Merry Christmas

Never trust a hippy selling pine-flavoured butter. Plus, a watch that finally explains it all

Most of us by now have taken down the Christmas tree and put it away until next year or, in the case of real trees, have been taken away to get recycled into mulch. Believe it or not, the country of Belgium had to issue a statement reminding residents to NOT eat Christmas trees. Where … Read more

Googling the term “spruce needle butter” brings up a handful of recipes for infusing fats with Christmasy notes usually reserved for candles.

This special initiative by Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm considers putting the leftover Christmas trees to good use while benefitting their dwellers.

The program, which has been running since 2014, provides curbside pickup of Christmas trees, which are recycled. For every tree that is recycled, Lac La Biche County plants a new one in a local park.