I have been doing research on our so called "garden expert" Paul Parent Garden Club, and wouldn't you know, one of his sponsors in Scott's.
Scott's, no matter if it is chemical or organic is a division of Monsanto. Monsanto is a nasty corporate company, that has made the life of many farmers very difficult...to say the least.
Now why would the Paul Parent Garden Club, or any other "garden expert" want to be a part of them. Money. Money, money, money. It all comes down to the all mighty dollar.
Well, to me and all the other organic farmers out there, the dollar is not the all mighty, and we would rather do things the right way...nature's way.
If our ancestors grew organically, than why can't we.
To me taking a sponsor like Scott's is like selling your soul to the devil. I am sure Paul Parent and the head of Monsanto will have a great time in hell together choking on the chemical fumes they promote.
It shouldn't come down to dollars and cents, it should just come down dollars and sense.
2 Degrees But No Common Sense
According to Paul Parent, "I have been working in Agriculture for over 25 years and have 2 degrees from University of Massachusetts". Sorry, having a degree does not give some one common sense.
What you put on the ground, comes up through the plant. If you put RoundUp, or any other chemical on a plant, it will come up through the roots.
You do not have to use chemicals to garden or farm. Organic farming is not a new "sceince". It is what our forefathers did. They had no option. It was all they knew.
Chemical fertilzers and weed controll were not "invented" until the time of WW2. You would think someone with 2 degrees and that has been working in agriculture for 25 years would know this. You would think that he should know that you don't "need" these products to have a successful garden.
Paul Parent promotes Scotts products. Scotts, is a division of Monsanto. Monsanto has no morals, and if they have their way, will take over the seed industry and change farming and gardening forever. If Monsanto gets their way, there will be no such thing as seed saving, or heirloom seeds, because they will own the patents on every seed in the world.
Please watch The Future of Food on hulu.com.
The so called "gardening experts" could make a difference, but choose not too. It has to be monetarily driven, just like it is with our government.
What you put on the ground, comes up through the plant. If you put RoundUp, or any other chemical on a plant, it will come up through the roots.
You do not have to use chemicals to garden or farm. Organic farming is not a new "sceince". It is what our forefathers did. They had no option. It was all they knew.
Chemical fertilzers and weed controll were not "invented" until the time of WW2. You would think someone with 2 degrees and that has been working in agriculture for 25 years would know this. You would think that he should know that you don't "need" these products to have a successful garden.
Paul Parent promotes Scotts products. Scotts, is a division of Monsanto. Monsanto has no morals, and if they have their way, will take over the seed industry and change farming and gardening forever. If Monsanto gets their way, there will be no such thing as seed saving, or heirloom seeds, because they will own the patents on every seed in the world.
Please watch The Future of Food on hulu.com.
The so called "gardening experts" could make a difference, but choose not too. It has to be monetarily driven, just like it is with our government.
Can You Believe This?
After listening to the Paul Parent Garden Club show on Sunday, June 21, I decided I must boycott it. I have that right. I also decided to blog about it. It is my concern that the "garden expert" is pushing RoundUp, a poison. I am after all, guaranteed free speech by the U.S. Constitution.
I emailed him, and expressed my concern over him promoting RoundUp. It concerns us, as well as other organic farmers that there even is such a product. It bothers me to hear a “gardening expert” promoting it.
This is the response I receive back from Mrs. Christine Parent:
How dare you want to boycott my husband’s radio show. How would you like it if I put on our web site that the entire gardening world should boycott your products. Most of the products that we have for sponsors are completely organic. Only a few are not. You can not teach the world over night to go organic, it takes time and we have been working on it for the last 5 years. Round up is the safest weed killer for the homeowner and breaks down in the soils in 7 to 10 days by the microbs in the soil, no other weed killer works this way. If you know of an organic week killer that will do the job let us know and we will promote it. Now, if this is the way she handles dissatisfied customers, then she needs to go back to cutomer relations 101 . This only incited me to blog more about it.
I then received an email from Paul Parent himself:
Apparently, you do not listen very often to the program! Most of my sponsors are natural or organic and we work very hard to find companies who have earth friendly products for the garden. Many companies have both and that is the gardener choice, NOT YOURS. A company like Scotts works very hard to make sure that there product are used wisely. The chemical industry spends many years of testing before products are released to the public. You may not know this but Scotts has many organic products for the homeowner.
Like you, some people take the extreme and want changes overnight, It’s not possible. If you were a Farmer living on the soil, you would know that without chemicals the world would not exist without them. There is not enough Manure to feed the soil for every farm in the world.
The situation you heard part of ‘only’, was in reference to a man whose field was being overtaken by Multiflora roses. This plant is very aggressive and each plant can cover a 6 by 6 foot area of ground in just one year. Thousands of seed are made yearly that are ejected in to the air and the wind can carry them several yards from the mother. In addition, seedpods are eaten by the birds in the fall and dispensed everywhere they land with their package of Manure. Perfect for seed germination. Farmers who have this problem will lose their field to animal grazing in just a few years if not controlled. The average Farmer does not have time to hand dig problem weed growth by hand, as you do.
