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Students share their recipes
Real Christmas tree tips from Tree Farmers
Dancing in the holidays
Clinton’s Huron Christian School held its annual Christmas concert on Friday night, on an
evening that featured dancing performances, singing and even a recorder band. Shown here
busting a move in their school uniforms are, from left: Wyatt Meinen, Lauren Kootstra, Jace
Vandendool and Kelsey Boersma. (Vicky Bremner photo)
As part of their holiday tradition,many Ontarians will soon be
thinking about their need for a
Christmas tree to complement their
festive celebration.
As luck would have it, more than
500 Ontario farmers work year-
round to produce in excess of one
million Christmas trees annually
from which families can choose.
Real trees have been synonymous
with Christmas for centuries. In
addition to creating lasting
memories associated with the hunt,
decoration and enjoyment of this
natural beauty, real Christmas trees
are actually good for the
environment – before and after
they’re cut.
“Christmas trees are grown ascrops on tree farms, similar to an
agricultural crop,” says Shirley
Brennan, Executive Director of the
Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario
(CTFO). “Not all trees are harvested
at the same time, allowing for
continuous habitat for wildlife,
retention of soil and water and
prevention of seasonal runoff. And
when trees are harvested, new
seedlings are planted to grow trees
for future holiday seasons. So
there’s a continuum of trees growing
at all times.”
Christmas tree farms soak up
carbon dioxide emitted by cars,
planes and homes. Every acre (about
0.4 hectares) of planted Christmas
trees provides the daily oxygenneeded by 18 people. Natural
Christmas trees are 100 per cent
biodegradable and can be recycled.
Many municipalities collect the trees
after the holiday season to chip them
for use as mulch in municipal parks.
David Orazietti, Ontario’s
Minister of Natural Resources, says
that by buying a locally-grown
Christmas tree, either direct from a
tree farm or from a retail vendor,
Ontarians are helping to support
businesses in their community and
by extension, the economy of
Ontario. And because of their
proximity to the purchaser, a locally
grown tree is likely to be more fresh
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“I like chocolate chip cookies. To
make them you take eggs, water and
add it to the batter. Then you have to
crack three eggs. Then you put
chocolate chips in, put them on a
pan and put it in the oven for three
minutes. Then you take them out
and let them cool. Then you’re done.
Kennedy M.
“I like peanut butter cookies. You
put peanut butter, an egg and sugar
in a bowl. Then you make it into
balls and put them in the pan and
squish them with a fork to put fork
marks in it and cook them. Then you
eat them.”
Desireh M.
“I like gingerbread and, when you
are going to make it, you put in
ginger, sugar and an egg and put it in
a bowl. Then I would get cookie
cutters and cut them and bake them.
Then you put icing on them then you
get to eat them.”
Mallory T.
“I like gingerbread men. You put
flour, ginger and sugar in a bowl to
make it. Then you would stir it, then,
with a cookie cutter, you cut it into
the right shape and put it in the oven.
Then you cook it, then you cool it
and then you eat it.”
Mary H.
“I like baking cookies, and
chocolate is my favourite. First you
get baking the cookie, then bake it in
the oven. Then you bake it for
awhile and that turns it into a
cookie.”
Jaden V.
“Gingerbread cookies are my
favourite. You add cinnamon, sugar
and ginger in a bowl, mix it, spread
it in a pan and then cook it.”
Hunter W.
With greetings and gratitude from all of us to all of you at this
joyous time of year.
It’s been a pleasure serving you, and we look forward to
seeing you again soon.
Chamney Auto Repair
Sales & Service
38897 Blyth Rd., R.R. #1, Auburn
519-526-7283 or 519-440-7800
Proprietor ~ Eldon Chamney
Merry Christmas
Chamney
Auto Repair
The Village Barber
Dana Weber
412 Queen Street, Blyth
Tues. 9-2;
Wed. - Fri. 9-5; Sat. 8-1 519-523-9555
Thank you for
your patronage
this past year.
See you in 2014!
Radford Farm
Equipment
Londesborough, ON • 519-523-4519 • radfordsfarmeqp@tcc.on.ca
PEACE ON
EARTH
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year
to all our customers,
friends & neighbours!
Merry Christmas
from all of us
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519-887-8429
Feed Mill
Dungannon
519-529-7951
Walton 519-887-6023
1-800-665-5675
May you enjoy the blessings of the season with the
ones you love and may the New Year bring you
much happiness, success and good fortune.
Thank you for your patronage.
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Mon. - Fri. 6:30 am - 7 pm, Sat. 8 am - 7 pm, Sun. Closed
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Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
from
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and Custom Farm Services
and
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