Is this a good investment?

orchestramom
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:02:56 +0000

25 years ago, my H and I had some crazy idea tto start a Christmas tree farm on the 130-acres farmstread we owned at the time. We spent $5000 to plant 5,000 conifers on a hillside of the rural property. And we did get some kind of rebate or tax break, though I don’t remember the details and that’s not why we did it.

That first winter, yum yum, those seedlings helped to keep the deer population from starving. The second spring, most of the seedlings that were still standing were lost in a spring brush fire that rolled down the hill and took no prisoners. A few years afer that, we sold the property. But today, that once barren hillside is dotted with conifers, and we smile every time we drive past the old place. Everyone in the village knows the story of those trees, andof course it’s a family legend as well. One of the best “investments” we’ve ever made…