If you have read through this web site, you will see that there are a lot of possible forest vocations. The timber industry is well developed, but hard to get in to if you are new. However, with the emergence of other non-timber forest products in New York, Pennsylvania, and the eastern United States, forest farmers will need supplies.

There is more to come on this topic as updates are made. For now, get out paper and a pencil and just start jotting down the things that can be sold to other forest farmers. A current list of suppliers and dealers is being created by Cornell Cooperative Extension. If you want to contribute to the list, send an -e-mail to Jim Ochterski.

Honesty and fairness will be keys to your success. For example, don't plan on convincing someone that ginseng will grow in a pine forest just to make a seed sale.