Future Furniture - Help establish a Big Tree Society Tree Nursery

Image of hazel stick chair : Kim Springall 2023

We are going to start a new tree nursery project we are going to build and develop close by the Big Tree Society gallery and workshop. We are already using native ash on our courses that we planted some 40 years ago and use our own faster growing willow, hazel and birch for other course products. We have a careful closed system and chain of supply but we are always striving for a completely sustainable approach. Hence the need to plug the gaps - so we want to raise our next generation of chairs and stools from some of the timber. 

We have always made small artworks from "waste" and are now offering some of these for sale to get our small scale nursery project up and running. All funds raised will be used to clear and prepare 3.5 acres of rough ground on which we will site tunnels and beds to bring on young trees. Trees will be grown from locally sourced seed stock and the resulting plants be used in local community projects or individuals to become their caretakers for the future. Please have a look at the artworks here and become part of a Big Tree Society legacy.

​We will be looking for volunteers to come and help get this exciting project up and running. We will need skills of many sorts. If you think you can become part of Future Furniture please do get in touch. 

The way to create a a more sustainable future is to help create it ....