07-15-2008, 07:07 AM
Kathy,
It is impossible to get madrone firewood in Mendo any more. Been so for over 10-15 years. Oak is even hard to get. Many are burning fir--no other choice. Isn't that weird? I knew it would happen 30 years ago, but my neighbors hauled truckloads of madrone out of my area to sell. Now there is no more. Speaking of stoves, though, I put in an airtight Vermont Castings in the '80's and it transformed my world: stays hot all night, house warm when I come home from being gone all day. Love it, love it, love it. But so sick of carrying even this smaller amount of wood. Sick, sick, sick of it. All the romance is gone.
Yes, in most places in California you can't put in a wood-burning fireplace or stove in new construction and for good reason. That's the problem: if the population is small and houses spread out, wood is useful, if houses are close by, high population, all sorts of problems arise, including not being able to breathe and deforestation.
Laurel, your garden sounds wonderful. Where do you live?
april
It is impossible to get madrone firewood in Mendo any more. Been so for over 10-15 years. Oak is even hard to get. Many are burning fir--no other choice. Isn't that weird? I knew it would happen 30 years ago, but my neighbors hauled truckloads of madrone out of my area to sell. Now there is no more. Speaking of stoves, though, I put in an airtight Vermont Castings in the '80's and it transformed my world: stays hot all night, house warm when I come home from being gone all day. Love it, love it, love it. But so sick of carrying even this smaller amount of wood. Sick, sick, sick of it. All the romance is gone.
Yes, in most places in California you can't put in a wood-burning fireplace or stove in new construction and for good reason. That's the problem: if the population is small and houses spread out, wood is useful, if houses are close by, high population, all sorts of problems arise, including not being able to breathe and deforestation.
Laurel, your garden sounds wonderful. Where do you live?
april
april