Bonton Farms no longer taking dry Christmas tree donations for goats

Bonton Farms no longer taking dry Christmas tree donations for goats

When the holidays wind down, Bonton Farms in South Dallas usually receives a collection of donated, dried-out Christmas trees. In past years, the trees were treats for the farm’s flock of goats. Not this year. “We just looked a little bit more into the growth of Christmas trees, and in general, it’s not done naturally with the same practices that we have for our produce and our same standards,” said Savannah Nordstrom, director of farm operation…

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SPEARFISH — On the first Tuesday of January, it might feel like the time for gathering around a Christmas tree has passed. That’s not necessarily true at Lund Valley Farms.