Old Fashioned Green Christmas!
Tara Paterson
December 15, 2008
With the many technological advances we have experienced in the past two decades, we can be fooled into thinking the days of hand carved ornaments and Christmas by the fire belonged to the childhood of our grandparents, but we would be mistaken to think so.
As little as three decades ago, tucked in the Ozark Mountains, there resides a town- Mountain View, Arkansas, where an old fashioned Christmas still exists. Just thirty years ago, Mountain View was an unknown place without stores or lines of communication to the outer world. They lived a simple life and celebrated their holidays in a true "green" style. Today, you will still find the locals hand carving wood ornaments and making corn husk angels (or other figures) with family and friends. Their long standing tradition also includes dance and plenty of music to fill the air with the joy of the Holiday season. They even share a special celebration of song in underground caverns; by candlelight of course.
It may seem to most that the commercialization of the holiday season has always been the way Christmas has been celebrated, but we can learn a lot from Mountain View, Arkansas. In fact, Cynergreen´s founders are native to Arkansas and have the same penchant for celebrating an eco-friendly Christmas. Cynergreen is an eco-conscious company manufacturing stainless steel water bottles; great for "green" gift giving. Cynergreen is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.…hmmm, maybe it´s in the water!
Visit Cynergreen web site today to order your green Christmas gifts!
Posted by Tara Paterson, ACPI™ Certified Parent Coach, co-author of Raising Intuitive Children, www.RaisingIntuitiveChildren.com (New Page Books, spring ´09)
As little as three decades ago, tucked in the Ozark Mountains, there resides a town- Mountain View, Arkansas, where an old fashioned Christmas still exists. Just thirty years ago, Mountain View was an unknown place without stores or lines of communication to the outer world. They lived a simple life and celebrated their holidays in a true "green" style. Today, you will still find the locals hand carving wood ornaments and making corn husk angels (or other figures) with family and friends. Their long standing tradition also includes dance and plenty of music to fill the air with the joy of the Holiday season. They even share a special celebration of song in underground caverns; by candlelight of course.
It may seem to most that the commercialization of the holiday season has always been the way Christmas has been celebrated, but we can learn a lot from Mountain View, Arkansas. In fact, Cynergreen´s founders are native to Arkansas and have the same penchant for celebrating an eco-friendly Christmas. Cynergreen is an eco-conscious company manufacturing stainless steel water bottles; great for "green" gift giving. Cynergreen is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.…hmmm, maybe it´s in the water!
Visit Cynergreen web site today to order your green Christmas gifts!
Posted by Tara Paterson, ACPI™ Certified Parent Coach, co-author of Raising Intuitive Children, www.RaisingIntuitiveChildren.com (New Page Books, spring ´09)
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