and more, we are hearing about wildlife in the most unlikely of places, but for most of us, we aren't really surprised to find the deer have eaten our daisies. That being the case, instead of fighting it, why not create a backyard habitat for the creatures who have either been … [Read more...]
Beekeeping Glossary of Terms
May 10, 2010 By 3 Comments
In our last article, we introduced Beekeeping as an activity thousands enjoy. In Part Two, we will go over some key terms that will help you in understanding what it takes to get started in this fascinating outdoor activity, and explain the equipment that is needed. The seven main supplies (in addition to bees) you will need to get started are the frame, hive body or brood chamber, super, smoker, hive tool, bee veil, and gloves. Frame - a piece of equipment made of either wood or plastic designed to hold the honeycomb that the honeybees … [Read more...]
The Future of America
May 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you want to see the best America has to offer, look no further than the kids of FFA. The FFA website describes the organization's mission like this: "The National FFA Organization operates under a Federal Charter granted by the 81st Congress of the United States, and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for the FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs. The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a … [Read more...]
Water Part Three: Do your homework
April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I think a lot of folks want a small meandering creek because they are nice to look at, but they also want them in case they want a lake at some point in the future. I’ve heard a thousand times that a tract had a creek and a “beautiful lake site” on it. Here’s some advice - unless you hear that statement from an engineer who jut performed a lake design on the property, ignore it. The simple truth is that most folks will never build a lake or pond. It is expensive, time consuming, and in most states, difficult to get … [Read more...]
