Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests

“Beautiful, insightful, and written for the ages, Slow Wood asks us to stop seeing the woods as a warehouse for future two by fours or a living painting. Instead, Brian Donahue asks us to use trees as the best way to know them, appreciate them, and conserve them.”—Steven Stoll, author of Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia “These are enjoyable and very much informative tales of one family’s journey along the right path. Using local wood, timber framing, and masonry heaters, does it get any better?”—Jack A. Sobon, author of Hand Hewn: The Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber Framing “Brian Donahue makes a passionate and innovative case for the responsible use of forests as a place to ground a sustainable future.”—Nancy Langston, author of Climate Ghosts and Sustaining Lake Superior “Slow Wood is an honest and elegantly written work that explains the tie between forest use and house construction, and shows how to live more productive, less environmentally costly, and more beautiful lives.”—Mark Fiege, author of The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States “An engaging and thought-provoking insight into nature, community, and human responsibility to both that draws from Donahue’s deep knowledge of history, ecology, and conservation and lifelong commitment to working and living the land of farms and forests.”—David R. Foster, author of A Meeting of Land and Sea: Nature and the Future of Martha’s Vineyard