Tina from Carrots 'N' Cake picked out (and drove home) her tree this past weekend with her husband (photo: carrotsncake.com)
You may not be able to eat them, but Christmas trees are a festive and fun part of local agriculture, so we at PRK want to pass along some resources for finding the perfect tree. If you haven’t had a tree tagged since September (like my family used to do), it’s time to get out and find the Fraser–or Balsam Fir, Scotch Pine or White Spruce with your name on it.
The Mass Department of Agricultural Resources encourages buying a locally grown Christmas tree and provides listings of tree farms and vendors across the state, by name and by county. Click here to see the listings, get tips for keeping a tree healthy through the season and how to recycle your tree at the end of the holidays.
Tina from Carrots ‘N’ Cake went out to Lambert’s to pick out her tree and has some great photos of the day.
Over at Boston Food and Whine, Tammy found that Albert J. Todesca & Son on Washington St. in West Roxbury is running a great promotion: one hundred percent of the proceeds from sales of Christmas trees at Todesca’s this season will go to the Children’s Hospital! Now that’s great holiday cheer.
I loved the list of local tree farms. My family goes to Ingraham tree farm (not on the list!) in Georgetown, MA every year and that is my favorite. We have tried quite a few others, but always end up coming back there.