If you want to keep your farm organic, that is wonderful but do not tell people how they must garden. Not everyone has so much spare time as you, to pull weed from the garden by hand. To pick insects that find there way to the plants on your property and control disease by removing the infested foliage or removing the plant, As you do. With proper management of garden chemicals, everyone can lessened there use. But not everyone has your time available.
Now, of all weed killers Round up is one of the safest as it only affects plants when entering from the foliage. It cannot kill plants from the roots/soil. Also Round up will die in the soil from the bacteria and the rays of the sun hitting it in as quickly as 14 days. Used according to directions it is as safe to this planet as the soap YOU use to wash your clothing and dishes. The products You use to clean your house and the gas you ask your clients to use to come see what you grow, “gas fumes”. The packaging used for your product and the shipping to deliver them, You pollute with your business even if you know it or not. We all do the best we can for this planet. Some more than others.
I have been working in Agriculture for over 25 years and have 2 degrees from University of Massachusetts. I know the problems better that you ever will. I do the best to keep gardening safe for all gardeners as my listeners are like family to me. Every year I work HARD to find a better product for my Family. Believe it or not I am here to stay and educate gardeners about products Organic, Natural and YES chemical! There is a place for them whether you like it or not. So get off your High horse, get your head out of the ground and learn to do the best for Mother Nature and that means with chemicals when needed.
If you think I am wrong call me. Do not let you feelings about the planet be the right way and the only way. In this country we are all allowed to have our opinion, right or wrong. We both try to do the right thing for the gardener.
All the best to stay organic. The more power to you if you can. But do not force your beliefs to others, give them a choice as I do.
My response:
Mr. Parent,
After reading both your email, and the one sent by your wife, I realize I have made the right decision in boycotting your show. You are both unprofessional, and arrogant to say the least. Instead of putting out the fire, you have fanned the flames.
You both will obviously never understand. Perhaps because you are getting funding from Scotts, or maybe you just can’t open your eyes. It is just common sense to know that if you put a chemical in the soil, you will at some point wind up putting it into your mouth. Doesn’t take a degree to figure that one out.
Please take the time to watch “The Future of Food” http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food and possibly you may understand.
I emailed him, and expressed my concern over him promoting RoundUp. It concerns us, as well as other organic farmers that there even is such a product. It bothers me to hear a “gardening expert” promoting it.
This is the response I receive back from Mrs. Christine Parent:
How dare you want to boycott my husband’s radio show. How would you like it if I put on our web site that the entire gardening world should boycott your products. Most of the products that we have for sponsors are completely organic. Only a few are not. You can not teach the world over night to go organic, it takes time and we have been working on it for the last 5 years. Round up is the safest weed killer for the homeowner and breaks down in the soils in 7 to 10 days by the microbs in the soil, no other weed killer works this way. If you know of an organic week killer that will do the job let us know and we will promote it. Now, if this is the way she handles dissatisfied customers, then she needs to go back to cutomer relations 101 . This only incited me to blog more about it.
I then received an email from Paul Parent himself:
Apparently, you do not listen very often to the program! Most of my sponsors are natural or organic and we work very hard to find companies who have earth friendly products for the garden. Many companies have both and that is the gardener choice, NOT YOURS. A company like Scotts works very hard to make sure that there product are used wisely. The chemical industry spends many years of testing before products are released to the public. You may not know this but Scotts has many organic products for the homeowner.
Like you, some people take the extreme and want changes overnight, It’s not possible. If you were a Farmer living on the soil, you would know that without chemicals the world would not exist without them. There is not enough Manure to feed the soil for every farm in the world.
The situation you heard part of ‘only’, was in reference to a man whose field was being overtaken by Multiflora roses. This plant is very aggressive and each plant can cover a 6 by 6 foot area of ground in just one year. Thousands of seed are made yearly that are ejected in to the air and the wind can carry them several yards from the mother. In addition, seedpods are eaten by the birds in the fall and dispensed everywhere they land with their package of Manure. Perfect for seed germination. Farmers who have this problem will lose their field to animal grazing in just a few years if not controlled. The average Farmer does not have time to hand dig problem weed growth by hand, as you do.
If you want to keep your farm organic, that is wonderful but do not tell people how they must garden. Not everyone has so much spare time as you, to pull weed from the garden by hand. To pick insects that find there way to the plants on your property and control disease by removing the infested foliage or removing the plant, As you do. With proper management of garden chemicals, everyone can lessened there use. But not everyone has your time available.
Now, of all weed killers Round up is one of the safest as it only affects plants when entering from the foliage. It cannot kill plants from the roots/soil. Also Round up will die in the soil from the bacteria and the rays of the sun hitting it in as quickly as 14 days. Used according to directions it is as safe to this planet as the soap YOU use to wash your clothing and dishes. The products You use to clean your house and the gas you ask your clients to use to come see what you grow, “gas fumes”. The packaging used for your product and the shipping to deliver them, You pollute with your business even if you know it or not. We all do the best we can for this planet. Some more than others.
