I too an one of the younger members at 40 years old. I have the same thoughts as you when I hear that someone has gone. I feel by being a bit more pro-active in introducing ourselves in to some communities may increase our membership a bit. I hope to connect with various extension agents around the country and let them know we are here, and there by passing on this information the their community. Also I hope to focus on the organic/permaculture and "slow food"/local food communities. These groups are growing and are full of young people that may value the knowledge that have.
We also hope to get some people up to speed on dealing with the web page and I hope to work with them on some changes. Our webpage does need some expansion, and I hope people on this list could add some input. I would like to see each of the Interest group have its own page on the site with cultivar information and current evaluations. Also I would like to see more pictures from workshops and our annual meetings. I think seeing other people interacting would help personalize our page and encourage participation.
Lastly, we those who have their NAFEX T-Shirts should where them wen they are out gardening event. Sometimes a curiuos person will end up being a new member too.
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