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Re: master gardeners and Scotts?????
Doug,
I wasn't talking about any specific GWA policy, goal or anything along that
order. I was just responding to Susan's last post on the subject, where she
mentioned GWA. Also I was including GWA for the good garden practices
mentioned or encouraged in all of the discussions on the list.
How does that conflict with policy or promotion of writers? I was just
saying there maybe is an overachiever sales representative out there that
doesn't understand...
Now I'm confused.
Sandie Parrott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Green" <dgreen@kos.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?????
> >>Possibly this is one overly eager new Scott's representative that
> doesn't
>> really understand what Master Gardeners and GWA members espouse.
>
> I guess I'm getting confused here. I though GWA was supposed to be
> representing writers not promoting any particular point of gardening
> view - chemical or organic.
>
> Can somebody from the board please clarify whether GWA received money
> from Scotts to promote the water seminar or whether GWA simply
> facilitated it as it would any other group wanting to promote it's
> products. What is board policy on this kind of issue.
>
> GWA didn't respond to the Gardenrant post and it would seem GWA is
> being tarred with a brush of accepting corporate dollars to push a
> particular company's agenda.
>
> A clarification from the board would be appreciated here.
>
> Doug.
>
> Douglas Green
> Online Garden Publishing
> Blog: http://blog.douggreensgarden.com
> Home: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com
>
>
>
> On 21-May-08, at 2:20 PM, Sandie Parrott wrote:
>
>> I haven't come across this attempt in the Oakland County Michigan
>> Master
>> Gardener group. I agree that it would hugely benefit Scott's and is
>> opposed
>> to all Master Gardeners encourage, teach, believe in, stand for...etc.
>>
>> Possibly this is one overly eager new Scott's representative that
>> doesn't
>> really understand what Master Gardeners and GWA members espouse.
>>
>> Sandie Parrott
>> Freelance Garden, Travel & Features, Writer/Photographer
>> Contributor to...
>> Michigan Gardener Magazine
>> The Herbarist, Herb Society of America
>> GO Magazine (AirTran in-flight magazine)
>> FREE NYC - The Ultimate Free Fun Guide to the Big Apple
>> FREE OC - The Ultimate Free Fun Guide to the California Riviera
>> The Oakland Press
>> The Flint Journal
>> Member, Garden Writer's Association (GWA)
>> Master Gardener Society of Oakland County MI - Trips & Tours
>> Phone: 248.394.1532
>> Email: info@SandieParrott.com
>> Website: www.SandieParrott.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Susan Harris" <harristakoma@erols.com>
>> To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
>> <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?????
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>> _www.katecopsey.com_ (http://www.katecopsey.com/)
>>>>
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