From Forest to Fireplace

Not the polished, kiln-dried packets stacked under bright lights at the hardware store — but real pine. Seventy-year-old shelterbelt trees that have stood through Otago winds, droughts, snow, stock rubbing against trunks, and decades of seasons before finally being felled. This year’s wood isn’t pretty. It’s fresh cut. Heavy. Full of sap and history. Some rounds split clean, others fight back with twisted grain grown from years of weather and leaning into the nor’westers. You

Hello, fellow firewood enthusiasts! Welcome to another edition of the Firewood Chronicles, where I share my tips and tricks on how to...