"Sparky Organic" wrote in message
ups.com...

I am a Master Gardener and I garden completely organically. I eat
organic meat, but I draw the line at tofu and other new age phenomena.
I care very much about this planet, and I do what I can do for it. In
some ways this "certification" program is insidiously evil in a very
strange way, because the NWF has realized what I and people like myself
care passionately about and they have found a way to make money from
our concerns without giving anything back.

So I wrote that letter to the editor, and we'll see what happens with
that.


There are endless ways for people to purchase titles and recognition. You
can get a degree in comparative literature. What does it prove? You read
lots of books and compared them? More books than someone who loves to read,
but doesn't need to diploma to prove it? If you live on a beach, there's
probably a way to have your 100 feet of sand declared an official clam
sanctuary.

What about Master Gardener? You capitalized the words, which suggests it's
an official title given to you for some reason. What's that about?