Well today is the day I’ll be cutting my Christmas tree. I’m one of the lucky folks who has the ability to just walk out to the “back forty” and cut down a tree off of my own property. Just one of the benefits of having a farm, I guess! You can plan your own Christmas tree needs and take care of that with very little trouble. I was noticing that the live Christmas vendors are selling live trees for $60 and up this year! I think that is a pretty steep price! And a lot of the live Christmas trees that consumers buy off of tree lots (and some farms) are covered with chemicals used to control pests.
I don’t spray my trees, so I’m confident that whatever tree I bring into the house is chemical free. And for every tree that I cut down, I plant three in its place so I don’t feel too bad about wreaking havoc on the environment by cutting down a tree on my own farm. I think that if I didn’t have that option of cutting down my own tree on my own farm that I’d probably buy an artificial one – they don’t cost that much anymore and are easy to care for. The only problem with them, as far as I’m concerned is where to store them in the “off season!”
