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Re: [GWL]: Rodale Press

Jeff Ball wrote: In my view Organic Gardening lost its edge when the powers
that be in the late 80's refused to compromise on J.R. Rodale's 1948 rule
that all synthetic pesticides are bad.  Those of us who bought into the
catechism of Rodale back in the 60's and 70's have learned a few things in
the ensuing years, and the hard and fast rules of J.R. don't hold up much
any more, in my view at least.
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As always, a most interesting observation from Jeff, and I'd like to hear
more on this topic. In Canada, several municipalities have passed bylaws
banning the use of pesticides for so-called cosmetic purposes, and recently
a court challenge of these bans by two lawn care companies was essentially
thrown out by our supreme court. (I'm oversimplifying the case to keep
things brief.) Public opinion is divided and very emotional. I was talking
with our local newspaper's garden writer recently, and he doesn't want to
touch the topic with a 10 foot pole. Can there be a compromise between
organic practices and judicious, reasoned use of synthetic pesticides? All I
know is when my newly-planted and thriving Dawn Redwood is virtually
defoliated overnight by a horde of Japanese beetles, I'm sorely tempted to
get out the Sevin and throw my self-imposed no-pesticide rule out the
window. (This, after going around for weeks, knocking hundreds of the damned
beetles into a pail of soapy water in Rodale-approved fashion.)

As for Rodale's OG, like many magazines, it has doubtless seen its
readership age and its circulation stagnate, and the new format is a way to
try to entice a new, younger readership into the franchise. Moribund
magazines need to attract new readers, and you can't blame them for trying
but this strategy never fails to upset the core readership. -Yvonne
Cunnington, Ancaster, Ont.

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