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Re: [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Settingfruit in heat

From: "Laura McKenzie" <laurabrownmckenzie@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Settingfruit in heat
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:41:07 -0500

Organic and sustainable are the same thing in my mind and have nothing to do with corporate "organic" labels found in Wal-mart.

But unless we have something available to interested newbies, the extension agents (at least the ones I've talked to) will discourage organics. Something needs to be done about it. Mentoring programs in each community are greatly needed. I would have given up trying to grow in Alabama long ago except for the help of friends on the OGL list and the yahoo OHG homesteading list.

When I lived in New Mexico I was lucky enough to visit Sparrowhawk farm and got help from Beth Crowder. I saw her name in "Organic Magazine", looked her up in the phone book and she was gracious enough to allow me to visit though she didn't know me.

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[Livingontheland] what you eat is the most political thing you can do every day, TradingPostPaul, 10/19/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] what you eat is the most political thing you can do every day, Laura McKenzie, 10/19/2006
  - Re: [Livingontheland] what you eat is the most political thing you can do every day, TradingPostPaul, 10/19/2006
    - [Livingontheland] Setting fruit in heat, Laura McKenzie, 10/20/2006
      - Re: [Livingontheland] Setting fruit in heat, TradingPostPaul, 10/20/2006
      - [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Setting fruit in heat, TradingPostPaul, 10/20/2006
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Settingfruit in heat, Laura McKenzie, 10/20/2006
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Settingfruit in heat, Laura McKenzie, 10/20/2006
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] organic master gardener program?/ was Settingfruit in heat, TradingPostPaul, 10/20/2006
      - Re: [Livingontheland] Setting fruit in heat, Norma Sutton, 10/20/2006