It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the Kansas City Metro! Everyone is starting to decorate their landscapes with beautiful lawn ornaments, their homes are being strung with vibrant lights, and soon all the bells will ring and the Carolers will start to sing!
Along with all of the holiday cheer, we can not forget the tradition of decorating the Christmas Tree and it all starts with the precise selection! Unless of course, you decide to use an imposter (the artificial tree). Here are a few reasons to stick with a "real" Christmas Tree.
- Freshly cut Evergreens will not cost you a fortune and leave your pocket book relatively untouched! Most start at $28 depending on what size you are looking for!
- Real Evergreens biodegrade back into our Earth and are actually nurture the soil. Artificial trees lay in landfills for a lifetime. Remember they are plastic.
- Visiting a Christmas Tree Farm creates an opportunity to spend valuable time with your family, support local businesses, and cultivation!
Just a little Christmas Tree background for the history buffs! The Evergreen fir has traditionally been used to celebrate the wonderful winter festivities for thousands and thousands of years. Long before they were Christmas Trees they were used by people all over the world as a special meaning for the winter solstice because they remain green all year! Cool huh!
So... are you thinking about going for a "green" tree this year and throwing out that un-environmentally friendly "fake" Christmas Tree? Well you are in the right city then, because Kansas City has some beautiful local Christmas Tree farms; here are a few the locals love to visit every year:
#1 - Grass Pad
The Grass Pad is known for making sure the public is educated on the fact that, artificial Christmas Trees are bad for our environment and that plastic
does not biodegrade! A 10 in our book!
Ohh and we all know and love that jingle!!!
Click here to view locations to pick out your live Christmas Tree in Kansas City.
#2 - Pumpkins & Pines
Pumpkins & Pines is located in Pleasant Hill Missouri. This family owned tree farm is fun for the entire family!
Spend the day picking out your favorite Christmas Tree while you enjoy a hayride through their four Christmas Tree fields. The best part of all.... they provide bow saws so you can experience cutting the tree down yourself or they can cut it for you!
Click here to visit their website for more information!
#3 - Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm
Bierman's Christmas Tree Farm is located in Kansas City, KS. Another family fun day while you pick out your live Christmas Tree. Enjoy hot chocolate, a sleigh ride, Christmas egg hunt and there is a wonderful gift shop on site!
Click here to view their hours of operation as they are seasonal only!
#4 - Strawberry Hill Christmas Tree Farm
If you are willing to travel a little bit further, Located in Lawrence Kansas, Strawberry Hill is well worth the drive! Enjoy their prime selection of Fraser Firs and Whites Pines that you can cut down with your family and a hayride along the "Old Oregon Trail".
Click here to view their website.
OPEN Saturday, November 19th through Friday, December 23, 2015, or until Sold Out
Christmas Tree shopping is a great way to start a new family tradition and contribute to protecting our environment at the same time. When you 
bring your freshly chopped down Christmas Tree home to decorate be sure to share some cookies, hot cocoa, and the wonderful spicy aroma of fresh Evergreen with your friends and family! Click here for instructions on how to take care of your new tree!
Share a picture of your famlies decorated fresh Evergreen and next years Christmas Tree could be FREE! And don't forget your landscaping trees this winter. They need love too!
