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Re: master gardeners and Scotts?????
Haven't seen the Garden Rant post; just went there and couldn't find it. Buddy, can you spare a link?
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Green <dgreen@kos.net>
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, 21 May 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
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>
> ----- 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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