Yard to Table: Building a local wood economy

In a world of semi-disposable furniture and rampant rainforest destruction, the Seneca Creek Joinery near Washington, DC shows us how to bring the wood economy home.

Life after death: a trunk’s journey

A 120-year-old oak that succumbed to a storm in a suburb of Washington, DC (upper left) is transformed into firewood logs (upper right), timber (lower left) and mulch (lower right). Photos by Carly Gayle and Debbie Kaiser.
Cutting a log into boards at the Seneca Creek Joinery (left); this local tiny house was built with boards sawn from trees felled by the county’s Department of Transportation (right). Photos by USDA and Frank Gayle.
Furniture and kitchenware made in the woodshop. Windsor chairs are a specialty. Photos by Seneca Creek Joinery.

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Local Futures works to renew ecological, social and spiritual well-being by promoting a systemic shift towards economic localization.