• A Sustainable Christmas Tree

    I just finished reading an article about the most “sustainable” way to have a Christmas tree. I’m certainly not here to judge anyone’s tree or how organic or sustainable it should be. However, I do remember my favorite trees as a child and I believe they came pretty close to the Sierra Club’s definition of “sustainable.” Today those trees surround the house where I grew up. The last time I drove by they seemed to be healthy, stately and still very beautiful.   When my parents were in the middle of their lives, the family would gather after Thanksgiving to pick out a live Christmas tree. I can remember Blue spruce,…