Christmas is almost here and to mark this transition, Christmas tree sellers are already starting to hit the streets and farmers markets across America with their freshly cut spruces and pines that smell so much like the holiday.When most of us old timers were younger, Christmas trees were cut down from old growth wild forests, but today, most come from sustainably harvested Christmas tree farms that cut their trees when they are 9 to 12 years old.Today, more than 50% of Christmas trees that…See More

I still can't believe how slow we are to change. People have brought their bags to market for centuries and in only a few short years, with billions of plastic bags, we don't know how to do that. Hard to get in the habit, but ridiculous to keep on destroying everything for that learned convenience. Younger people will be the best to help us change and yet 'paper or plastic' is all they've know their entire lives. Hopefully 'paper or plastic'  will become as absurd as smoking in the office is…See More