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Some Twin Cities congregations have switched to so-called "eco-palms" for their palm sunday services.  Congregations can buy palms from Latin American palm-growers who receive a higher wage for the leaves they harvest.  The eco palm program also encourages a more sustainable way to grow the plants.

Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann talked to Dean Current, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Management.  He's spent time in villages in Mexico and Guatamala that rely on the palm trade.


Eco Palms are new Palm Sunday tradition

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