Re: White House Farmer

**R* F* <r*@erols.com>**

Shep gets my vote!  You should go check out his new gardens (in 
Shepherdstown, WV) - wow.

Plus, he just helped me re-skin my greenhouse!

Man, what a great grower, speaker, and writer -

Robert Farr
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Mary Ann Newcomer wrote:

>Well, Idaho and Wyoming aren't represented.
>Mary Ann Newcomer
>Boise, ID
>
>On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Saxon Holt <sholt@saxonholt.com> wrote:
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>>I am amazed at what happens a little internet viral connections.  Did
>>this list know there is a voting process underway to pick a White
>>House farmer ?
>>
>>I posted a long blog entry to Gardening Gone Wild about the
>>Ecological Farming Conference http://www.gardeninggonewild.com, and
>>now out of the woodwork I get folks telling me about the voting for
>>next White House Farmer.  http://whitehousefarmer.com/
>>
>>Voting is now underway and there are candidates from every State.
>>The top 3 vote getters on Jan 31 will be submitted to the president.
>>It may not actually happen, but the process of selecting is in place.
>>
>>I am voting for Shep Ogden who a lot us here know from Garden Writers
>>and I know well enough personally to know would do a good job.  There
>>are other imminently qualified candidates (many of whom would be too
>>busy to actually take the job).
>>
>>The link to the voting page is: http://whitehousefarmer.com/?page_id=119
>>
>>Saxon
>>
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