FARMS THAT IS THRIVING. IT MAY NOT BE A LONG STRETCH, BUT THIS IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS. TREE FARMS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. AND HERE IN NEW ALEXANDRIA, AT FLEMING’S TREE FARM.

As Bob Schrader approached retirement, he wasn't planning to take it easy. For 37 years, Schrader worked as the assistant director of the center for agriculture at UMass Cooperative Extension, part of ...

For the past 40 years, Holiday Tree Farm has become a cherished tradition for Topsfield — and even more so for the Dwinell family. TOPSFIELD — Back in 1979, when Scott Dwinell asked his father if he ...

ASPECT OF LIFE THAT’S CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. HAVING A CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. MOST OF THE WORK IS DONE DURING THE SUMMER, IN THE FALL, AT MISTLETOE CHRISTMAS TREE FARM IN STOW. IT’S SHOWTIME WILL ...

TO SEE HOW THEY’RE DOING. THE RAIN AND THE DROUGHT HAD EFFECTS ON CHRISTMAS TREES. STILL, PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO FIND WHAT THEY WANT HERE AT FROSTY TREE FARMS. THIS IS A NORWAY SPRUCE. FOR MANY YEARS, ...

Snow clings to Fraser firs at the roughly 90-acre Strautman Tree Farm near Cambridge. Manager Joe Heintz said tree sales at Strautman Tree Farm and others across the state were lower this season ...