Re: master gardeners and Scotts?

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

Retail venues in and of themselves are not a problem. 
"Ask a Master Gardener" as a service  on site is one
thing, promoting a product is another.

MG program guidelines are different from state to
state. The agent in charge of my extension office did 
 not want MG's to list their
qualification/certification on a job application or
resume'. Too commercial!

--- Sandie Parrott <rsbirdy@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jrnatter@aol.com>
> To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:46 PM
> 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
> >
> >
> > Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:11:42 EDT
> > From: KTCopsey@aol.com
> > Subject: [GWL] master gardeners and Scotts?????
> > To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
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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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