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[hans brinkmann <hans-brinkmann@t-online.de>]

Hallo,
at Germany Gardeners are facing exactly the same problems.

In Germany gardeners are additionally considered a little bit 
old-fashioned and conservative.
It is told, German gardeners are using much more pesticides than a 
farmer or a commercial fruit-producer on the same amount of square meters...
And the mainstream of youth is not loving this at all, because home-made 
fruits have always a "relation/connection with health" and "pure nature".
Only the "biggest potatoe" and the "sweetest apple" is not attracting 
the youth at Germany.
Only very young people are attracted by such a competition....
A bigger relation/interaction/knowledge of things is more attractive for 
young people.

The little patience of youth - and grown up people! - is an other 
story/topic...

ciao
hans Germany



Michael Nave schrieb:

> I've been an NNGA member for about 16 years. My
> impression is that the older folks are dying off, and
> more importantly, not being replaced by younger folks.
> Interest in nut trees definitely seems to be in a
> decline in the US right now. Membership in the
> American Chestnut Foundation has increased but I think
> many of the ACF members are not active nut growers
> anyway. They like the romance of the story of the
> American chestnut and the attempts to bring it back.
>
> It's not that there are other ways to meet kindred
> souls. There simply aren't that many kindred souls to
> meet. Oddly, there are probably more chestnut and
> pecan growers now than there have been in many years,
> but many of them really aren't interested in nut trees
> as a discussion topic. They are simply interested in
> growing nut trees as a way to make money. Many newer
> chestnut growers in the west for example just plant
> orchards of Colossal chestnuts as a way to make an
> easy buck. They actually know nothing about chestnuts
> and have no interest in discussing chestnuts unless
> the discussion involves a way to make more money. They
> have no love of nut trees at all.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> --- Donna &/or Kieran <holycow@cookeville.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I guess you can tell business is slow for me today. 
> > I finally joined NNGA 
> > last year and finally got our address problem
> > corrected so got my long 
> > awaited and long anticipated first NUTSHELL.  What a
> > disappointment, very 
> > thin reading.  Then I read that their membership has
> > declined to only 600, 
> > only about 1/4 of what it has been in the past. 
> > Anyone know why?  I assume 
> > it's the old guys dying off.  Could it be that the
> > internet and things like 
> > Gardenweb as another way to meet kindred souls have
> > added to the decline? 
> > I do find that the antique rose group contains
> > knowlegeable people, but 
> > other forums tend to involve a lot of very naive
> > beginners.
> >    I am concerned because I had assumed that I'd be
> > able to track down some 
> > old friend of Cecil Farris who would have his hazels
> > in their backyard.  ( I 
> > do hear that Corvallis has his stuff)  Also I want
> > to find the info on Fox 
> > and Davis shagbarks, which was compatible with
> > mockernut, which with pignut, 
> > so I'd know which one I have and try the other one
> > again.( I do try to keep 
> > decent notes on what I do and decent labels, but
> > failed on these)   Lucky 
> > says I didn't get them from him and they're not on
> > his list of what Ted 
> > Danieki has, so I have no idea who I ordered them
> > from some 9-10 years ago. 
> > I know there is a big overlap of membership between
> > the 2 organizations, so 
> > maybe you all know something about what has been
> > happening with them. 
> > Donna 
> >
> >
> >    
>
>
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