Christmas Trees Magazine

11/11/2021

Thank you, Veterans, and Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸

11/11/2021

Are you a Christmas tree grower, supplier, or vendor? Subscribe now to the World's leading magazine for Christmas tree growers! The Fall 2021 issue is chock full of important information regarding navigating the post COVID era for small business. Click here to signup for your free digital copy! 👉 https://www.christmastreesmagazine.com/subscribe

06/11/2021

"I just wanted to say that I personally have noticed how informative the magazine is for me and all other growers!"

Thank you to this grower in Oklahoma - we love seeing these from our readers.

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04/11/2021

Subscriptions are open! 🛎️

Sign up now for your FREE digital copy and to be added to our waiting list for the Fall 2021 issue of Christmas Trees Magazine! Our first issue is jam packed with tips and best practices to help Christmas Tree Growers, Suppliers, and Vendors navigate a post-pandemic economy.

Our goal is to connect this community with timely, relevant, and factual information and articles, so that we can all thrive and learn together!

Once the Fall 2021 issue begins publication, you will be sent the digital download link straight to your inbox.

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31/10/2021

Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻

30/10/2021

This week we've given you 4 huge tips to help you create and sell gift baskets in your shop. Read ahead for the 3rd and final part to this mini series.

🎁 Add your finishing touches. A nice ribbon provides a professional finishing touch, holds everything together, and adds a pop of color to the finished basket. Create a tag that includes the price, bar code, item description, and item name to the basket. Don't forget to list your gift basket for sale on your website and social media!

🎁 Don’t forget branding! It’s a great idea to include a personal touch to your gift basket, like a small tag or thank you note. Include your website, social media links, and important business information, like your phone number or tagline. Your customers will be pleasantly surprised and may even visit your online shop to learn more!

Was this mini series helpful? Are you planning to add gift baskets to your shop offerings this year? Be sure to tag us in your gift basket photos so we can share and inspire others. Happy selling!

29/10/2021

Yesterday we gave you some tips to get you started creating gift baskets in your farm shops. As promised, here is Part 2!

🎁 Make your merchandise the main focus. Put the product or service you wish to highlight as the center of the gift basket, and add corresponding items to fill in empty spots. The main item could be a bottle of wine, a gift card to your business, or a Christmas ornament. Use your imagination! Fill in any remaining spots with food or related merchandise. Another great idea is to work in collaboration with another local business. They can help sell your basket, and you are both exposed to new customers - a win win!

🎁 Price the basket fairly. Add up the cost of your merchandise, supplies, and labor, then add a markup. 30% - 50% is customary, but choose the markup that fits your business best. It’s also important to create gift baskets that are different price points. You know your customers best, but price points could be $29.99, $49.99, and $69.99 to appeal to different budgets.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s post for Part 3 in this series!

28/10/2021

You asked and we listened! This is the first in a three part series this week about how to create and sell gift baskets in your farm shops! Read on below for some of our tips and ideas.

🎁 Start by picking a theme. Your customers will likely be buying your gift baskets as Christmas gifts for their loved ones, so be sure to offer a variety of themes that appeal to different occasions. Think: Moms Day Out, Hot Cocoa Kit, or Dog Lovers. Put yourself in the customer’s shoes. If you received the basket as a gift, would you say “Wow, where did you get this?!” That’s the reaction your customers should have.

🎁 Gather your supplies. Many gift basket supplies can be purchased in bulk online. Look for baskets in a variety of shapes and sizes, colorful crinkle fill or tissue paper, shrink wrap supplies or cellophane bags, and ribbon. When searching for items to include in your baskets, think about merchandise branded with your company logo. And don’t count out discount or dollar stores. You want to curate a mix of high and low end items to help create a cost effective, yet beautiful gift.

Stay tuned tomorrow for Part 2 in this series!

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26/10/2021

Congratulations to Marldon Christmas Tree Farm in Devon, England, for being crowned Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year! They will be providing the Christmas tree for 10 Downing Street this Christmas.

📷: Russell Sach / British Christmas Tree Growers Association

21/10/2021

We love the idea of adding alternate revenue streams to your Christmas Tree farms this time of year, and adding pumpkins to your farm makes a lot of sense, both from a farming and marketing perspective. You’ve already got the land, and customers who buy pumpkins in October often come back to buy their Christmas Tree in December.

To those already growing pumpkins - what are some challenges you have faced? Is it worth the extra work to bring in an alternate revenue stream? What other crops have you experimented with? Let us know in the comments! 👇

20/10/2021

Gift baskets are a great way to increase sales throughout the year and add a handmade quality to your business offerings. Gift baskets can also be customized to match your customers needs, can be sold online, and changed often and easily, giving you unlimited options! Would you be interested in a mini-series with our tips for creating gift baskets?

19/10/2021

In case you missed it, Mark Fisher of Fisher Tree Farm in Iowa was on “Need to Know with Jeff Angelo Show” last week. He spoke about the drought in Iowa and the effect on Christmas Tree shortages in the area.

Listen here 👉 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/182-the-jeff-angelo-show-28238026/episode/will-there-be-a-christmas-tree-87931881/?embed=true

Thank you to Loren Kruse for sharing this with the Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association.

14/10/2021

Thank you to this Canadian subscriber for this thoughtful review!

12/10/2021

Happy to the hardest working group of people we know! Thank you for all that you do!

According to AgAmerica, “The day was set on October 12th because it is after the traditional harvest times of many crops—back before cold-hardy cultivars and technologies like high tunnels and other methods to extend the growing season were put into practice. That way, the farmers themselves would be able to join in the festivities because they would be done with the harvest.”

So there you have it! Be sure to treat yourself today, farmer’s!

10/10/2021

In honor of Christmas being less than 100 days away, we will be posting our “Friday Favorites” every Friday - a weekly roundup of our favorite social media posts we saw that week! We will repost to our stories each Friday, so make sure to turn on notifications for Christmas Trees Magazine posts and stories!

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06/10/2021

Have you noticed that everything can be delivered these days? Well, Christmas Trees are no exception!

Services like Treedrop offer to “do your live Christmas tree shopping for you” by installing your selected Christmas tree with a clean and convenient delivery.

Have you been able to implement a delivery or pickup service at your farms? How’s it going? Let us know in the comments! 👇

05/10/2021

We’ve been seeing headlines like this everywhere over the last year - global supply chain issues, the 2008 recession, and a number of other factors are creating quite the interesting environment for this year’s Christmas season.

What’s it like in your neck of the woods?
🌲Are you noticing that the impact of supply chain issues on fake trees has driven more customers to want to purchase real trees?
🌲For growers and wholesalers - has your supply bounced back from the 2008 recession?
🌲Have customers been converted from fake to real trees in order to feel the “comfort and joyfulness” of the Holiday season?

What other trends have you noticed? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Full Article 👉🏼 https://www.businessinsider.com/christmas-tree-shortages-pandemic-great-recession-2020-12

Christmas trees take up to 12 years to grow, and in the height of the 2008 Recession, farmers had little incentive to plant trees at typical levels.