Sustainably Sourced Bulk Firewood
$339.00
Unit price per* Please note we offer custom cut sizing but require a min. 2 week notice. *
1 cubic metre: $339 incl. GST. (We can deliver only 2 cubic metres per truckload).
Blend of both pre-cut and split Sugar Gum and Ironbark, which burns hot and clean.
We will be in touch within 48 hours once purchase is made to arrange specific delivery details.
Please note:
* Manual labour is not included in delivery fee
* Clear instructions need to be provided for truck access onto your property, please include in comments when checking out
* For 15kg bags delivered to your door, please order online through CERES Fair Food or visit in person the CERES Brunswick nursery.
We are proud to have teamed up with the crew at Wood4Good who supply us with sustainable firewood, grown less than 2 horus drive from Melbourne CBD.
They work to create beautiful and productive forests on existing degraded farmland. These forests become a robust ecosystem that in turn plays an important role in the regulation and protection of land, water biodiversity and the climate. The work of Wood4Good helps to create permanent forests that provide a local source of renewable material, bioenergy and income.
Previous CSIRO research has shown that locally sourced firewood from managed plantations causes more carbon to be stored than is released through burning.
In 2003 the CSIRO conducted a life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from domestic wood heating.
This assessment compared emissions of greenhouse gas pollution from a range of energy sources including coal and gas and rated plantation-grown firewood the best option.
In fact, energy sourced from suitable plantations is better than carbon-neutral, because plantations remove carbon from the atmosphere, and the firewood that is produced reduces our consumption of other energy sources.
Logs are cut and lay on the forest floor for a full summer, with a rotation occurring mid-season.
Logs are then split and left in cages to dry for a few weeks before being delivered to us in Preston.
The wood in the cages continues to dry until they are ordered and delivered to our wonderful customers.
The wood will continue to season the longer you leave it stacked out.
We have great feedback from customers that our wood burns hot and clean.
There are some steps you can take to ensure that you are running your wood heater safely and efficiently to avoid air pollution:
Burn only dry, seasoned, untreated wood.
Wait for the fire to establish before adding extra fuel.
Open the air controls for a few minutes before adding fuel.
After reloading, wait until the fire is burning before turning the air controls down.
Clean your flue yearly to avoid creosote build-up.
Avoid overloading your heater, as this will starve the fire of oxygen and cause it to smoulder.
Use small or medium pieces of wood.
