Re: master gardeners and Scotts?????

**"* H* <h*@erols.com>**

Any association that GWAA, Extension Services or any other respected group 
has with Scotts gives it respectability and credibilty, and that's a bad 
thing in my book.  Susan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KTCopsey@aol.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:11 PM
Subject: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?????


>I was at a meeting yesterday and chatting with the Ext agent when she came
> up with a big concern.  A Scotts company person in the next county has 
> come  up
> with an idea that the county, and other counties in GA, rather like. 
> Scotts
> can get us into major retail places such as Walmart and Home Depot  etc. 
> to
> do talks, educate the public. To do so, they have a sponsored  stand by 
> the
> chemical company - we think an outside tent - and MGs are  given the Scott
> remedy book (or whatever its called).  What concerns the  agent is that we 
> are
> partnering with a chemical agency that is directly opposed  to IPM and low
> toxicity first.
>
> So I am curious as to if this is happening in other states or is Atlanta 
> the
> first. It also brings to the front the sponsorship of Scotts with the 
> GWAA.
> I know this was controversial and most of us do not endorse their 
> products,
> nor their lawn care mantra.  Are we, the low chemical/organic  growers,
> becoming such a threat to them, and has the tide turned against  chemicals 
> to such
> an extent that they are using tactics to curb us/woe  us with sponsorship?
>
> If this sounds confused, then you are right - I am totally at odds with 
> what
> is going on and why is makes good business sense to them.
>
> Ideas anyone???
>
>
>
> Kate  Copsey
> Garden Writer
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>
>
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