Greening of Palm Sunday is growing: More area churches starting to substitute pricier eco-palms.

From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: March 31, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Sam Hodges

Mar. 31--All palms are green, but some are greener than others. So say churches, including a handful around Dallas, that are paying a little extra for "eco-palms" to use in Palm Sunday services this Sunday. These palm stems come with the promise that they were cut selectively to help preserve tropical forests in Guatemala and Mexico. Eco-palms also mean more money for the Indians who harvest and process them. "It seemed like a no-brainer to me," said Betty Picard, art and environment coordinator at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Allen, which ...

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