Re: master gardeners and Scotts?????

**E* L* <e*@yahoo.com>**

I received my MG training in the five county metro
Atlanta GA area. We were instructed very specifically
not to use our Master Gardener status for any
commercial purpose.

Emily

--- KTCopsey@aol.com wrote:

> 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
> _www.katecopsey.com_ (http://www.katecopsey.com/)  
> 
> 
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