Re: [GWL]: Mantis??

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• Subject: Re: [GWL]: Mantis??
• From: Steve Solomon ssolomon@soilandhealth.org>
• Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 16:21:49 +1000
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I always encourage the gardener to grow from seed; the temptations to misrepresentation and of offering poorly adapted varieties or poorly grown seedlings are so great in the seedling/transplant business.

My partner, Muriel, says a lot of city kids here in Australia don't even have an idea where milk comes from. 

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rose Marie Nichols McGee" <rmnicholsmcgee@home.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: Mantis??


> This has been a bit of a puzzle to me as well.  Food gardening has tended to
> increase when economic times are poor, during the depression, the war and in
> the early 70's when inflation was a problem.  To put it another way, seed
> companies have historically had an inverse relationship to the economy. The
> difference today is a generation that has not grown up around gardeners and
> are intimidated and need basic information.  I find as I give talks I often
> have a response of "grow it from seed, I'm not sure I could do that" to
> which I always enjoy replying, of course you can, your ancestors have been
> doing it for thousands of years.  Of course today fewer people are setup to
> do food gardening and it is a shame.  More and more we learn of the complex
> nutritive value of fresh fruits and vegetables. Those who grow some of their
> own have fresh, organic, produce from gourmet varieties, and fresh cut herbs
> and flowers. 
> Rose Marie Nichols McGee
> Nichols Garden Nursery
> > From: Steve Solomon <ssolomon@soilandhealth.org>
> > 
> > Have a few considerations about the seemingly unending decline in interest in
> > food gardening. The decline is far greater than might be caused by the change
> > in age-mix demographics called "baby boomer."
> > Food gardening is what investment gurus call a counter-cyclical activity. In
> > 
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