Future of the SPGA

Here is a good question from Mike Nepereny. I thought it would be good
to post the answer and open the question up to Mike and others in terms
of just what direction they would like to see the SPGA take in the
future.

Joe Mills
SPGA



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>From: 	Mike Nepereny[SMTP:MikeN@OptioSoftware.com]
>Sent: 	Thursday, June 11, 1998 1:11 PM
>To: 	Mills, Joe
>Subject: 	Long term goals
>
>Joe, 
>
>Out of curiousity, what are your long term goals/ideas for the SPGA? How
>do you plan to accomodate the 'serious' grower? At present, your
>intentions seem more geared toward the beginner or casual grower.
>
>Mike
>
>I think there are enough publications and sources for information for the
>"serious" grower already out there. My main interest was in spreading the
>sport into the south and giving the southern growers a voice. I also saw a
>gap between what its like to be a part of the pumpkin community, a tremendous
>amount of shared joy and humor and excitement, and the rather dry technical
>information  that keeps coming up over and over again in the newsletters. I
>wanted interested growers to know how fun and exciting the sport is and can
>be. I think it takes 3-5 years just to get the fundamentals down without
>getting overly technical about it. A simplicity packed with nuances is how I
>would describe it. I am also more interested in the complexities of the
>pumpkin community outside of the growing aspect itself. It is a rich
>community in many many ways and I wanted to tap that. 
>
>Growing pumpkins is a subtle art not always understood by simply applying the
>technical. Art is my area of expertise not pumpkin growing and it is through
>this perspective that I hope to expand the understanding of this sport.
>
>
Joe Mills
>SPGA
>
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