Launching New Ad Campaign

All work and no play is a bad thing.....right?   But there's lots of work to be done. What's a kayak fisherman to do?  I told Sandy that we need to do more advertising and I would be willing to brave the cold to promote our Christmas trees. It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it. It was tough finding a tree small enough to fit in a kayak so maybe I should start shaping some small tabletop trees (I'll call them kayak trees on the NCKFA site). If I don't see too many folks on the New River while I'm fishing/floating along I'll anchor up near the US 21 bridge and get some valuable highway exposure :)

Farm Animals

Shadow and Thumper, the pygmy goats, are stealing the show while folks mill around in the barn after cutting the right tree. We're not so sure the chickens approve of this because they often stare at the goats cackling their disapproval. The rabbits seem fascinated by the goats and the calves couldn't care less.

After cutting their tree, folks really enjoy warming up in the barn by having a cup of hot chocolate or cider and a cookie and petting or feeding the animals. ( we provide antibacterial hand wipes if you get that process in the wrong order! )

Honey Bear's Campfire

Everyone here at the Christmas Tree Farm is busy getting ready for the Choose and Cut season which begins a few days before Thanksgiving, on November 22. Sandy has been melting beeswax and pouring the hot wax into the candle molds. Our candles are made from lightly filtered beeswax from my own bee hives. Beeswax produces no soot, and burns brighter than other types of candles. Tea lights and votive candles are lined up ready for the Christmas decorating season. Lightly scented, these candles will add to any decoration and will give off a cinnamon and balsam aroma.

The honey bears use the candles as a campfire, but you'll want to put them on the mantle or table.

Hats and Scarves

Overnight lows are now getting into the twenties. We are chunking copious amounts of firewood into the waterstove. The beehives are sealed up for the winter with entrance reducers to keep the mice out.  We're not letting any of the honey bears out without hats and scarves. :)
It's quite a chore to outfit all the bears but they'll be ready for the choose and cut season which starts in a few weeks (November 22nd).