When it comes to Christmas trees try and find an organic one and, if possible, a living one so you can dust off the tinsel and keep it going for next yearThis year I’m going real. Three-quarters of the trees put up this Christmas in the UK will be grown here (this at least cuts down on tree miles). But one from US researchers reports that pesticide residues are not found on harvested trees by Christmas. Christmas trees are grown from seed held in cones and stored in the crown 30m above ground – these are then collected by cone pickers. In 2010 a Danish company started to produce fair trade Christmas trees grown by workers paid a fair wage in decent conditions.

Source: The Guardian December 10, 2017 06:00 UTC