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 operations at Bonton Farms. “So we decided this year we would avoid giving them any Christmas trees.”…