my husband does it all....he gets wood from downed trees locally, or even from our property which has alot of trees...
its hard work....but its using a resource that otherwise would just rot, that needs to be taken care of anyway, and it saves us a few bucks in heating costs....
so whats the problem?
Use of biomass in the developed world is considered modern biomass, not traditional biomass. It is a different category.
“so whats the problem?”
Burning your own locally acquired wood, be it from your own property or not makes you a little more independent from the powers that be. If they can keep you in a situation where the Government can put you in the dark with no heat on a cold winter’s on a whim then you can be controlled.
And when they need to reinforce that knowledge on you they will.
And just like your husband, I will be gathering up the downed trees here for use in my own fireplace. It really makes a difference in the heating bills in the Winter.