Subject: Re: OG magazine
From: hillersb@aol.com (Hiller SB)
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:50:21 -0400
Message-ID: <MOD$980416.29754@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$980415.22566@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
About the new editor at OG, I offer this opinion. She is the cause of OG being
much too "dry." The articles just don't seem to have the flair they did, and
the letters area, one of my favorite places to go, is a dry well on its
responses.
Mike Mc. is doing a "fitness" magazine for Rodale Press. I don't know what he
did at Rodale to be removed from his masterful job at OG but I resent his
removal. He writes like do. Dem Dam Rabbitz
How technical do you need to be? Well, a litlle o'dis, a little o'dat, but I am
unhappy with the mix OG currently presents. Any opinion of Horticulture Mag?
Vince
In article <MOD$980415.22566@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, CJ
writes:
>I don't want to hurt Nancy Beaubaire's (new OG editor) feelings, but
>yes, Karen, I agree with the "dull musings" comment. (Which issue did he
>write about his dog?) Well, a really good thing is the coverage of the
>organic standards subject. But though the magazine ought to cover
>issues for new gardeners as well as experienced gardeners, I think some
>of the stuff is a bit too elementary. I have just seen that Nancy B. is
>also the editor of Country Living Gardener. Maybe a good way to put it
>is that OG seems a little too much like that magazine and others like
>it, kind of too "pretty", too much fluff, a bit less "technical" in the
>organic gardening sense, than the way it was before, if you all know
>what I mean. Hmmm, I don't know if I said it right, but maybe you
>understand.
>
>Bill, What is McG's new publication, do you know?
>
> I would definitely, absolutely love to hear McG in person.
>Hey Mike, if you read this newsgroup, might you think about coming to
>Penn State? I'm sure lots of people here would love to hear you talk
>and have lots of questions for you.