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“I stand on the principle of all wealth comes from the dirt. Anything that we own, consume or possess, at one point its elements came from the Earth. And in America, unfortunately, Black people own less than
2% of the dirt.”
“As I got deeper within the industry, I started to learn more about every aspect of timber as an industry. That’s when the other parcels were acquired, because I wanted to get deeper into timber from a conservation standpoint, a legacy standpoint, a renewable resource standpoint, but also from a reoccurring revenue source as well,” he said. “I started to learn how many layers and how many jobs were created through the timber industry — from the loggers to the people who actually cut the pine and the people who process the pine. That entire vertical and supply chain that is connected to forestry.”
Ultimately, Bailey’s goal is to use the information, resources and connections he’s gained through personal experience to
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