I have been working in Agriculture for over 25 years and have 2 degrees from University of Massachusetts. I know the problems better that you ever will. I do the best to keep gardening safe for all gardeners as my listeners are like family to me. Every year I work HARD to find a better product for my Family. Believe it or not I am here to stay and educate gardeners about products Organic, Natural and YES chemical! There is a place for them whether you like it or not. So get off your High horse, get your head out of the ground and learn to do the best for Mother Nature and that means with chemicals when needed.
If you think I am wrong call me. Do not let you feelings about the planet be the right way and the only way. In this country we are all allowed to have our opinion, right or wrong. We both try to do the right thing for the gardener.
All the best to stay organic. The more power to you if you can. But do not force your beliefs to others, give them a choice as I do.
My response:
Mr. Parent,
After reading both your email, and the one sent by your wife, I realize I have made the right decision in boycotting your show. You are both unprofessional, and arrogant to say the least. Instead of putting out the fire, you have fanned the flames.
You both will obviously never understand. Perhaps because you are getting funding from Scotts, or maybe you just can’t open your eyes. It is just common sense to know that if you put a chemical in the soil, you will at some point wind up putting it into your mouth. Doesn’t take a degree to figure that one out.
Please take the time to watch “The Future of Food” http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food and possibly you may understand.
Please Boycott Paul Parent Garden Club
Paul Parent Garden Club promotes the use of Round-Up for killing "weeds". This product made by Monsanto Corp. is poison. Paul Parent is suggesting we use poison in our gardens, and on our soil.
If you are interested in the future of your food supply please watch The Future of Food on hulu.com. It is a well made documentary on why we should all stop using Round Up and other poisons like it. http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
Please boycott the Paul Parent Garden Club. Don't listen to his radio shows, don't vist his website for garden information.
As long as he and other "garden experts" are going to promote the use of Round Up, the future of our food is in jeapardy.
If you are interested in the future of your food supply please watch The Future of Food on hulu.com. It is a well made documentary on why we should all stop using Round Up and other poisons like it. http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
Please boycott the Paul Parent Garden Club. Don't listen to his radio shows, don't vist his website for garden information.
As long as he and other "garden experts" are going to promote the use of Round Up, the future of our food is in jeapardy.
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The kittens are now a week old. They are steadily gaining weight, but are still quite small as kittens go.
Pyewacket is being a wonderful new mother. She stays with the almost all the time, getting up for short stints to use the litter box or stretch her legs. I can't imagine have to nurse 7 babies 24 hours a day.
Puca doesn't know what to make of them. They seem to make him really nervous. Although, he is kind of a nervous cat anyway. He seems much more relaxed when he is outdoors. He becomes the bobble head cat when he comes inside.
Pyewacket is being a wonderful new mother. She stays with the almost all the time, getting up for short stints to use the litter box or stretch her legs. I can't imagine have to nurse 7 babies 24 hours a day.
Puca doesn't know what to make of them. They seem to make him really nervous. Although, he is kind of a nervous cat anyway. He seems much more relaxed when he is outdoors. He becomes the bobble head cat when he comes inside.
Planting Season is Almost Done
Today, will mark the end of our planting for this season.
We have planted everything from arugala to zucchini and everything in between. For a complete list of what we have planted this year you can visit www.cloverleaffarmstand.com.
You can visit www.cloverleaffarmblog.com for a peek into our life here at Cloverleaf Farm.
We have planted everything from arugala to zucchini and everything in between. For a complete list of what we have planted this year you can visit www.cloverleaffarmstand.com.
You can visit www.cloverleaffarmblog.com for a peek into our life here at Cloverleaf Farm.
New Kittens
Pyewacket gave birth yesterday to 7 kittens. That was a surprise. We expected her to have just 2 or 3. She is a small cat to begin with, and she didn't get that big during her pregnancy.
It started around 9:30 am, and by 11:30, she hadn't delivered so we called the vet. They had us bring her in. It is a good thing too, because one of the kittens was stuck in the birth canal, and she had to have an emergency c-section.
She got to come home that night, but I spent the next few hours bottle feeding the babies as she was not giving milk yet.
It was an exciting, and very tiring event here at Cloverleaf Farm.
For more of life on our farm, please visit our main blog www.cloverleaffarmblog.com.
It started around 9:30 am, and by 11:30, she hadn't delivered so we called the vet. They had us bring her in. It is a good thing too, because one of the kittens was stuck in the birth canal, and she had to have an emergency c-section.
She got to come home that night, but I spent the next few hours bottle feeding the babies as she was not giving milk yet.
It was an exciting, and very tiring event here at Cloverleaf Farm.
For more of life on our farm, please visit our main blog www.cloverleaffarmblog.com.
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