Wood from the Hood          

RECLAIMING WOOD
FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

 

Who are we?

    Born from a desire to find uses for the trees that we lose every year, Wood From The Hood was the brainchild of Rick Siewert, president  of Siewert Cabinet Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Rick's vision was to provide an alternative to the importing of hardwood flooring from overseas and at the same time find ways to utilize the resources here at home, that until now were being discarded.

    The result would be a high quality product, manufactured locally, sold locally, and used locally, thereby saving many dollars in transportation costs as well as the impact on our environment from the various vehicles used to transport products throughout the world.

    In addition, the use of trees that were previously being discarded after removal because of storm or disease damage makes this not only a renewable resource but one that cuts down on the harvesting if timber elsewhere. 

Sawing a tree    As the project continues to develop, more and more reasons come to light in support of this process.

     

GREEN

The Concept 

    The term "Green" is being used today to market many items including both products and technologies. Sometimes it is a little hard to figure out just what "Green" means.

    Being "Green" is more than driving a hybrid or electric vehicle. The concept of living "Green" can be applied to everyone's lifestyle, every minute of every day.  

    "Green" includes energy consumption, pollution, renewable resources, and generally anything that does not impact our environment permanently. To expand on this concept the term "Green" is also perhaps misused when applied to some technologies and products that  are only a little better than their predecessors at saving our environment.

    Today the term "Green" is applied to anything that saves energy, is renewable, and in general is easier on our environment.

What makes

 "Wood From The Hood"

 "Green"? 

    Anytime that you can save, reuse or extend the life of our resources, you are being "Green".

Wood From The Hood takes local trees that would normally be discarded, and turns them into products that can be used in the same neighborhood. In the process we save other trees, we save energy with minimal transportation of materials, and we use only resources that become available as an act of nature. When you realize that much of our hardwood flooring today comes from overseas, you can easily see the sense in utilizing the resource that is in our own front yards.