Re: OT: Master Gardeners

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From: "Caroline Hudnall" <dogskater@attbi.com>
> Now on the Master Gardeners.   I'm a very proud one.

Caroline (and everyone else who thinks this was an insult to MGs),

I'm not adverse to Master Gardeners. Some of my best friends are MGs and if
you happen to live in an area with a good program involving good gardeners,
good for you.

I *do* have a conflict with any organization which puts more emphasis on
hours logged (yes, there is some requirement for paying back the program
with hours served tho it's not always well enforced), having legal butts
covered, and paying homage to whichever large corporation is underwriting
the project than in actually promoting what it was intended to promote..
namely good gardening practices and information.

I walked out because our local program would have had me spouting
misinformation or horribly dated information rather than draw on any of my
personal experience. In exchange for the MG designation, I would have had to
promote chemical controls over organic and learn to placate questioning
gardeners with "I'll have to check on that and get back to you" rather than
give them a good simple answer they could use immediately.

Enough said.
Christy Hensler












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