Begin forwarded message: > From: William Hohauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: August 22, 2006 12:14:35 AM EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [cg] Fwd: Sharing other garden news - thx for keep 'em > coming > > Yup, that's a lot of articles suddenly. A good sign for the > community garden movement. Each one of these articles might have a > nugget of priceless info that a garden might need for it's > survival, so why the problem? It's easy to skip them or read them > or delete them. > > Don't blame the mailman for the mail. Especially if it's a > volunteer mailman whose extra effort benefits the entire community > garden movement. > > William Hohauser > Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden > New York city > > > > On Aug 21, 2006, at 11:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:16 AM >> Subject: RE: Sharing other garden news - thx for keep 'em coming >> >> >> Don: Adam, as always, is on target. I join his ranks in supporting >> your sharing news from other gardens. I particularly appreciate your >> sending the whole article rather than the URL. I can scan every >> article, flag those that I need, file the others to search later. If >> you send URLs, it slows down my perusing and encumbers later >> searches. >> Thank you, and keep on sending the whole news (~: B >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:32 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [cg] List as 'news service' as well as 'forum' >> >> Lookit - Don, >> >> You've made the assumption that people who subscribe to a community >> garden list-serv are interested in reading about community gardens. >> >> Some are. Many would like to be. Many are lurkers and feel guilty >> when >> they don't read the content. >> >> There are some who have reading disabilities, got into gardening >> because >> they are "differently abled," and find having all this material to >> read >> on community gardening onorous. They would prefer pictures - so >> would >> I, but we don't have the money or resources to do this. >> >> >> Others, the complainers, the passive-aggressives, feel the need to >> whine >> about "all of that content," instead of clicking the "delete key," >> when >> the flow becomes too heavy, or they are tired, or want to watch >> "American Idol," re-runs, or the "news flash," on the latest >> kiddie porn >> sex scandal. >> >> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS: THIS ACGA LIST SERV IS A FREE >> SERVICE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. >> >> IF YOU WERE TO COUNT NOSES, MOST OF THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE NOT ACGA >> MEMBERS. >> >> I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IF THE WHINERS, IN SPECIFIC, HAVE EVER BEEN DUES >> PAYING ACGA MEMBERS OR PLAN TO BE. THEY JUST LIKE TO COMPLAIN. >> >> The people who care about community gardens are really grateful >> for the >> content, to read about what is going on in places like our own, in >> places where we have never been. We are looking for new ways to >> build >> membership, deal with compost, deal with vandalism, create community, >> save our gardens, the best way to espalier pears in a small space >> - the >> whole works. >> >> >> Thank you for what you do, Don, >> >> Best regards, >> Adam Honigman >> NYC Community Gardener >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:06 AM >> Subject: [cg] List as 'news service' as well as 'forum' >> >> >> Hi, all, >> >> I'm sympathetic to recent comments that I'm posting >> too many articles about community gardening. This list >> didn't feature that many before (though some were >> posted from time to time, mostly from New York - no >> conspiracy, just some wide-awake people in NYC, and a >> lot of community gardens, over 1000 of them). >> >> I'm doubly sympathetic since I'm personally most >> interested in the technical growing and design >> questions of community gardening and gardening in >> general. >> >> That said, why have I been forwarding these stories? >> Well, I decided to pass along articles about community >> gardens around North America from the media for >> severa; reasons - first, other folks often have great >> ideas I haven't thought of and I wanted to share them >> widely; second, we need to support one another and >> can't do it without knowing what each other is doing >> (and skilled reporters are often very good at telling >> stories, which saves us time); three. in terms of >> sustainability amd grant writing, it is very helpful >> to know what's 'hot' in community gardening, and >> what's not (in terms of gardens that find themselves >> fighting to survive). I guess I also wanted to help >> sing the praises of successful gardens and gardeners. >> >> I confess that the delete key is also a factor - if >> you don't like it, delete it. But, I know, I myself >> don't always read lists with 'too much information' >> even when they are 'good for me' (for instance, on >> some nights, even the list covering events in my Peace >> Corps country, Togo). >> >> When I forwarded fewer articles, there wasn't so much >> of a problem - but admittedly recently there have been >> a lot of articles showing up. Since it takes more time >> for me to write or edit a digested version, and since >> this is all informal, I've just been sending them on >> as they appear. >> >> How about we do this - as a list community, let's >> decide if it makes sense to share these kinds of >> articles on this list. If the general consensus is no, >> end of story, I won't keep posting. If it is yes, >> maybe I can try to be more selective, and for most >> items just post the URL so folks can go visit it if >> they choose, sending full text only for items that >> really catch my eye (of course, you all are free to >> pass on articles too, as well as your questions and >> pearls of garden and community building wisdom). >> >> Since we have a fall garden season here in the >> Southern Piedmont (best time for all brassicas, root >> crops, lettuce...), I don't mind not sending articles. >> I can use all the time I can get out in the garden. >> But I don't mind doing it, either - what do we all >> think? >> >> Good gardening, >> >> Don Boekelheide >> Urban Ministry Center Community Garden >> Charlotte, NC >> >> >> ______________________________________________________ >> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of >> ACGA's >> services to community gardeners. 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