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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Dec 09 2004 : 06:55:28 AM
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You know Cecelia it seems like those trees are EVERYWHERE this Christmas! I was watching HGTV and it was a Christmas retrospective and there was about 20 minutes of it devoted to nothing but the aluminum tree thing. I guess this new generation of 20 somethings really likes them?
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2004 : 12:52:27 PM
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In an effort to be "ecologically correct" we now use an artificial tree (though I'd prefer the real thing). Today at the grocery I bought a rosemary plant, about 15" high, to use as a tabletop tree. Besides smelling heavenly, (if heaven smells like a forest!), I can use the rosemary in my cooking, and plant it outside in my herb garden come Spring. Maybe I'll put mini ornaments on it too!
Cecelia
ce's farm
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Dec 09 2004 : 2:40:56 PM
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There are many reasons for tree choices but one I rarely hear and I subscribe to is that by getting a fresh cut tree from a local tree farm I am supporting an agricultural use of land and it will continue to be planted and harvested as long as the farm does well. We have had no tree farms in our area go out of business so it must be a smart and profitable use of non tillable acreage.Just another perspective to consider, it also gives regular crop farmers some income right before the months of little to no activity other than maintenance and planning the new season. We have never bought a pre cut tree because I like to see and choose where my money is going. I do miss the days when my grandfather grew a small lot for the family and we would choose and tag our trees on Thanksgiving with him.
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2004 : 6:43:05 PM
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Yes, we used to cut a fresh tree when we had farms/country property in the family. Then we used to just drive out and find a tree farmer, etc. to cut from. Once we found an older lady who was letting people cut trees, I think she just needed the money, because the trees were "wild" and not cultivated. She only wanted $5 but we gave her more (that's some time ago). That was one of the best Christmases ever.
Cecelia
ce's farm
"Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery" Victor Hugo |
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Idahospud
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Nikki
Emmett
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2004 : 07:22:44 AM
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Cecelia, I love the rosemary plant idea--I just might have to do that!
We have a neighbor with a tree farm, and we support him almost every year. When our friends coax us to go with them (and I'm not hugely pregnant or have a newborn) we have gone up into the hills to get one. But it is hard to see all the unsold trees on tree lots! On one hand, they're already cut, so folks may as well buy them (and they *were* specifically grown and groomed for the event), but OTOH, it does seem like a waste. One more good reason to plant a tree on Arbor Day! |
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