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Trish said:The charter of the NGA, and the mission that we are dedicated to continuing, is to educate and encourage gardening in the US.
There is a vast difference in the gardening challenges right here in the US- it is difficult enough to run a website, operate a podcast, and run a database for *US* specific information- vastly different from coast to coast. We are not prepared to be able to educate and encourage world-wide. That's simply not feasible.

It's not about inclusion/exclusion. It is about practicality. One organization simply cannot be familiar with world-wide growing conditions/pests/diseases. Very different from dealing with other world-wide organizations who aren't working to help people grow things

That said, our community is certainly worldwide- it always has been, and there's no reason why it won't continue to be so.

I know to some this quote seems contradictory, but I don't think that is necessary so.I think Trish was saying the things Dave and Trish do are more geared to the U.S., but not that in any way they are being rude and asking people outside of the country not to come on in and enjoy the fun. After all people that is what this is all supposed to be about. I could feel a little hurt myself in seeing what appears to be a negative tone when the word "National" is used. In any case rather someone considers the quote to be contradictory or not, at least give the full message as a fair representation of what was actually said.