Kitchen Gardeners International: May 2007 Newsletter
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Dear Kitchen Gardener,
Longtime readers of this newsletter know that when it comes to promoting
home gardening and home-made foods, we'll pretty much try anything.
We've appealed to people's "higher" emotions, their sense of reason, and
their desire to create a better, healthier world for their children and
grandkids. Now, we're trying something new: bribery.
Well, not really bribery and not really new. We're not actually
paying off people to advertise their gardens and gardening passion,
but encouraging them with the lure of international fame and
fortune.
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Grow-Off Show-Off contest where the gardeners of the world have a chance to strut their organic stuff! One part Victory Garden, one part American Idol, the Grow-Off Show-Off pits gardeners against one another in a friendly, light-hearted creativity competition to see who can come up with the cleverest and most effective ways of singing the praises of home-grown foods.
Junkfood and processed food companies spend billions of dollars a year pitching their products to us and our families. While we can't outspend them, we can "outcreate" them and we can use something that they can't: the truth!
We're tickled pink to have Mother Earth News as our co-sponsor. They'll be kicking in our grand prize of $500 and helping us get the word out via their great magazine and website. Other companies donating prizes include Mantis, Patagonia, Johnny's Selected Seeds and Neptune's Harvest, over a $1000 worth of prizes in all.
As you'll see from the contest website, we're really open to just about any type of entry. Whether you choose to paint your car with garden slogans, make a yard sign, direct your own YouTube video, or film yourself walking around in public with your buddies dressed as your favorite vegetable is entirely up to you.
I'm hoping you'll have some fun with this and give it a try. Anyone or group (a community garden, school garden, etc) may enter. We welcome international entries and entries in other languages. In the case of the latter, please include a an English translation (or transcript, in the case of a short online video).
And remember: it's alright to show off a bit when you've got a good thing to show...and we do!
Until next month,
PS: This year's Kitchen Garden Day is Sunday, August 26th. Please start bringing some gardeners together in your area to plan an event. Let me know by e-mail how I can help you. That's what I'm here for!
Posted by KGI on May 23, 2007 8:24 AM to Kitchen Gardeners International
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