SKIP THE FAKE TREE AND BUY A SMALL PLANTABLE LIVE TREE INSTEAD

What to do about a Christmas tree when you want to BUY AMERICAN?  Buy a LIVING PALATABLE TREE!

Really, all the fake plastic trees are a landfill nightmare and a biodegradability nightmare and a rarely made in the USA.  A live cut tree that was grown to be harvested is next best.  That tree should not go to a bonfire.  It should go to a city or other pick up that grinds the tree up and turns it into mulch.

WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED FOR THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT!

Here is the HOW TO PLANT from Better Homes and Gardens!

CHRISTMAS TREE PLANTING - BHG

"The key to success is timing. Purchase the tree as close to Christmas as possible, and keep in indoors for as brief a time as you can. It is also important to prepare a planting spot outdoors before the ground freezes so hard you can't dig."

Now, we grew up with the tradition of buying and planting live and didn't have a problem at all.  We actually didn't dig a hole or worry about how long the tree was on the back porch.  The tree roots should have dirt around them and be bound in burlap.  Then it was left outside on the cold porch in a cardboard box, not where the snow drifts could get it.  Soon as the ground unfroze we planted.
And every tree we planted took root and grew much bigger!

A better fate than old Charlie Brown' tree wouldn't you say?

NOWS THE TIME TO PLAN A PATRIOTIC PARTY! 4TH OF JULY? THE ELECTIONS?

It's not too soon to host a PATRIOTIC PARTY. Fouth of July is the obvious choice, but you might also want to think about election parties, President's Day, or, well YOU DON'T NEED AN EXCUSE TO THROW A PATRIOTIC PARTY, especially not for the kids.

HERE IS THE CHALLENGE!

Everything you serve, everything you use to serve, everything you use to decorate, everything from the TP and the GUEST TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM to the GRILL, OVEN, or MICROWAVE must be MADE IN THE USA - even if it's VINTAGE!

More, all guests should be advised that they need to wear clothes and shoes and hats MADE IN THE USA - even it it's VINTAGE!

We went shopping to a variety of dollar themed stores in our area from chains to independents and we know you can find CHEAP PARTY DECORATIONS that aren't made here...

Tempting to buy them, but then what do you do after? Usually throw away all that paper and plastic to fill our landfills where, covered with earth, it will take them years - even hundreds of years - to deteriorate. You're throwing away your time, energy, effort, and making more expense ultimately for yourself by doing so.

Look through what you already have, or go thrift shopping! We found mugs from the last Presidential Election at a thrift store for both Democrats and Republicans!