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  • From: "Lorraine Ballato" <ladygardener@msn.com>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: roellerb@ecostudies.org
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic or chemical future?????
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:31:38 -0400

Nancy,
 
Brad Roeller, Manager of Display Gardens and Visitation at the Institute for Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY did a great pitch at NE Grows and elsewhere on "Organics vs. Conventional Controls: What Works, What Doesn't."  His list is a good starting point for the reference that you suggest. 
 
 
Lorraine
 
Lorraine Ballato
16 Mudry Farm Rd
Brookfield CT 06804
(203)740-8636
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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Organic or chemical future?????

When it comes to organics, lack of information for both the grower 
and the consumer is a huge problem.
  Most consumers are yardeners, not gardeners, and all they care 
about is pretty and green.  Jeff Ball and I have been teaching Master 
Gardener classes for several years and the Michigan reference book in 
current use touts only chemicals.  The information from this book is 
the resource for hot lines etc. The contents are written by hort 
agents and the info is geared to growers, not the home gardener. 
Also,   University studies are funded by chemical companies and the 
modus operandi is -  here is what we want to say, design a study to 
prove it. When discussing remedies for problems in print or on the 
radio, hort agents recommend chemicals and do not give product names, 
much less options.   Jeff and I believe this was a huge problem when 
the Emerald Ash Borer hit. Pity the poor ash tree owner who went into 
a big box and asked for a product containing Merit.

The Master Gardener Associations in our state do a great job 
promoting organics, but they don't reach the masses.

Resources for solid  information on organic growing has dwindled to a 
dribble in the past decade. I think we should put together a list of 
resources we can pass on  in articles, pass- outs, blogs, etc.

Nancy Szerlag




Nancy Szerlag
Columnist for Detroit News
szerlag@earthlink.net
Check blog at www.gardeneryardener.blogspot.com


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