{"id":3268,"date":"2019-12-07T00:13:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T08:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-902\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T14:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:16:47","slug":"christmas-trees-and-organic-farming","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/christmas-trees-and-organic-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas trees and organic farming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is there such a thing as a certified organic Christmas tree? If so, where might I find one?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Washington Department of Agriculture has a list of certified organic producers<\/a> (current as of 3\/7\/2019) and on this list I found farms which have carried organic Christmas trees in the past if not currently:
\nLazy J Tree Farm<\/a> in Port Angeles, WA
\nButtonwood Farms<\/a> in Redmond, WA<\/p>\n

Fall City Farms<\/a> states on their website that, while not certified, they grow their trees using organic practices.
\nWashington State University’s Farm Finder
\ndescribes Fall City Farms<\/a> as follows:
\n“They practice ecologically-sound farming and sustainable agriculture and serve as an agricultural education and culinary resource.”<\/p>\n

The Farm Finder<\/a> lists a number of other farms which carry “claimed ecologically sound” Christmas trees. The only other farm in King County is Carpinito Brothers<\/a> in Kent. (There are other farms in other counties.)<\/p>\n

In Oregon, there are two types of organic certification, described in this Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/a> feature:
\nSERF<\/a> (Socially and Environmentally Responsible Farm)
\nand Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers<\/a> certification.<\/p>\n

This New York Times article, “How Green Can a Christmas Tree Be,”<\/a> by Annie Raver (12\/3\/2008) mentions there is a certification called “Certified Naturally Grown” for Christmas trees in 47 states.<\/p>\n

Another option, if you have the space in your garden, is to buy a living tree from an organic nursery and then plant it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is there such a thing as a certified organic Christmas tree? If so, where might I find one?   The Washington Department of Agriculture has a list of certified organic producers (current as of 3\/7\/2019) and on this list I found farms which have carried organic Christmas trees in the past if not currently: Lazy J Tree Farm in Port Angeles, WA Buttonwood Farms in Redmond, WA Fall City Farms states on their website that, while not certified, they grow…<\/p>\n

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