Re: master gardeners and Scotts?

**"* P* <r*@comcast.net>**

Are arrangements with retail outlets and farmers markets a necessarily a bad 
thing?

In Oakland County, Michigan we have a program called "Ask a Master Gardener" 
at retail garden centers in May. It is a way to interact with the community 
and propose good solutions to common problems. If that retailer doesn't 
carry the "good" items, the public is advised where to get them. Typically, 
some of the garden centers start carrying more of the items recommended by 
the Master Gardeners. So, the public learns and the garden centers learn. To 
me that is a good thing.

Farmers Markets are great places to help educate the public (which is why 
Master Gardeners exist)...especially the public that wants to avoid 
chemicals.

Yes, I'm a Master Gardener...if you hadn't guessed by now...

Just my 2 cents...

Sandie Parrott
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Subject: Re: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?

> In at least three counties in Oregon (Washington, Clackamas & Multnomah), 
> Master Gardeners are in?some local?retail centers because the Extension 
> agent made arrangements directly?with?the retail outlets.?
>
> Arrangements are also made directly with local Farmer's Markets.
>
> The MGs are sponsored the Oregon State University Extension Service.
>
> Jean in Portland OR
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> Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:11:42 EDT
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> Subject: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?????
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> 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. ...
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