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So Sandy *will* be joining the Orchid Digest Corporation?
http://www.orchiddigest.org K Barrett "Kenni Judd" wrote in message . .. This post was sent to me by a friend and former employee, Sandy Greeman, who is having "technical difficulties" posting here directly, and so asked me to post it on her behalf: "fwiw - I am not renewing my AOS membership this year. The magazine has amazingly shrunk but carries many more ads than it used to. I'm sick of their attitude towards the novice grower in general, especially because they are supposed to be a non-profit educational organization. Did you catch their tax return for last year?? Salaries are outrageous. Grants are miniscule compared to their expenses for awards and shows - where only a vendor will attempt to honestly answer a newbie's question. Judges just act like pompous snobs. I believe the AOS only exists to promote_themselves_and the_large_growers. I would love to see the percentage of hobbyist awards against the total awards granted. I grow orchids for my own amusement and to share with other hobbyists. The AOS no longer offers me any benefit for the amount of my dues. I can get more information about growing orchids from the internet than I can from their slick monthly advertisement publication. The behavior of their officers in this most recent controversy assures me that I have made the correct decision to discontinue my contribution to their salaries." Sandy Greeman -- Posted for Sandy by Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On 13 Oct 2003 06:36:13 -0700, (William Hill) wrote in Message-Id: : ... so far the "Powers that be" seem to be thumbing their noses at us "Little Folks" who are so dumb--that ... You know what they say: It starts at the top. That attitude seems to perfectly mirror junior Bush's administration's attitude. -- Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts. -- Larry Dighera, |
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So you *will* be joining the Orchid Digest Corporation?
http://www.orchiddigest.org "There is another...." K Barrett "House of Paisley" wrote in message news:7BZkb.597638$Oz4.592808@rwcrnsc54... Good! I am a firm believer of voting with my wallet. I am not naive enough to think that the pittance I contribute to any company will make any real difference, but the pittance that then goes to a smaller mom and pop shop, or small vendor could make a difference. Funny... smaller outlets actually seem to want my money, rather than expect it. Perhaps this will allow a smaller outlet to make a larger contribution when it comes to conservation they might not have otherwise had the chance for due to funding automatically going to the AOS. FWIW, I really have no beef with the AOS, but generally see a lot of unhappy people talking about them. When there is only one game in town, they have no incentive to listen to the very people who fund them. Crystal -- http://home.comcast.net/~xtals/orchid.htm "Kenni Judd" wrote in message . .. This post was sent to me by a friend and former employee, Sandy Greeman, who is having "technical difficulties" posting here directly, and so asked me to post it on her behalf: "fwiw - I am not renewing my AOS membership this year. The magazine has amazingly shrunk but carries many more ads than it used to. I'm sick of their attitude towards the novice grower in general, especially because they are supposed to be a non-profit educational organization. Did you catch their tax return for last year?? Salaries are outrageous. Grants are miniscule compared to their expenses for awards and shows - where only a vendor will attempt to honestly answer a newbie's question. Judges just act like pompous snobs. I believe the AOS only exists to promote_themselves_and the_large_growers. I would love to see the percentage of hobbyist awards against the total awards granted. I grow orchids for my own amusement and to share with other hobbyists. The AOS no longer offers me any benefit for the amount of my dues. I can get more information about growing orchids from the internet than I can from their slick monthly advertisement publication. The behavior of their officers in this most recent controversy assures me that I have made the correct decision to discontinue my contribution to their salaries." Sandy Greeman -- Posted for Sandy by Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On 13 Oct 2003 06:36:13 -0700, (William Hill) wrote in Message-Id: : ... so far the "Powers that be" seem to be thumbing their noses at us "Little Folks" who are so dumb--that ... You know what they say: It starts at the top. That attitude seems to perfectly mirror junior Bush's administration's attitude. -- Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts. -- Larry Dighera, |
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I will forward your post to her -- along with any info you care to provide
as to why she should do so. If it's convincing, I might join, too. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "K Barrett" wrote in message . net... So Sandy *will* be joining the Orchid Digest Corporation? http://www.orchiddigest.org |
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good mag w/ good articles and pix
"Kenni Judd" wrote in message . .. I will forward your post to her -- along with any info you care to provide as to why she should do so. If it's convincing, I might join, too. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "K Barrett" wrote in message . net... So Sandy *will* be joining the Orchid Digest Corporation? http://www.orchiddigest.org |
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Kenni,
Orchid Digest is the best $28/year I've ever spent on an orchid information source. I just received the Phragmipedium issue and it's spectacular. The color photographs are high quality and high quantity. The articles are written by all the international orchid writers, and it's geared towards people who are serious addicts. Every year there are four issues - three general interest and a final special topic issue. Last year was Phalaenopsis - this year is Phrags. Tell your friend to find a friend who has a subscription and check it out - or go to your nearest full-service horticultural library and find it. -Eric in SF, a big fan of Orchid Digest www.erichunt.com "Kenni Judd" wrote in message . .. I will forward your post to her -- along with any info you care to provide as to why she should do so. If it's convincing, I might join, too. |
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