Dear Melanie, I wholly understand your perspective about keeping the list on topic. This debate has been going on since I joined the list in 1995.
In my years as a professional community gardener, I find more and more how everything is interconnected, and that gardening both flowers and vegetables is very, very political. By the very fact that one chooses to tend to nature in a garden is a transcendent move beyond the violent paradigm, politics and economics that seek to control and eradicate the natural world, and seeks to control your mind to do as they do. There's no way around that. While I agree that this list mustn't go too far off topic, I invite you to deeply consider the relationships between gardening, particularly community gardening, and politics, including the White House's intention to attack Iraq. Best regards, Paco -----Original Message----- From: melanie blandford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cg] [Fwd: email the French Minstry of Foriegn Affairs] Am I wrong for assuming that this list serve is for community gardening? I am offended that due to my interest and career in gardening, I must also be subjected to someone's political agenda. Melanie Blandford Volunteer Coordinator UT Gardens University of Tennessee 252 Ellington Plant Science Building Knoxville , TN 37996 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >If anyone is interested in trying to support France from buckling under to >supporting the US going to war, here is where you can write to support this. > >Julie > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
