Black's Farmwood
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I started Black's Farmwood in the late 1990's. Due to my concerns regarding global deforestation and climate change, I decided to leave a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology in San Francisco and headed east to help deconstruct my family's barn in Ohio.
The 150-year-old oak barn had recently fallen in a storm and I asked my grandmother what she planned to do with the wood. Her response was to burn the wood and clean up the area (a common practice just 20 years ago).
I knew I wanted to create a green company that was an alternative to clearcutting forests, so I borrowed a pickup truck and chainsaw and tore apart the antique oak barn with the help of my two grandfathers.
During the process, I became enamored with the beauty of the weathered oak barn siding and the history of the hand-hewn beams. I had found my life's work.
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