http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2010/01/what-to-do-with-your-old-christmas-tree/ Hints for living a simpler, more sustainable life from my urban homestead Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2010/01/what-to-do-with-your-old-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Deere Criver Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:14:12 +0000 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=920#comment-132 My goats are loving any old green thing as a snack in this winter snow week. I'm stopping at curbs to grab em! My goats are loving any old green thing as a snack in this winter snow week. I’m stopping at curbs to grab em!

]]> http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2010/01/what-to-do-with-your-old-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-131 megan Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=920#comment-131 I use cut all the branches off and use them for a quick burning fuel to supplement burlap in my bee smoker. The bees seem to respond really well to pine/burlap smoke. The trunk of the tree is cut to fit to make a roost in my hen's coop. I use cut all the branches off and use them for a quick burning fuel to supplement burlap in my bee smoker. The bees seem to respond really well to pine/burlap smoke. The trunk of the tree is cut to fit to make a roost in my hen’s coop.

]]> http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2010/01/what-to-do-with-your-old-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Steph Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:22 +0000 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=920#comment-130 I have the tree leaned up against the back of my chicken coop, an open part with chicken wire. The tree gives them shelter from the rain, and the needles that fall as the tree dries provide them with a bit more natural material to scratch around in. Plus it smells good. Not the prettiest way to use it ever, but it's working for now. Threadbanger had a few uses for trees. One was trimming down the branches, painting the tree, and using it as a coatrack. I think they also used a smaller thinner tree trunk in a similar manner, but turned it on its side and used it to hang curtains from I have the tree leaned up against the back of my chicken coop, an open part with chicken wire. The tree gives them shelter from the rain, and the needles that fall as the tree dries provide them with a bit more natural material to scratch around in. Plus it smells good.
Not the prettiest way to use it ever, but it’s working for now.
Threadbanger had a few uses for trees. One was trimming down the branches, painting the tree, and using it as a coatrack. I think they also used a smaller thinner tree trunk in a similar manner, but turned it on its side and used it to hang curtains from

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