Re: Organic Gardening Magazine

Yes, Marilyn, I remember when this happened and agree with you about
Mike McGrath - had forgotten his name.  Robert Rodale was not quite
as rabid as his dad, J.I. Rodale, who was the "voice" when I first
subscribed to OG, but he kept the original vision and intent.  Before
Robert died, one of my fond dreams had been to visit OG's PA farm,
but it never happened and now I wouldn't want to.  Also remember old
National Gardening - used to get it way back when it was in newsprint
and it did not improve with changes, either.  Also used to get and
enjoy Harrowsmith...Lordy but that's a long time ago!

Now, I get Fine Gardening, Horticulture, The American Horticulturist
and RHS The Garden and that's about all I can wade through.  Fine
Gardening and Horticulture go up and down in quality.  AHS mag has
improved over the years; still a bit thin on the ground in many areas
but IMO The Garden is hard to beat...always something in depth of
great interest...plants are plants whether grown in the UK or the
US... although even they are changing their modus operendi to please
more of the masses and I am not sure it is a "good thing"; I was
quite happy with the way they were, myself.  Am trying out a
subscription to The Plantsman...we shall see; it's very expensive and
only quarterly and possibly a bit too much 'in depth'...well, so far
what it's been in depth about has not been of great interest to me:-)
 If they hit one of the genera that pulls my chain; might change my
tune;-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
> 
> Marge,
> 	After Robert Rodale died - he was in a terrible car wreck while on
a good
> will mission to the organic farmers of Russia - the family hired
Mike
> McGrath as editor.  I hated his new way of putting the mag together
until I
> got used to him.  Then I liked him a lot, but the message was so
> repetitious.  Recently I saw Mike McGrath's name on some other mag,
so I
> assume he is no longer with OG.
> 	One summer while visiting my PA kids, we went to the Rodale
Institue - a
> 300 acre working farm and the Rodale family home.  It was a great
ride out
> into the Amish country of PA and a fun tour of the farm.  All kinds
of neat
> things for the kids to see & do too.  I can't remember the name of
the
> little town it is near, but I bet some of you PA folks on the list
> know......Kutzville, Kutztown?  Am I close?
> 
> 	Pretty much the same thing happened with the National Gardening
Assn. mag.
> It started out as an inexpensive newsletter printed on newsprint
and much of
> it written by the readers.  Lots of good homespun advice.  It
changed and
> became slicker and went to a regular magazine format with
professional
> writing.  I don't know if they are still in business or not, I've
lost track
> of them.
> 	Another mag I enjoyed years ago was Harrowsmith - the journal of
country
> living.   It covered a much broader base in addition to gardening
and
> farming.  They went toes up long ago.
> 	Right now I still take Horticulture and Fine Gardening and have
lots of
> plant society journals, but I'm kind of bored with all of them. 
I'm glad I
> have my new Christmas gift books to read!
> 
> 	Happy Christmas Everyone,
> 
>  Marilyn
> Portland, Oregon
> Where it is partly sunny and 45 F today - making the trip to
grandmother's
> house ever so much easier

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