When I started growing my own food I quickly realized that every year i was buying seeds to plant. It dawned on me that if i started a seed saving policy, then i would have seeds to plant every year. I now feel that I have a stronger system in place if times are to become more difficult. To not have a Guild forestry policy seems short-sighted. I notice up here in Canada, our top-sizes are getting smaller, not bigger and our market is geared towards 2x4's and no longer 2x6's, let alone 2x10's and 12's. To help maintain large timbers, not to mention forests, I have started canvassing my local woodlot owners and I will choose to support those who are making attempts at maintaining and increasing their top-sizes.