This is EXACTLY what we adore at @naturalmedicine... not only do you describe in detail your stewardship of the earth (we support earth HEALING practices such as permaculture) you get very Zen about it (We love meditation posts too).
It's always a learning curve.. but you are right, starting is key. I get UBER excited if I happen to see the power guys nearby cutting trees free of lines, they will drop it at ours. In Australia though, these chips are mostly gums... we can't do woodchip gardening like Back to Eden unless its for natives. Straw, manure, paper etc is better for our food producing gardens.