The Ecological Quandary of Having a Christmas Tree
December 10, 2009 — Originally Published Dec 5, 2008 —
Buying a real tree “is still considered the only true option by most tradition-loving followers of Proper Christmas,” writes Leo Hickman in The Guardian (UK).
“There’s something magical, they say, about the aroma of those pine needles and the presence of a just-felled, real tree in their home. Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without one.”
“The reality is a little less romantic: the vast majority of the trees we buy from garden centres and garage forecourts are intensively farmed on an industrial scale.” Continue reading…
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