There are several companies using other plant fibers instead of trees to make greeting cards.One such fiber is KENAF,originally from Africa but easily grown in the US.Tree-Free Greetings of Keene,New Hampshire is one such company-they make some of the most beautiful cards and envelopes I have ever seen.They are priced the same as,if not cheaper than cards that trees were destroyed to make.It is way too wasteful and counter-productive to make cards from trees only to throw them away.I will not buy a greeting card unless it is either tree-free or made of recycled paper.This is a simple way to support a healthier and more beautiful environment. NEW NOTE : I have NEVER run across "tree free" cards printed in CHINA. All the ones I've seen,and that's Almost Every Card I've sent for the last 8 years (A LOT) ,have been printed in soy ink,either here or in Canada.
