Chopsticks (set of 4)

$115.00 USD Regular price
Unit price
USD per 

Our chopsticks are handmade from an old growth Douglas Fir - the best material for this tool for its old tight grain strength and straightness. No trees are fallen for this process - we use offcuts from other industries or foraged from the forest floor. Our chopsticks are a beautiful way to commemorate the tree of which they were made. Sold in a set of 4.

Hand whittled in British Columbia, Canada and ready to ship in 30 days.

DETAILS

Dimensions: 12" long

Care: Hand wash only

Materials: Douglas Fir

The sunshine coast forest being hit with rays of light.

Our Materials: Douglas Fir

Right now in the forestry industry old growth trees are still being harvested and sold for very little value. We recently looked at 30 hectares of forest on the Sunshine Coast where old growth firs existed. We spoke to the company who were about to log it, and they said that the Canadian government would only receive 5-6 million for the entire 30 hectares. So we thought, what if we could fall one tree and sell the tree as chopsticks. One old doug fir could yield over 1 million chopsticks, and at $38 per set would create 30 million in revenue giving us the ability to save 4-5 30 hectare forests. The logic here is that we need to look deeper into the utmost value that is within trees. Realistically we wouldn't need to cut even 1 old growth, and only forage for the deadfall or dead standing from these 5 x 30 hectare forests that Barter is now protecting. The simple revenue of falling the trees is a loss. We should be connecting the goods to home through our local communities only harvesting in sustainable loops.