Sustainably Sourced Bulk Firewood
$339.00
Unit price perStandard cut 1 cubic metre: $339 inc GST
Smaller cut 1 cubic metre: $390 inc GST
A blend of sustainably grown and harvested plantation Sugar Gum & Ironbark thinnings which burn hot and clean.
Sugar Gum and Iron Bark are both denser, longer burning species than Red Gum
Sugar Gum and Iron Bark thinnings are smaller trees taken out of timber plantations to allow the remaining trees to grow to their full potential.
Sugar Gum thinnings have a smooth clean bark while Ironbark thinnings have a layer of bark which burns very well and is great for getting your fire going.
We also stock smaller custom cut firewood for woodstoves - we usually keep a couple of custom cut cages on hand - delivery for can take up to 2 weeks.
We're sorry but we can't always deliver on your preferred day. Please confirm your delivery day with us by email - fairwood@ceres.org.au or phone - 9389 0195
Please note:
* Delivery is to your driveway or nature strip.
* Please include clear instructions for truck access onto your property in the comments section when checking out.
* For 15kg bags delivered to your door, please order online through CERES Fair Food or visit the CERES Nursery in Brunswick East .
We are proud to have teamed up with the crew at Wood4Good who supply us with sustainable firewood, grown 50km away from the Fair Wood warehouse.
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.
