ELIZABETH BLACK AND CHRISTOPHER BROWN
Owners of Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm
Boulder, Colorado
We started our farm wanting to do our part by planting more trees for the environment and also by creating a local source for a holiday tradition. It is actually quite difficult to maintain a Christmas tree farm in Colorado due to the harsh conditions we face, including a short growing season and limited precipitation. Most Christmas trees are trucked in from several states away. We keep our production relatively small — just 1,000 trees on our 1-acre lot — which allows us to put a lot of care and attention into nurturing each seedling. Our farm is sustainable because the trees are grown locally in the community that enjoys them, and we only cut down 100 each season. The highlight of our year is seeing all the families with their little kids coming to find the perfect tree.
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This article appeared in the December 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.”
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