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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
From our family to yours Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you to everyone who made 2010 such a succesful year. We look forward to another one in 2011.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
O' Christmas Tree
If you've checked out my blog before you know that I like to report on unique things to do in the Peterborough area. Well, I have a new one to tell you all about! This past Sunday my dear friend Jessica and her husband Allan came to visit me and pick out and cut down their first Christmas tree as a married couple. We got in the jeep and were off to the Mackenzie Tree Farm located at 1962 Settlers Line a few minutes outside of Peterborough.
Once we arrived we were greeted by a nice man who directed us towards the hay ride. After a few minutes the hay wagon/tractor arrived and we were off to get a closer look at the trees.
We were given a saw and told about where to find different types of trees. There were pine, spruce and Scotch Pine Christmas trees at the farm and they all had a wonderful scent. It didn't take long until we found the perfect tree!
To my surprise Allan was able to cut the tree down in a matter of two minutes. I was shocked; I thought we were going to be there a while. We packed it onto the sled and headed back to where the hay wagon dropped us off.
There we each enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate WITH marshmallows and sat by an open fire to warm up while they manually wrapped it up for us.
Our Christmas afternoon was wonderful and the tree only cost $40. This farm is family run and turns out the mother Joyce is my parents neighbour! The family were very kind and this farm is truly a labour of love as each tree takes 10-15 years to grow, needs to be tended to and it is not a farm that makes a large profit considering the work involved. Don Mackenzie, the man who started the farm passed away in May 2005 and his family has kept up the farm in his honour. Don started selling the Christmas trees as a hobby after he retired from teaching. For each tree sold $3 goes towards Teachers for Kids. If you're looking for a great way to spend this upcoming weekend make sure to visit the Mackenzie Christmas Tree farm, it's only open two weekends a year, and it is a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit!
For more info check out this article http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=818122
-Ashley Ross
Sales representative
Once we arrived we were greeted by a nice man who directed us towards the hay ride. After a few minutes the hay wagon/tractor arrived and we were off to get a closer look at the trees.
We were given a saw and told about where to find different types of trees. There were pine, spruce and Scotch Pine Christmas trees at the farm and they all had a wonderful scent. It didn't take long until we found the perfect tree!
To my surprise Allan was able to cut the tree down in a matter of two minutes. I was shocked; I thought we were going to be there a while. We packed it onto the sled and headed back to where the hay wagon dropped us off.
There we each enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate WITH marshmallows and sat by an open fire to warm up while they manually wrapped it up for us.
Our Christmas afternoon was wonderful and the tree only cost $40. This farm is family run and turns out the mother Joyce is my parents neighbour! The family were very kind and this farm is truly a labour of love as each tree takes 10-15 years to grow, needs to be tended to and it is not a farm that makes a large profit considering the work involved. Don Mackenzie, the man who started the farm passed away in May 2005 and his family has kept up the farm in his honour. Don started selling the Christmas trees as a hobby after he retired from teaching. For each tree sold $3 goes towards Teachers for Kids. If you're looking for a great way to spend this upcoming weekend make sure to visit the Mackenzie Christmas Tree farm, it's only open two weekends a year, and it is a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit!
For more info check out this article http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=818122
-Ashley Ross
Sales representative
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