Re: GPC Squash Determination, a final thought
My final thought on this is simple,
Why does the subject of promoters paying big bucks to see pumpkins come up.
Are we as growers letting the "few" with big money dictate what we " the
many growing them" are going to do.
I know in my world things might seem simple but here is ALL I ever want.
I want to grow the biggest fruit possible, if it's a pumpkin GREAT ! , if
it's a squash GREAT !
I'll take it to get weighed, see some friends, swap stories about the one
that got away & then go home
"" Did you notice I said NOTHING about collecting money""
Then when I empty the fruit out I'll give the seeds out to anyone who wants
them.
I'm sorry but when I here the ( sponser wants to see orange) phrase I feel
I'm being played by those with money.
Just my 2 cents, And that's all I got to say about that......
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: <LGOURD@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: GPC Squash Determination
> Gee -I remember when New England's Topsfield Fair and Hugh Wiberg had no
> squash class and absolutely no interest in squash what-so-ever! You
couldn't
> weigh a squash in New England and some growers even traveled to Collins NY
to
> weigh-in. A grower from outside New England was not allowed to weigh-in at
> Topsfield either! It wasn't promotional for the PR Firm who promoted the
> contest to talk squash when "Pumpkins" were so hot a topic and promotional
> (and someone else was doing the lion's share of promoting for all sites,
> including Topsfield). So, why should there be a big effort to promote
squash
> now. I think you should look to who is actually promoting the Topsfield
> Event and your question will be answered, to some degree! Perhaps you
should
> be happy to just get a "Squash" class!
>
> Be nice to me and I'll tell you more!
>
> Ray Waterman
>
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