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Nov. 10, 2023

Are you keeping Christmas real? | With Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree Farm

Are you keeping Christmas real? | With Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree Farm

In this episode, Christmas tree farmer Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree Farms joins host Dana DiPrima with a look behind the scenes of the farm, including their selection of species and strategic pruning for health and aesthetics. Plus, she shares tips on how to keep Christmas trees fresh and options for recycling them after the holidays. Also, find out what the farm does when it’s not selling Christmas trees. At Tuckaway Tree Farms, it’s not just about growing crops but providing an experience people will remember forever. Their mission is to bring real Christmas trees into more homes, and now have 15,000 trees planted to get closer to the goal. The farm operates with a focus on sustainability and waste reduction, but it’s their dedication during the long cycle of planting, maintaining, and harvesting their Christmas trees that has allowed their farm to grow into what it is today.Tune in now for all this and more!Topics discussed in this episode:Planting and maintenance of Christmas treesThe benefits of real Christmas treesSustainable practices and the cycle of tree recyclingTuckaway Tree Farm’s plans for the futureMisconceptions about Christmas tree farmsLearn more about Tuckaway Tree Farm and its year-round offerings!https://www.tuckawaytreefarm.comConnect with your host, Dana DiPrima:https://www.forfarmersmovement.comhttps://www.forfarmersmovement.com/bloghttps://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl/Original music and sound design by Russell Chapa,www.chapamusic.com

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One Bite is Everything

In this episode, Christmas tree farmer Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree Farms joins host Dana DiPrima with a look behind the scenes of the farm, including their selection of species and strategic pruning for health and aesthetics. Plus, she shares tips on how to keep Christmas trees fresh and options for recycling them after the holidays. Also, find out what the farm does when it’s not selling Christmas trees.

At Tuckaway Tree Farms, it’s not just about growing crops but providing an experience people will remember forever. Their mission is to bring real Christmas trees into more homes, and now have 15,000 trees planted to get closer to the goal. The farm operates with a focus on sustainability and waste reduction, but it’s their dedication during the long cycle of planting, maintaining, and harvesting their Christmas trees that has allowed their farm to grow into what it is today.

Tune in now for all this and more!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • Planting and maintenance of Christmas trees
  • The benefits of real Christmas trees
  • Sustainable practices and the cycle of tree recycling
  • Tuckaway Tree Farm’s plans for the future
  • Misconceptions about Christmas tree farms

Learn more about Tuckaway Tree Farm and its year-round offerings!

https://www.tuckawaytreefarm.com


Connect with your host, Dana DiPrima:

https://www.forfarmersmovement.com

https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/blog

https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl/


Original music and sound design by Russell Chapa,

www.chapamusic.com


One Bite is Everything is the podcast formerly known as Talk Farm to Me (2019 to 2024)
 

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One Bite is Everything Production Credits

Production: Dana DiPrima and Sonia Dhillon

Sound Design & Original Music: Russell Chapa www.chapamusic.com