Julie - It's all about wood

Much of the Oregon economy revolves around wood products. In 2008, employment in wood products manufacturing made up 14% of all manufacturing employment in Oregon. In the U.S., the wood products industry employs only 3.4% of all manufacturing workers.

Wood is apparently also an important part of the maintanance of the Fernwood household. On Wednesday we made a small contribution to earning our keep by helping to haul and burn slash that collects in the forested areas on the property.


Nathan later helped to split some of the larger logs that were gathered. This machine evaporated any hope that Nathan will be building up his upper-body strength while here in Oregon.