The third area of concentration is the Appalachian sustainable-forest center adjacent to the demonstration center in Livingston. The Appalachian forest is the mixed Mesophytic forest and is the oldest and most varied hardwood forest in North America. In order to save a treasure which is immense, you don't have to go to the Amazon. With 140 acres on a land trust and 30 acres of their own, Fr. They have also developed a program to teach grammar school children about the cultural value of the Appalachian forest.
Information runs the gamut from how to market ginseng to where to gather edible wild plants.
Fritsch is cautious about measuring the impact of their work. The fact is we are not successful with the environment. We are watching it deteriorate at a very rapid rate. But we've got to believe that if we can start a few things right, it will sort of replicate itself. We do have faithful stories.