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Re: [GWL]: Rodale Press

I view J.I. as the Stalin of radical agriculture. If he disagreed with you ideologically, off you went to Siberia, never heard from again. This pretty much happened to William Albrecht, who sinned by suggesting plants (and the food they made) could be superior when fertilized with chemicals instead of grown "organically" on depleted soil.

To appreciate J.I. fully, read his book "The Organic Front" which can be found at http://www.soilandhealth.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Ball" <jeffball@starband.net>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:25 AM
Subject: [GWL]: Rodale Press


> I think Maria Rodale has a very tough row to hoe with this "Organic Style"
> concept.  I guess she hopes to compete with Martha Stewart and Oprah, but
> for the life of me I can't see how one can generate any real focus on
> something called "Organic Style".  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.  So not only is "Organic Style"
> hard to visualize, I think Organic Gardening as a concept is now hard to
> sell, at least as it is defined by Maria and company.  It's too bad because
> there is no other vehicle that comes to mind out there to help Americans
> work to improve their ecosystem through gardening and yard care techniques..
> Later,
> Jeff
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